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  1. Critical Gaps in FCC’s Proposed Open Internet Regulations


    Publius Forum — Authority 515
    -By Scott Cleland Like the FCC’s National Broadband Plan task force identified seven critical gaps in the path to […] the future of universal broadband, the FCC should resolve six identified “critical gaps” in the FCC’s proposed open […] critical gaps in the FCC’s proposed open Internet regulations : Credibility Gap: The FCC isn’t “preserving,” but changing
    2 weeks ago

  2. Wireless Industry Needs Better Oversight From FCC, Says Government …


    Consumerist — Authority 779
    of thousands" of complaints made to the FCC every year, and theyve reached a verdict: the FCC needs to step up and […] provide a better way for consumers to get help. According to the GAO, the FCC does a great job of forwarding customer […] educate consumers on how or where to file complaints in the first place. [FCC] has conducted little other oversight of
    1 week ago

  3. Comcast-NBC: Why is the FCC Involved?


    The Foundry — Authority 737
    Comcast over the terms of the sale. That was the comparatively easy part. The real bidding is over at the FCC, as various […] interests work to get concessions and pledges from Comcast as a condition of FCC approval of the deal. The jostling may put […] potentially on the table. And that’s if the sale is approved by the FCC at all. Groups such as Free Press called for its
    2 weeks ago

  4. Our New National Broadband Plan Doesnt Address Competition? - Consumer …


    DSLreports - front page — Authority 644
    With just 63 days left to go before the FCC unveils the nations first ever broadband plan, the FCC this morning […] Harvard s Berkman Center told the FCC in a study a mere two months ago were the reasons other countries have surpassed ours […] carriers tells them to. While there have been the occasional mystery leaks to the Wall Street Journal inferring that the FCC
    6 days ago

  5. Mobile Phone Cancellation Fees Help the Poor, Verizon Tells Feds


    Epicenter — Authority 713
    mobile phone service contract to $350 for its smartphones . In a response that gave no ground to an increasingly active FCC […] ’d have to pay Verizon $120 for early termination. The FCC didn’t seem particularly impressed with that arrangement. “If the […] robbery is necessary when you look at the company’s sky-high profit margins,” Riley said. “The bottom line is that FCC needs
    4 days ago

  6. Comcast-NBC: Why is the FCC Involved?


    Technology Liberation Front — Authority 574
    Comcast over the terms of the sale.   That was the comparatively easy part.  The real bidding is over at the FCC, as various […] interests work to get concessions and pledges from Comcast as a condition of FCC approval of the deal.   The jostling may put […] table. And that’s if the sale is approved by the FCC at all.   Groups such as Free Press called for its rejection as soon
    2 weeks ago

  7. GAO to FCC: Do your job better


    IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — Authority 723
    ecosystem. Citing a survey of 1,100 wireless subscribers in the US, the GAO says that the FCC isn’t keeping up with consumer […] , is that the FCC hasn’t really enforced wireless billing regulations and that consumers are largely unaware of the FCC […] ’s complaint process. The GAO further dings the FCC for its inability to track and analyze complaints. The investigation also found
    1 week ago

  8. Verizon Perfects The Art of Non Answer


    GigaOM — Authority 770
    A few weeks ago when Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked Verizon to explain why it doubled its early […] termination fees, I thought it was a good idea that the FCC was raking the wireless giant over the coals. You know keeping them […] technology world. I wonder if he privately refers to FCC as the central committee. (In keeping with the ex-Soviet theme
    4 days ago

  9. FCC could bypass CableCARD on the way to spurring broadband adoption


    Betanews — Authority 711
    . Embracing cable and/or satellite, the FCC sees, is critical to embracing broadband, as the FCCs request indicated. But taking […] the matter one big step further, FCC Media Chief William Lake -- in a remark first noticed by Reuters John Poirier […] afternoon, the FCC released a report ( PDF available here ) on possible options for driving broadband adoption in America. One
    6 days ago

  10. Verizon to FCC: New $350 Termination Fee Is Justified


    Mashable! — Authority 856
    even raised eyebrows at the FCC and prompted a formal inquiry. So what does Verizon have to say for itself? According to […] The Wall Street Journal , the carrier feels completely justified. In a letter to the FCC on Friday, Verizon writes […] , Verizon said the termination fee also covers some operating costs of the business, including some advertising.” As the FCC
    1 day ago