Cable TV giant Comcast Corp. has confirmed that it has received notice from the Federal Communications Commission that the regulatory agency wants to question Comcast about its delaying (or some alleged “blocking”) of some peer-to-peer Internet traffic. Many consumers and advocate groups have called on the FCC to investigate and fine the service provider for […]
Rural telcos and cable TV firms (often the very same company) should continue to have an influential friend in Washington, D.C., for the next five years. Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein was nominated by President Bush for a new five-year term with the FCC, a nomination celebrated by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, the rural […]
The Federal Communications Commission reportedly has recommended a new framework for the Universal Service Fund. The agency acted on an earlier recommendation from its joint federal-state advisory board, which late last week urged that the USF be capped at about $4.5 billion, and that separate USF coverage accounts be established for both broadband services and […]
The National Cable TV Association is disputing the Federal Communications Commission’s assertion the cable TV industry has passed the “70/70″ threshold, which refers to networks passing 70% of U.S. households, and 70% of households subscribing to cable TV. Meanwhile, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said the FCC’s claim is based on figures from independent research, but […]
Reports over the weekend suggested the Federal Communications Commission is about to revise cable TV regulation to reflect what it says is the cable TV industry crossing of the “70/70″ threshold. That means that, according to studies the FCC is relying on, cable TV is available to 70% of U.S homes, and that 70% of […]
Lest the telecom industry–and European telcos in particular–forget, European Commissioner Vivane Reding again last week touted her proposal for a pan-European regulatory agency, this time in a speech to the European Regulators Group. More details of Reding’s proposal are scheduled to be published on Nov. 13, but in her speech, Reding reiterated plans for what […]
After some in Congress urged the Federal Communications Commission to conduct inquiries into the role telcos allegedly played in federal government’s domestic wiretapping program, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is saying the agency declines to do so. Martin said the FCC doesn’t want to tamper with issues on national security.
This is a predictable stance by the […]
