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September 28, 2004
3rd Circuit of the United States Court of appeals decision on the Federal Communication Commission FCC ownership rules If you are having trouble viewing this hearing please try the following steps Clear...are still fragmented compared with other industries such as pharmaceuticals and aerospace â An FCC survey of various media markets across America from 1960 to 2000 also showed that â œCollectively...news information and entertainment that we have at our disposal â œIndeed â as the FCC concluded when revising these rules â œthe question confronting media companies today is...
September 21, 2004
niche of directory assistance Our clients are fixed line and wireless carriers directory assistance DA providers and technology companies around the world I have been involved in this industry for 17 years...three other major reports in the past 18 months about the opportunity to add mobile numbers to the DA database in countries where they are not included today As an analyst I write regularly about the fact...behind our communications infrastructure DA in the U S today has changed little since the 1950s but the ways in which we communicate have changed dramatically DA databases contain a single fixed line phone...
September 8, 2004
the industries we regulate to ensure their reliability and security When I became Chairman of the FCC I intensified our efforts in both of these areas Then came the horrific events of September 11 Within...restoration That visit intensified my already solid resolve to use the considerable resources of the FCC to further Homeland Security I designated Homeland Security as one of the Commissionâ s six core...Commission as requiring specific focus Private Sector Readiness Shortly after the attacks I created the FCC â s Homeland Security Policy Council HSPC and later the Office of Homeland Security and charged...
July 13, 2004
stations have become recognized leaders in this important technology transformation Just weeks after the FCC â s 2002 decision NPR announced the Tomorrow Radio project with partners in the private sector...services for the visually impaired and even digitally captioned broadcasts for the hearing impaired The FCC has been very encouraging in exploring the use of expanded services inherent in digital radio The four...test markets for NPRâ s Tomorrow Radio project were given experimental operating licenses by the FCC Also Commissioners Abernathy Martin and Copps each spoke of the benefits consumers will realize from...
June 16, 2004
Internet Service providers are already committed to cooperating Moreover the approach taken by the FCC in applying CALEA to the centralized PSTN â adopting detailed â œpunchlistsâ of...how to achieve them 47 USC Â 1006 a If law enforcement was dissatisfied it had to petition the FCC 47 USC Â 1006 b whose decisions were in turn subject to judicial review Carriers were required...industry which historically has been subject to regulation â When the Court of Appeals reviewed the FCC â s CALEA implementation order the Court noted â œCALEA does not cover â information...
June 9, 2004
deployment of more affordable broadband in rural areas  This point was underscored by former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt who told the Committee earlier this year that we are now entering â œthe...period of time Clearly it is time for a bold initiative to unleash digital We applaud the work of the FCC â s Media Bureau in developing a proactive framework for completing the transition We continue...the plan we are presenting is still a work in progress and much is dependent upon Congressional and FCC action But we appreciate the opportunity to share our thinking with the Committee today First we ask...
May 20, 2004
was ONLY non deliverable addresses in our list WHAT ABOUT THAT COMMON CARRIER LAW When we review the FCC Communication Act the above actions show that the ISPs are unjustly denying us service In many cases...providing us nothing more than a way to connect to the Information Highway WorldCom is in violation of the FCC Communication Act which clearly states that common carriers cannot tamper with read or alter the communications...carrier The FCC supported AOLâ s claim that they were not common carriers and thus set a precedent that many ISPs have followed since Interestingly as we understand the charter of the FCC they do not...
May 12, 2004
MEANS SERVICES TO ALL AMERICANS NOT JUST THE 92 MAJORITY THAT MANY OF THE POLICIES EMERGING FROM THE FCC ATTEMPT TO WE HAVE DONE THIS DESPITE THE TREMENDOUS REGULATORY AND COMPETITIVE BARRIERS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY...PARTNERED AND HAVE TRIED TO PERSIST IN WIRELESS ENDEAVORS DESPITE TREMENDOUS UPHILL BATTLES WITH THE FCC AND THE INDUSTRY MEMBERS WITH THE DEEPEST POCKETS WE RAN HEADLONG INTO THE BUSINESS OF INTERNET PROVISION...ILL PREPARED TO TAKE ON SUCH ADDED BURDEN SPECIFICALLY TODAY SMALL RURAL PROVIDERS ARE FACED WITH AN FCC AND AN INDUSTRY DOMINATED BY LARGE CARRIERS THAT ARE BENT ON MOVING ACCESS CHARGES â LEGITIMATE...
May 4, 2004
provide local into local service in just over 100 DMAs nationwide We also have pending before the FCC other proposals that will give us the capacity to reach 130 DMAs by the end of this year â and...failed to build DTV stations that operate at full power a study the NAB recently presented to the FCC contradicts this claim â even according to that partisan study more than half the operational...that impedes DTV deployment may at last be broken To achieve this however it is not enough to ask the FCC to submit a report to you about an appropriate predictive model First of all this is a â œdeath...
April 28, 2004
enough to tell regulators to step aside and allow markets to function on their own Consequently the FCC the Department of Justice state and local regulatory commissions and the courts have spent the last...â œderegulating down â Given the confusion over the Brand X court case and the ongoing FCC investigation into a Title 1 â œinformation servicesâ classification for broadband this...the Telecom Act of 1996 The almost complete failure to contain or cut back the size and power of the FCC Again we would do well to remember the lessons of the past When Congress deregulated airlines trucking...
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