Cable seeks "targeted" rewrite of Telecom Act
Aspects of the 1996 Telecom Act may need to be revisited, but the cable industry wants lawmakers to resist the temptation to embark on a wholesale rewrite...
Government, telecom officials talk taxation
A wide range of state and local government representatives met yesterday with communications industry officials in the first of a series of meetings designed...
FCC can’t please anyone
The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to significantly weaken unbundling requirements for the Bell companies caught no one by surprise, but...
Supreme Court agrees to hear cable-modem offering case
In the latest development in the Brand X case, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court decision that conflicts with the FCC's...
Universal concerns
Universal service has been at the forefront of U.S. telecommunications policy for 70 years. But financial woes, market changes and political shifts could result in the universal service fund's role changing dramatically during the next year...
