FCC Implements Open Markets for Secondary Spectrum
The FCC formally implemented new rules aimed at removing regulatory barriers to the development of secondary markets in spectrum usage ...
Tag: Regulatory
U.S. Court of Appeals Rules on Cable Internet Services
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling on cable Internet services in a case ...
European Regulators Group Discusses Bitstream Access Policy
At its meeting held last week in Brussels, the European Regulators Group discussed the preliminary results of its public consultation ...
New Director General Appointed at French Regulatory Authority
Philippe Distler has been named Director General at Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), the French regulatory authority. Distler, who ...
EU Announces Major Investments in R&D
The European Union will commit one billion EURs for 236 R&D projects related to Information Society Technologies (IST). The R&R ...
Shaw Cablesystems Calls on Canadian Regulator to Stop Below Cost DSL
Shaw Cablesystems, Canada's second largest cable and Internet service provider, filed a petition asking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ...
NYT: Michael Powel Talks of Frustration and Surprise
The ongoing furor over the FCC's new media ownership rules have left Michael K. Powell, chairman of the F.C.C, surprised ...
Legislators Debate Digital Broadcast Content Protection Proposals
"The movie industry is suffering from a loss of some $3.5 billion annually from hard-goods piracy (DVD, VCD, videotape)," said ...
U.S. House Extends Ban on Internet Access Taxes
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to permanently extend a ban on Internet access and traffic taxes that was due ...
FCC Adopts Digital TV Plug and Play Standard for One-Way Cable
The FCC adopted rules for digital "plug and play" cable compatibility, paving the way for digital TVs to work on ...
FCC to Review Unbundled Network Element Pricing Rules
The FCC will undertake a comprehensive review of the rules used to establish wholesale pricing of unbundled network elements (UNEs). ...
RBOCs Seek Court Injunction Against FCC's UNE-P Rules
The United States Telecom Association (USTA), SBC Communications, BellSouth and Qwest filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
FTTH Council Applauds FCC's UNE Triennial Review Order
The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council praised the FCC's UNE Triennial Review Order as the "most significant and important regulatory document in ...
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