Windstream Tries to Block ‘Devastating’ CLEC Rate Hike
Telecom unbundling regulations were established in 1996.
USTelecom
USTelecom Backs FCC Chair’s Plan to Gut Net Neutrality
USTelecom says broadband companies should be able to “continue to invest vigorously in stronger, faster networks for consumers, free from the bureaucratic straightjacket of outdated regulations known as Title II.”
Verizon, CenturyLink Gush Over Trump’s FCC Chair Pick
Supporters of net neutrality, however, aren’t so happy.
USTelecom, ITTA to FCC: Reconsider Privacy Rules
The Commission invoked Section 222 of the Communications Act in establishing a framework that requires, among other things, customers’ consent before certain sensitive information can be shared, such as web browsing history, financial data and social security numbers.
USTelecom, Verizon Laud Separate FCC Network Tech Transition Updates
A company’s application to discontinue legacy TDM-based voice service in a technology transition can be automatically granted in 30 days if the applicant meets a “clear, objective” three-pronged test.
CenturyLink, USTelecom Hail Permanent Ban on State Internet Taxes
Congress first passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act in 1998, but lawmakers have continually extended the measure in subsequent bills instead of making it permanent, until now.
CenturyLink, Verizon Hail FCC Decision to Remove ‘Obsolete’ Phone Regulations
But in a victory for competitive carriers, the FCC denied a request by the incumbent phone industry to use contract tariffs for business data services in areas that have not been deemed competitive.
USTelecom Seeks Conditions on Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger
USTelecom, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group, on Thursday called on regulators to prohibit Charter and Time Warner Cable from giving to other cable companies or receiving from them “undue preferences.”
With FCC Set to Release Data on $40 Billion Market, Level 3, USTelecom Offer Opposing Views
Regulators been examining possible reforms to the special access market for at least a decade.
AT&T Joins Cable, Telecom Groups in Net Neutrality Litigation
The lawsuits pit Wheeler’s FCC against some powerful trade groups led by former communications regulators.
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