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- the safeguarding of consumer interests in terms of quality, price, and safety, usually within a statutory framework. The growing purchasing power of consumers and the rise in consumerism from the...
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- The 'consumer protection act of 1990.' (economic impact of pending cable television legislation) (column)
- A $3 BILLION CABLE SHAM? The `Consumer Protection Act of 1990' (EDITOR'S NOTE -- Printed here are the contents of a booklet written and distributed by William B. Finneran, chairman of the New York State Commission on Cable Television, to...
- Research articles 1990-08-27
- Lathen unseated Gary Laden as chief of the consumer-protection and competition division
- Deborah Lathen, installed a few months back as chief of the FCC's Cable Services Bureau, is starting to make some changes. With big policy debates like digital must-carry only beginning to heat up, Lathen has had time to think about personnel. In her Deborah Lathen, installed...
- Research articles 1998-08-24
- Fourteen of the 20 FCC staffers now handling the remaining cable rate complaints would be melded into the Cable Services Bureau's consumer protection and competition division, under a restructuring plan unveiled last week by Deborah Lathen, chief of the b
- The revamping was expected because regulation of upper-tier rates' sunset on March 31. The six other staffers who now make up the financial analysis division would be transferred to the common carrier bureau to handle "slamming" cases aga The revamping was expected because regulation...
- Research articles 1999-04-12
- Consumer protection strategy proposed by senator; being developed by state regulators. (News).
- WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) has called on FCC Chairman Michael Powell to step up regulation of the wireless industry to improve mobile-phone service and consumer protection, a proposal with potentially huge economic implications that WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) has called...
- Research articles 2002-12-02
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- CABLE ADDITION.(Thomas Horan appointed senior legal adviser, FCC Cable Services Bureau)(Brief Article)
- Thomas Horan has been named senior legal adviser at the FCC's Cable Services Bureau. Previously, he worked in the bureau's consumer protection and competition ... Thomas Horan has been named senior legal adviser at the FCC's Cable Services Bureau. Previously, he worked in the...
- Research articles 2001-06-11
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act Imposes Unexpected Liability On Fax-Advertisers.
- Background In 1991, Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 USC [section] 227, (the "TCPA") in response to public concern expressed over the growing number of unwanted telephone solicitations. By adopting the TCPA, Congress prohibited certain telemarketing practices and authorized the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") to further...
- Research articles 2002-10-21
- The First Amendment status of commercial speech: why the FCC regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 are unconstitutional.
- The distinction made in Federal Communications Commission FCC regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 between commercial and non-commercial recorded telephone solicitations violates the First Amendment. The regulations ban artificial or recorded voice telephone calls that are unsolicited advertisements. No ban is placed on other solicitations, such as...
- Research articles 1996-06-01
- FCC regulations toughen telemarketing business - Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Update
- Ever since Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act a year ago, intending to shield consumers from unwanted telephone solicitations, telemarketers and publishers have awaited the bill's impact on their day-to-day operations. In mid-October, the wait was over when the Federal Communications Commission issued its 16-point ruling to enforce the...
- Research articles 1992-12-01
- The Supreme Court should shoot down Section 10. (Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992)
- On Feb. 21, 1996, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two consolidated cases - Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium Inc. vs. FCC Federal Communications Commission and Alliance for Community Media vs. FCC - that mount a First Amend On Feb. 21, 1996, the Supreme Court heard...
- Research articles 1996-05-13
- FCC's Abernathy to talk big. (News).(Brief Article)
- Join WirelessWeek.com this Thursday, Sept. 26, for a BigTalk double feature. Starting at 10:30 a.m., FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy will answer Wireless Week readers' questions about consumer advocacy, priority access, capacity constraints and other wireless issues facing the commission. Abernathy's responsibilities include regulation of broadcast...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- Federal Agency Proposes New Look at Telephone Consumer Protection.
- By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--More sophisticated telemarketers and more invasive technologies have prompted the Federal Communications Commission to propose overhauling its decade-old Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In announcing proposed changes...
- Research articles 2002-09-14
- Kennard Plans 2 New Fcc Bureaus
- Citing demands caused by convergence of industries, along with increased consumer needs, FCC Chmn. Kennard announced Oct. 1 that agency plans to consolidate its consumer protection and information functions into 2 new bureaus -- Enforcement and Public Information. Together, he said, they will provide "swift and effective enforcement to protect...
- Research articles 1998-10-05
- Keeping up with cable rereg. (Federal Communications Commission agenda for implementing 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act)
- FCC Acting Chairman James Quello is considering asking Congress for a 90-day extension on the implementation of the Cable Act. Quello has asked Commissioner Barrett about a stay; Barrett told Broadcasting & Cable he would wait to see if one was a FCC Acting Chairman James...
- Research articles 1993-03-01
- Cable law rulemaking begins at FCC. (Federal Communications Commission)
- The ball has started rolling in the implementation of the new cable law and local officials should be prepared to comment on rulemaking procedures issued by the FCC. In the first of twenty-five separate rulemaking procedures, the Federal Communications Commission, has requested comments from...
- Research articles 1992-11-16
- FCC Launches Review of Program Access Rules
- The Federal Communications Commission FCC last week launched an inquiry to determine whether to maintain a rule barring cable companies from freezing satellite providers out of video programming. Mandated by the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, the rule addresses fears that vertically integrated cable companies...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- FCC Issues a Stay Until January 1, 2005 on Rule That Requires Written Consent To Send Faxes To Existing Customers.
- On July 3, 2003 the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued an Order revising its telemarketing rules and facsimile rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. Included in this Order was the FCC's administering of the national do-n On July 3, 2003 the Federal...
- Research articles 2003-08-29
- FCC investigates wireless carrier competition
- By Neil HughesPublished: 10:45 AM EST Related AppleInsider articles:Google responds to FCC, Skype rejection claimsApple, Google still share board of directors...FCC investigates Apple, AT&T for Google Voice...FCC to investigate markets where iPhone is not...U.S. senators ask FCC to examine exclusive...The Federal Communications Commission signaled this week that it will look...
- News items 2009-08-28
- Telemarketing restrictions - what the FCC adopts, the courts discard. (Federal Communications Commission) (Column)
- In 1991, Congress passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act TCPA, which directed the FCC to adopt rules and regulations to curb telemarketing abuses. The Commission completed its work last September (CC Docket No. 92-90), and its new rules wer In 1991, Congress passed the...
- Research articles 1993-02-01
- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION JOIN FORCES
- DOT 175-09 DOT News Media Contact: Sasha Johnson, Tel: (202) 366-4570 FCC News Media Contact: Jen Howard, Tel: (202) 418-0506 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT DISTRACTED DRIVING ...
- News items 2009-11-04
- Fcc Approves Rulemaking Proposal On Tcpa
- In a recent EPIC Alert newsletter, EPIC reports that the Federal Communications Commission [FCC] has approved a notice of proposed rulemaking [NPRM] on the "Telephone Consumer Protection Act" of 1991 [TCPA], a federal law that regulates telemarketing and fax advertising, including automatic dialers, prerecorded voice telemarketing, unsolicited fax advertising, and...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
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