FCC Appoints Media Bureau Acting Chief
Deborah E. Klein was appointed to be the FCC's Media Bureau's Acting Chief, following the departure of outgoing Bureau Chief ...
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FCC Rules Against AT&T on Prepaid Calling Card USF Fees
The FCC ruled that AT&T unlawfully avoided paying millions of dollars of universal service contributions and other fees related to ...
PointOne Exec Elected President of VON Coalition
Staci L. Pies, PointOne vice president, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, was recently elected president of the VON Coalition for a ...
FCC Launches Consumer Site to Promote DTV
The FCC launched a web site to promote digital television (DTV) to U.S. consumers. http://www.dtv.gov/
Germany Sees Growing Competition in Broadband Access
Germany ended 2004 with nearly seven million broadband connections, 20% of which were operated by competitors, according to the latest ...
FCC's Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Raises Over $2 Billion
The FCC closed its auction of broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) licenses, raising gross revenues of $2,253,802,000 and, after applying ...
FCC to Collect $280 Million in Fees in FY 2005
The FCC expects to collect $280,098,000 in regulatory fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to help recover the regulatory costs ...
EU Regulators Adopt Pro-competitive VoIP Policy
The European Regulators Group (ERG) adopted a common statement on VoIP services aimed at facilitating the roll out and widespread ...
FCC Proposes Flexible Ku-band for Airborne Satellite Services
The FCC proposed a regulatory framework for licensing the operation of Aeronautical Mobile Satellite Service (AMSS) systems to communicate with ...
FCC Requests 2006 Budget of $304 Million, up 8%
The Federal Communications Commission is requesting $304,057,000 for its fiscal year 2006 funding. This compares to $281 million appropriated for ...
Consumer Groups Submit USF "Fair Share Plan" to the FCC
A group of consumer organizations called the "Keep USF Fair Coalition" has filed a "Fair Share Plan" for Universal Service ...
FCC Adopts Unbundling Rules
The FCC formally adopted new rules concerning the obligations of incumbent carriers (ILECs) to make elements of their network available ...
U.S. House Plans Hearings on Telecom Act of 96
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet is expected to hold the first of four ...
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