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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...
April 27, 2004
businesses of billions of dollars per year The D C Circuitâ s recent decision invalidating the FCC â s pro competitive framework poses a mortal threat to this progress however Left in place that...is equally critical VoIP must be allowed to develop free of burdensome regulation In particular the FCC should be encouraged to resist the insistence of the Bell companies by far the largest telephone companies...have consolidated into four much larger companies wielding even more market power Nevertheless the FCC has granted the Bells the enormous competitive benefit of long distance entry in every state To obtain...
March 25, 2004
Honorable John McCain  Today the Committee examines the continued escalation of cable rates The FCC â s most recent report found the overall average monthly rate for consumers subscribing to a cable...œmust carryâ rules of the 1992 Cable Act to the Supreme Court Today it is arguing at the FCC about the gross inequity that would result from cable systems being forced to carry unwanted digital...Local rate regulation was thought to be a substitute rate restraint in the absence of competition but FCC actions have frustrated rate regulation efforts by local franchising authorities In addition there...
March 23, 2004
actions to restrict or prevent access by minors including technological means to do so but precluded the FCC from endorsing approving sanctioning or permitting particular products This built on the underlying...
March 2, 2004
guise of protecting children Congress and the FCC have already imposed time limits on the amount of commercials that air during childrenâ s programming The FCC â s rules limit the amount of commercial...
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