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FCC Imposes New Government Constraints on Internet Network Management

Ronnie London
August 01, 2008 22:35

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to issue an order imposing regulatory controls on the Internet. The ruling concerns a network management technique used by Comcast for its high-speed Internet service that had the effect of giving slightly lower priority to some...

FCC Imposes New Cable Television Customer Notice Requirement

Ronnie London
March 31, 2008 20:02

April 2008: DTV transition education notice mandatory Beginning in late April 2008, all cable television operators will be required to provide specific customer notices in monthly bills to educate customers about the digital television (DTV) transition. All cable operators and other multichannel...

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FCC Releases Text of Leased Access Order

Ronnie London
February 13, 2008 19:15

The FCC has now released the text of the Commercial Leased Access (“CLA”) Report and Order it adopted in late November. The Order drastically reduces the rates cable operators may charge for the lease of channel capacity. It establishes a 10 cent per subscriber per month cap on CLA...

New FCC Telephone Privacy Rules Effective Dec. 8, 2007

Ronnie London
December 07, 2007 19:41

On Dec. 6, 2007, the FCC announced that approval of its new CPNI (customer proprietary network information) regulations affecting every telephone service provider has been granted by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The new rules will take effect at midnight on Dec. 7, 2007. We...

FCC Proposes Vast Changes to the Federal Regulatory Scheme Governing Cable, Broadband and Telecommunications Pole Attachment Rates, Terms and Conditions

Ronnie London
November 27, 2007 23:28

On Nov. 20 the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing pole attachment rental rates, certain terms and conditions of pole access, and whether Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) are entitled to the protections of Section 224 of the Communications Act ("Pole Act"). The...