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December 20, 2010  3:07 PM

Considering the dual logic behind the FCC’s net neutrality order



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, Comcast, Congress, Court of Appeals, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, net neutrality, regulation, Regulations

The FCC will be releasing its net neutrality order tomorrow, though it's not fully baked at this point and might still be pulled from the agenda. The order appears to be a...

December 2, 2010  1:17 PM

FCC net neutrality order could be fraught with disappointment



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, FCC, net neutrality, Regulations, Title II

The FCC has released some comments on the Order it will be presenting on net neutrality at its December 21st meeting (if it doesn’t postpone or change the agenda again!) and the position is disappointing.   At a...


June 28, 2010  1:13 PM

FCC may step in to regulate rules on mobile ‘bill shock’



Posted by: Tom Nolle
billing, FCC, Mobile, Regulations, wireless

The mobile industry has been hit with a number of stories involving high monthly bills created by either a


May 7, 2010  7:18 PM

As expected, FCC moves to reclassify broadband as telco service



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, Regulations, telecom service providers, Wireless broadband, wireline

EDITOR'S NOTE: This entry was written on May 6, prior to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) releasing a number of commissioners' comments on regulating broadband...

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April 30, 2010  1:22 PM

Google’s “un-neutrality” crops up in FCC net neutrality comments



Posted by: Tom Nolle
FCC, Google, net neutrality, Regulations

The debates on net neutrality have been interesting in that Google, once a rabid net neutrality advocate, has been relatively well-behaved. The reason may be that in FCC filings and other papers,...


April 26, 2010  1:50 PM

Reclassifying broadband could bring industry heat down on FCC



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, FCC, net neutrality, Regulations

FCC Commissioner Copps, who may be the chosen front-man for the concept of reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service, seems to be admitting the idea...


April 8, 2010  1:35 PM

FCC extends net neutrality comment deadline due to court decision



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Comcast, FCC, net neutrality, Regulations

The FCC decided to extend its comment period for the pending Net Neutrality NPRM for a couple of weeks to allow time to develop responses and comments that reflect the...


February 22, 2010  2:08 PM

FCC broadband plan update causes concerns



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, FCC, fiber to the home, Regulations

The FCC released an "update" on its national broadband plan -- due next month -- and it does nothing to calm our concerns about where the plan is going. The sudden focus on 100...


February 5, 2010  2:00 PM

DT may be planning T-Mobile IPO or acquisition in U.S.



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Deutsche Teleko, IPO, m, mergers & acquisitions, Regulations, Sprint, T-Mobile

T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom may be planning an IPO for the U.S. mobile operation, a partial spin-off or merger, or even a sale of the unit in order to boost its own...


January 18, 2010  12:48 PM

Verizon/Google file joint FCC net neutrality comment



Posted by: Tom Nolle
Broadband, FCC, Google, net neutrality, Regulations, Verizon

Verizon and (yes) Google have issued a joint comment to the FCC on net neutrality. The document, which is nine pages long, was submitted as a joint comment to outline the companies’ points of agreement (which are largely...