U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Internet Privacy Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) ...
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Supreme Court Lets Stand Court Ruling that Overturned UNE Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear three separate cases related to the FCC's UNE-p rules. By declining the ...
CompTel/ASCENT Speaks Out Against AT&T Wireless + Cingular Merger
The CompTel/ASCENT Alliance, which lobbies on behalf of CLECs, said consumers should expect to see the cost of wireless and ...
Covad Sees Lower UNE T-1s Rates in California
Commenting on the decision by the California Public Utilities Commission last week to specify permanent rates for certain unbundled network ...
UK Regulator Announces Wireless Spectrum Proposals
Ofcom, the official telecom regulator for the U.K., announced proposals for more flexible wireless spectrum licensing. Whereas regulators have traditionally ...
Nuvio Sees Potential Discriminatory Practices in Broadband VoIP
Nuvio, a provider of business and residential broadband VoIP services, filed an ex-parte letter with the FCC to combat what ...
FCC to Appeal Brand X Cable Modem Ruling
The FCC filed papers to appeal the "Brand X" cable modem case to the Supreme Court. A Supreme Court ruling ...
Verizon and Granite Sign UNE-p Deal
Verizon and Granite Telecommunications announced a deal that will replace their existing wholesale UNE-p leasing arrangement. The new agreement includes ...
Verizon Vice Chairman Calls for Market-Based Broadband Policies
Verizon plans to invest at least $3 billion in transformative technologies, such as FTTP, Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) broadband wireless, and ...
NYT: "A Texan's Race Could Lead to the F.C.C."
The former chairwoman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, who is currently running for Congress, is attracting considerable support from ...
Germany Opens Consultation on Local Loop Access
Germany's Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post (RegTP) has opened a national consultation and debate on draft proposals on the ...
FCC Takes Measures to Reform E-Rate Program
Following an audit of the schools and libraries support mechanism (also known as the "E-rate" program), the FCC adopted a ...
FCC Expands Network Outage Reporting Requirements
Citing national security concerns, the FCC adopted new rules requiring wireless, wireline, cable, and satellite telecommunications providers to report information ...
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