CommLaw Monitor
Comcast, Phase II: FCC Opens Inquiry into Broadband Classification Options
The FCC today adopted and released its highly anticipated Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) regarding the potential regulatory reclassification of facilities-based broadband Internet access services. This proceeding will…
FCC Open Meeting Recap
The FCC took a flurry of actions at yesterday's monthly open meeting . Fulfilling this blog's role as your resource for news and helpful links, below is your guide to yesterday's actions. Wireless Market Report : The…
FCC's Genachowski Proclaims a "Third Way" to Apply Net Neutrality
A month after the Court of Appeals reversed the FCC's Comcast decision, FCC Chairman Genachowski announced a "third way" to regulate broadband transmission lawfully. The Chairman released a statement describing his…
FCC Overrules USAC on USF Application to T-1s
The Wireline Competition Bureau of the FCC has overruled a USAC finding that an internet services provider should pay universal service fund assessments on T-1s that the company uses to provide internet access and…
FCC Issues Universal Service Reform Proposals
On April 21, 2010, the FCC issued a Notice regarding proposed universal service reforms . The document is 28 pages long plus some lengthy appendices. The Notice itself is divided into a Notice of Inquiry section…