News Analysis: Verizon’s lawsuit against the FCC is only the first in what is sure to be a flood of legal challenges to the commission’s hastily approved net neutrality rules. – The suit by Verizon
Communications against the Federal Communications Commission on Jan. 21, 2011, should come
as a surprise to no one. The company has made no secret of its dislike for the
FCC’s involvement in the net neutrality issue, and most people expected that
one of the major Internet car…
News Analysis: Verizon has decided to wage battle against the FCC over an already-weak rule protecting net neutrality. But neither side is going to look good in a legal tussle that could set back the cause of network neutrality, one way or another. – Net neutrality and the legal
fight that surrounds it is something that cant be explained so easily. In
essence, the Federal Communications Commission believes that it has the power
to establish some basic rules on user access to the Internet. Internet providers,
however, feel that they can regul…
Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the FCC, claiming that its new net neutrality rules give the FCC authority beyond whats provided to it by Congress. – Verizon Communications is suing
the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, challenging the bodys new
rules regarding the contentious issue of net neutrality. The appeal was filed
Jan. 20 with the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia Circuit.
quot;Today’s filing is the result of …
News Analysis: The FCCs 194-page Report and Order discloses slightly different neutrality rules for wired and wireless service providers. The newly published rules seem sure to draw multiple legal challenges. – A Federal Communications Commission published
report on its network neutrality order shows it was true to its word
that it would codify and require open Internet access for all wired
Internet providers. The FCCs Report and Order 10-201 also revealed
that wireless providers will get slightly loos…
News Analysis: The FCC rushed to publish its Network Neutrality ruling on the agencys Web site on Dec. 23. But whether this move will breathe long life into the regulations remains doubtful. – The Federal Communications Commission published its “Open Internet” decision on Dec. 23 just two days after the 3-2 party line vote to impose network neutrality rules on Internet service providers.
The FCC rarely publishes its decisions this
quickly. After the rule has been published there is us…
The FCCs net neutrality rules go relatively easy on wireless carriers, which face unique constraints and have taken steps “toward openness,” such as the deployment of Android. – After months of debate over “net neutrality,” the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 21 approved enforceable rules
preventing broadband companies from giving preferential treatment to
various traffic on the Internet or discriminating against rivals
content and services. The rules vary, how…
News Analysis: The Federal Communications Commission’s newly adopted rule enforcing limited network neutrality faces dim prospects for a long existence in the face of strong industry and congressional opposition. – The
new Federal Communications Commission rule approved Dec. 21 on a 3-2 party line
vote imposing limited network neutrality on Internet service providers
dissatisfied even its supporters and is likely to be nullified by lawsuits and
congressional action before it has a chance to take practical …
The FCC filed a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comment on Next Generation 911, which could enable the nations 911 services to receive texts, images and streaming video. – The Federal Communications Commission has taken a new step toward
updating the nations 911 services with the ability to receive text
messages, photos and video from mobile phones.
On Dec. 21, the FCC filed an NOI (Official Notice of Inquiry) seeking
public comment on how NG911 (Next Generatio…
Even as the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to approve the order for preserving an open Internet, the commissioners all appeared dissatisfied, saying the rules either didnt go far enough or went too far. – As expected, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the net
neutrality regulations in a 3-2 vote at its meeting on Dec. 21. However, its
clear that even amongst the majority, the commissioners were not satisfied with
the rules.
The voting followed party lines, with the three Democratic co…
As all eyes turn to the Federal Communications Commission as they prepare to vote on the net neutrality proposal, a leaked presentation outlines how cellular carriers can roll out a fee-based tiered Internet. – In a leaked presentation, two companies that
sell their services to cellular carriers showed off a wireless product
that appears to achieve the opposite of the net neutrality rules
proposed by the Federal Communications Commission.
In the PowerPoint presentation, available on Wired,
Allot Com…
While the enterprise-geared Dell Venue Pro is supported by T-Mobile, documents on the FCC Website suggest that a version is also headed for AT&T. – A version of the Dell Venue Pro appears to be headed for the AT amp;T network.
While the smartphone was introduced Dec. 1 in conjunction with T-Mobile, documents on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Website show approval for a version of the Venue Pro with radios for
connecting to …
Clyburn cautioned that net neutrality does not cause the development of two different kinds of Internet worlds. – Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
distanced herself from the position of the bodys chairman, Julius
Genachowski, with remarks during the Practicing Law Institute’s annual
telecommunications summit, telling the audience she thought net
neutrality a concept supporting a…
While Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachoswski may have intended to clarify the FCC’s net neutrality position with the new plan, it ignored or sidestepped some key questions. – The Federal Communications
Commission’s new net neutrality framework clarified some points from its 2009
plan, but the latest proposal still is receiving scant support in Congress
and from Internet service providers.
FCC chairman Julius
Genachowski offered a sneak peek at the draft
net neut…
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s four-point outline of the net neutrality proposal calls for a "level playing field." – In a press conference where he compared the Federal Communications
Commission to a quot;cop on the beat quot; protecting an open and free
Internet, Chairman Julius Genachowski laid out the general framework for a net
neutrality proposal he said was designed to empower consumers and
entrepreneur…
The FCC says it wasnt easy to clear spectrum for digital TV, and it wont be easy to clear it to meet growing mobile broadband needs. But it needs to happen, and pronto. – The Federal Communications Commission is proposing that some broadcast television airwaves be used to meet the nations growing demand for mobile broadband services, which is being driven by widespread smartphone adoption and the increasing use of mobile devices such as laptops and tablets.
The O…
From the FCC Website comes details of two unreleased Samsung handsets, the R700 and the GT-99020T thought to be the Nexus S and to be getting a new antenna. – The Federal Communications Commission Web site is offering details to two new smartphones coming from Samsung.
The first, Phone Scoop reports, is for a device suspected to run Googles Android OS, called the R700. It has a touch-screen, a camera, a headset jack and lock keys, and supports dual-band …
The FCC postpones a meeting, leading to speculation that the agency is preparing to vote on net neutrality. – The Federal Communications Commission announced it is delaying a meeting
concerning net neutrality to Dec. 21 from Dec. 2, leading some to speculate the
agency is preparing to vote on the controversial issue.
Net neutrality is a principle that advocates no restrictions by Internet
service provi…
Citing a three-year-old tragedy, the FCC seems to have gotten the message loud and clear: the ability for 911 to accept text messages could help save lives. – The Federal Communications Commission reportedly is finally considering updating its 911 system to accept text messages and streaming video.
In a speech Nov. 23, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to expand on several suggested updates to the emergency alert service, including the abilit…
"Mystery fees" solved, says the FCC. Verizon Wireless will pay the largest charge in FCC history, plus refund customers a minimum of $52.8 million. – quot;Mystery charges quot; levied by Verizon Wireless on the bills of
approximately 15 million customers over the last three years will cost the
carrier nearly $78 million. Concluding a 10-month investigation into the
matter, the Federal Communications Commission announced
Oct. 28 that Verizo…
With the U.S. facing a spectrum crunch, the Federal Communications Commission wants 500MHz of new spectrum for mobile broadband within the next decade. – Concerned about the current crunch on spectrum, the Federal Communications
Commission claims the allocation of 500MHz of new spectrum for mobile broadband
will stimulate $120 billion in near-term value and hundreds of billions of
dollars for the U.S.
economy over time.
Spectrum is leveraged by …
