FCC Spells Out Pulver.com Ruling in 29-Page Order
The FCC released its 29-page Declaratory Ruling in which it finds that Pulver.com's Free World Dial-up (FWD) is neither "telecommunications" ...
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Voices for Choices Criticizes Cingular + AT&T Wireless Deal
Voices for Choices, an industry coalition representing competitive carriers, criticized the proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless by Cingular Wireless on ...
Powell Urges Industry to Adopt "Net Freedom" Principles
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell issued a challenge to high-speed Internet providers to adopt a set of four ...
TIA Calls for Regulatory Restraint on VoIP
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) issued a call for a national policy on VoIP and pleaded for regulatory restraint. TIA ...
Tauzin to Step Down from Key Congressional Committee Covering Telecom
Citing health issues, W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (R-LA) will step down from his position as Chairman of the House Energy and ...
European Commission Outlines Plan to Accelerate Broadband
The European Commission published a report underlining the importance of the electronic communication sector for the health of the European ...
Congress Requests FCC Response On Access Charge Rules
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) published a scathing letter calling on FCC Chairman Michael Powell ...
Washington Post: Court Appears Critical of FCC Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia appears likely to overturn the ruling last year by the ...
FCC Raises $118 Million in Spectrum Auction for Video Services
The FCC raised $118 million in its auction of spectrum for Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS), which ended ...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of ILECs in Antitrust Case
In a case that pitted Verizon Communications againsts a disgruntled customer, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 1996 Telecommunications ...
FCC Opens Proceeding on Smart Radios
The FCC opened proceedings seeking public comment on the use and applications for cognitive "smart" radio systems. Smart radios are ...
Nextel's CEO to Head Network Reliability and Interoperability Council.
Timothy M. Donahue, President and CEO of Nextel Communications, was named chairman of the newly re-chartered Network Reliability and Interoperability ...
European Commission Sees Active Role in Shaping Telecom Competition
The European Commission will continue to take an active role in shaping the relationship between regulation and competition in the ...
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