The Consumer Bankers Association has filed a petition seeking clarification of and relief from the Federal Communications Commission for its Do Not Call registry.
Fox's fX got its second clarification from the FCC. The commission will allow cable operators who launch the new channel to notify subscribers through television and newspaper announcements. The waiver allows operators to avoid a costly mailing giv Fox's fX got its second clarification...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on clarifications sought by Nextel Communications Inc. regarding the FCC's plan to solve public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, in essence turni Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER...
The Federal Communications Commission last week voted to amend its technical standards for cable TV, set to take effect Dec. 30. Though the actual text wasn't available last week, it appears that the cable industry's concerns in a couple of areas The...
Last week, national local government organizations representing municipal and county officials, including NLC, asked the Federal Communications Commission FCC not to implement its Second Video Franchise Order Second Order pending reconsideration and clarification of the order. Without the agency's action, the order will go fully ...
STAR-GATE Lite Designed to Help Rural and Other Smaller Service Providers Comply With CALEA Lawful Interception Regulations MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business intelligence, today announced the introduction of STAR-GATE Lite[TM], a new solution designed to help...
The Federal Communications Commission FCC reports a 32 percent increase in the number of US broadband subscribers during 2005, giving the US the highest total number of broadband connections in the world. As of June 30, 2005, the FCC has redefined broadband...
Dismissed, not denied, is how the Federal Communications Commission carefully worded its response to a new equipment certification request by Audiovox. Two months ago, the FCC determined Audiovox's Xpress Model XMCK10 XM satellite subscription radio failed to comply with federal operating standards. The Hauppauge-based electronics manufacturer subsequently...
The Federal Communications Commission FCC reports a 32 percent increase in the number of US broadband subscribers during 2005, giving the US the highest total number of broadband connections in the world. As of June 30, 2005, the FCC has redefined broadband or high-speed...
The FCC has rescheduled is next open meeting from tomorrow (April 28) to Friday, April 29, at about 9:30 a.m. at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The meeting agenda appears to remain the same, including a Report and Order concerning the mandatory electronic filing for international telecom services...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Ontus Telecommunications Corp. (OTC:ONTT), an FCC licensed international and long distance communications carrier, today received notification from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. NASD that the CUSIP number and corresponding trading symbol for its common stock have been changed effective November 8, 2004. As of this...
FCC Stifles CLECs' Access To 'Last Mile' Facilities The FCC's actions late last week clarifying the agency's controversial Triennial Review Order TRO serves to further strengthen the already solid position of incumbent local exchange carriers ILECs. In essence, the FCC has assured the ILECs that they no longer...
Most everyone agrees the plan would smooth tower placement, but some loose ends remain. WASHINGTON--The FCC's plans for a broad set of standards for how carriers can construct wireless communications towers on federal lands makes some wireless carriers a little nervous and has advanced...
WASHINGTON -- The FCC's plans for a broad set of standards for how carriers can construct wireless communications towers on federal lands makes some wireless carriers a little nervous and has advanced wireless Internet service providers WISPs wondering if they'll see more clarification of similar, but...
Verizon is pressing the FCC to reject a request from the Association for Local Telecommunications Services ALTS seeking clarification of the agency's interim order on unbundled network elements UNEs as to whether the order allows state regulators to reduce as well as increase wholesale prices for UNEs. As...
Last year, the FCC issued regulations to alter the treatment of fax communications under the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act, to be effective in August 2003. A number of organizations filed Petitions for Stay and Emergency Clarification to encourage more deliberate consideration of these new rules and allow time to...
The FCC has decided to exclude from its public meeting agenda a clarification the agency plans to issue in connection with its controversial Triennial Review Order TRO. The clarification, sources tell TPR, deals with that portion of the TRO having to do with deregulation of fiber upgrades in the incumbent...
WASHINGTON--It's the frightening picture of a person tracking down and harming a wireless customer via his or her wireless phone's location information that has some privacy advocates pushing government to step up the fight for privacy rights. It's a long-time problem...
Wireline-To-Wireless Portability Mandated By Nov. 24 Deadline The FCC may very well have overstepped itself this week when it issued an order - more of a clarification actually - "reaffirming" an earlier order requiring wireless carriers to implement local number portability LNP by Nov. 24. In clarifying its...
U.S schools and libraries on Nov. 5 can start applying for 2004 federal E-Rate discounts to subsidize their Internet and other telecom-related services, say officials at the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Corp., the non-profit governmental entity that administers the annual $2.25 billion program. Applicants have...
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