Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Arizona Regulators Approve CenturyLink-Qwest Merger

The companies are still awaiting FCC approval and regulatory clearance in three states. ...More
March 1, 2011
Posted in News
LightSquared In Talks with Sprint to Accelerate Wireless Network Build

The company has raised more than $2 billion over the last seven months as part of its plan to sell wholesale services to cellular providers and other companies that want to offer fourth-generation wireless services. ...More
February 23, 2011 By Josh Long
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FCC Grills Verizon Over 9-1-1 Problems During January Snowstorms

The FCC wants to know why as many as 10,000 9-1-1 calls in the Washington, D.C., area didn’t go through during a snowstorm on Jan. 26. ...More
February 21, 2011 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Peer-to-Peer Blog: Playing Chicken With Net Neutrality

Without oversight, I do not believe the LECs and other broadband carriers will always do what is right if it requires supporting a competitor. However, I do agree the FCC has overstepped its authority and needs to be reined in. ...More
February 21, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog, Voice over IP (VoIP)/IP Telephony
House Passes Amendment to Hamstring FCC Internet Rules

The vote in the House is part of a larger effort by the GOP to kill the FCC's Network neutrality rules. ...More
February 18, 2011
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NTIA Releases National Broadband Map

A report finds that the majority of Americans use high-speed broadband, but a government official said there is still a “digital divide." ...More
February 17, 2011
Posted in News
FCC Chairman: Comcast, Level 3 Dispute a Private Affair

The agency’s top official clarified that peering arrangements are not subject to the agency’s recently adopted Net neutrality rules. ...More
February 16, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Congressman Proposes to Bar FCC from Implementing Net Neutrality Rules

Rep. Tom Graves calls FCC commissioners “power hungry." ...More
February 15, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Peer-to-Peer Blog: Pins and Needles

The FCC voted to reform the Universal Service Fund and potentially eliminate the InterCarrier Compensation (ICC) system this week and there were no screams of protest. ...More
February 11, 2011 By David Byrd
Posted in Blog
FCC Moves to Fund Broadband Across America

The agency is taking steps to reform the multibillion-dollar Universal Service Fund and modernize the complex intercarrier compensation system by which telephone companies pay one another to connect calls. ...More
February 8, 2011 By Josh Long
Posted in News