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10 Dec 2007, 4:21 am
Tribune is asking a federal appeals court to strike down an order by the Federal Communications Commission that would eventually require the company to break up newspaper-TV station combinations it operates in four markets. [read post]
14 Nov 2005, 7:44 am
[JURIST] A Federal Communications Commission [official website] order [PDF text], which sets the date for all broadband and internet-phone providers to modify their systems to comply with a federal law that requires telecommunications providers to cooperate with law enforcement agencies seeking to conduct wiretaps, took effect Monday. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 6:10 pm
In what may only be a speed bump in a longer legal battle, a D.C. court of appeals has thrown out Verizon’s challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s recent net neutrality rules, saying the company filed the lawsuit prematurely. [read post]
26 May 2016, 5:06 pm
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding recent amendments to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), seeking comment on among other things: (1) which calls are covered by the phrase “solely to collect” under the amendments; (2) the meaning of the phrase “a debt owed to or […]Ralph T. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 7:15 am
The Federal Communications Commission posted requests for public comment about two such petitions, both of which deal with the question of what practices constitute "reasonable network management" -- and therefore jibe with the FCC's policies.Read the article: CNET News.com [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 3:25 am
The groups, including Free Press, Public Knowledge and Media Access Project, filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to take action against the cable giant. [read post]
11 Nov 2010, 7:37 pm
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether Google Inc. broke federal laws when its street-mapping service collected consumers' personal information, joining a lengthy list of regulators and lawmakers probing what Google says was the inadvertent harvesting of private data sent over wireless networks. [read post]
17 Mar 2016, 8:19 am
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s ruling on challenges to the Federal Communication Commission’s Declaratory Ruling and Order, 30 FCC Rcd. 7961 (2015) (the “FCC Order”) under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act […]Stuart Miles [read post]
7 Apr 2004, 2:51 am
The Federal Communications Commission is joining cable companies seeking a stay of a federal appeal court ruling from last October (the so-called Brand-X case [PDF]) that would likely require the companies to offer competing ISPs access to their broadband lines, just as telephone companies are required to allow access to competing providers. [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 2:30 am
In a ruling issued last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) overturned precedent from 2016, ruling that federal, state, and local government contractors are subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and therefore cannot make TCPA-prohibited robocalls on behalf of the government. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 9:15 am
Meanwhile, various House committees will explore the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband Internet coverage maps, state and local government cybersecurity issues, voting technologies, fintech, federal agency IT acquisition and artificial intelligence. [read post]
7 Aug 2017, 6:58 am
FCC Hit With FOIA Suit Over Net Neutrality CommentsBy Kevin Penton, Law360, August 4, 2017The Federal Communications Commission should release a set of records related to its internal analysis of why its online comment system slowed down in May shortly after comedian John Oliver railed on his TV show about the agency’s handling of net neutrality, a reporter has told a New York federal court.Read more here (subscription). [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 2:19 pm
Lawmakers questioned Federal Communications Commission officials about their plans to regulate Internet access, and overhaul an $8 billion federal phone subsidy fund so it can be used to fund new broadband lines. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 2:26 pm
The rules, adopted last December by the Federal Communications Commission and published in the Federal Register last week, forbid broadband providers from blocking legal content but leave flexibility for providers to manage their networks. [read post]
11 Jan 2011, 1:48 pm
In a letter, the groups accuse MetroPCS of violating recently enacted net neutrality rules that prohibit anti-competitive blocking and degrading of competing online services and are enforceable by the Federal Communications Commission. [read post]
16 Mar 2007, 10:25 am
In arguments before a federal appeals court, the Internet service providers, or ISPs, challenged a Federal Communications Commission decision to lift regulations that required companies that run wireline phone networks to sell access to competing sellers of broadband service.Read the article: The Wall Street Journal [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 9:45 am
[JURIST] Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday proposed new federal rules [fact sheet, PDF] to regulate the Internet like a public utility to "preserve and protect the open Internet as a place for innovation and free expression. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 11:30 am
WSJ – “To the surprise of no one, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to regulate how Internet service providers manage their networks. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 3:45 am
For instance, many thousands of American citizens have supported net neutrality rules implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), rules which have recently been upheld by a federal appellate court this June.... [read post]
3 May 2010, 8:32 am
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has indicated he wants to keep broadband services deregulated, according to sources, even as a federal court decision has exposed weaknesses in the agency’s ability to be a strong watchdog over the companies that provide access to the Web. [read post]
