4/21/08: FCC Grants Qwest Forbearance Relief in Terry, Montana. Click here to read the FCC’s order.
3/31/08: WiMAX Forum® Forecasts 133 Million WiMAX Users by 2012. Click here to read about the report.
3/21/08: FCC Bans Exclusive Contracts for Telecommunications Services in Apartment Buildings. Click here to read the FCC’s order.
2/7/08: FCC rules on AT&T’s Tariffs to Withdraw Broadband Transmission Services. Click here to read the FCC’s order.
2/4/08: FCC Issues Competition Report on the Wireless Industry. Click here to read the FCC’s report. 1/9/08: FCC approves Verizon/Fairpoint transaction. Click here to read the FCC’s order.
12/31/07: FCC releases report on local telephone competition. Click here to read the FCC’s report.
12/5/07: The FCC denies Verizon’s request for forbearance in 6 MSAs. Click here to read the FCC’s order.
11/27/07: Verizon Wireless announces "any apps, any device" on its wireless network. Click here to read Chairman Martin’s statement.
11/20/07: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Issues Recommended Decision on High-Cost Reform. Click here to read the decision.
10/31/07: FCC Releases Data on High Speed Internet Access. Click here to read the report.
10/2/07: FCC Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Switched Access. Click here to read the NPRM.
8/16/07: FCC Clarifies Roaming is a Common Carrier Obligation for CMRS Providers. Click here to view the order.
6/28/07: FCC Finds Carrier Call Blocking Unlawful, Suspends Tariffs and Studies Access Traffic Stimulation. Click here to view the Declaratory Ruling & Order.
6/15/07: Disabled Access Requirements Extended to VOIP Services. Click here to view the order.
5/24/07:
FCC Announces Agenda for Summit on
Spectrum Policy and Management. Click
here to view the announcement.
4/27/07: FCC Addresses Rules Governing Commercial Wireless and Public Safety Licenses in the 700 MHz Spectrum Band. Click
here to view the FCC’s order & NPRM
3/1/2007 FCC Wireline Competition Bureau grants Time Warner’s petition for declaratory ruling to declare that wholesale telecom carriers are entitled to interconnect and exchange traffic with incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) when providing services to other service providers. Click here to view the WCB’s order.
2/20/07: FCC conditionally grants Qwest Forbearance from Dominant Carrier Regulation of In-Region, Interstate, InterLATA telecom services on an integrated basis. Click here to view the press release.
2/1/07: FCC Chairman Martin provides testimony to the Full Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Accessing the Communications Marketplace. Click here to view Chairman Martin’s presentation.
1/31/07: FCC Releases Data on Local Telephone Competition. Click here to view report.
1/31/07: FCC Released Data on High Speed Data Services and Internet Access. Click
here to view report.
12/29/06: FCC approves AT&T / BellSouth merger. Click here to review press release and company commitments.
11/7/06: FCC Classifies Broadband Over Power Lines as Information Service. Click here to
read the FCC’s order.
10/13/06: FCC Chairman Issues Letter on AT&T / BellSouth merger. Click here to read the letter.
9/26/06: FCC Issues Latest Report on Wireless Competition, read report here.
8/7/06: FCC Adopts
Order on Broadband Over Power
Lines, Click
here.
7/18/06: Missoula Plan on Intercarrier Compensation Released. Click
here to read the plan. Click
here to review the fact sheet.
6/27/06: FCC Updates Approach for Assessing Contributions to the Federal Universal Service Fund. Click
here to read the FCC's Order & NPRM.
4/11/06: U.S. Court of Appeals finds that the FCC did not preempt state commissions on intercarrier compensation for ISP-bound traffic. Click
here to read the Court’s opinion.
4/3/06: FCC releases new data on high speed services for internet access. Click here to read the FCC’s report.
4/3/06: FCC releases new data on local competition. Click
here to read the FCC’s report.
3/6/06: FCC Chairman remarks on the AT&T/BellSouth merger announcement. Click here.
1/3/06:
Commissioner
Deborah Taylor
Tate Sworn
in as FCC Commissioner.
Click
here to read FCC press release.
Click
here to read Commr.
Tate’s Statement.
Click
here to view picture
of ceremony.
1/3/06: FCC Commr. Copps Appointed to Second Term. Click
here to read the FCC’s press release.
12/2/05: FCC Grants Qwest Forbearance in Omaha MSA. Click here to read the FCC’s order.
11/17/05:
FCC SBC/AT&T Merger Order. Click
Here.
11/17/05: FCC Verizon/MCI Merger Order. Click
Here.
10/31/05: FCC Approves SBC/AT&T and Verizon/MCI mergers. Click here to read the FCC's announcement. Click
here to read Chairman
Martin's
statement about
the mergers
9/30/05: FCC adopt annual report
on state of competition
in the wireless
industry.
Click
here to
view FCC
report.
9/23/05: FCC eliminates mandated sharing requirement on incumbents' wireline broadband internet access services. Click here to view FCC Order.
9/23/05: FCC eliminates mandated
sharing requirement on incumbents' wireline broadband
internet access services. Click
here to view FCC Order.
9/01/05:
Hurricane
Katrina Emergency
Information.
Click
here.
8/8/05: FCC Approves Sprint Acquisition of Nextel. Click
here to view FCC Order.
7/19/05: FCC Approves Alltell Corp. Acquisition of Western Wireless Corp. Click
here to view FCC Order.
6/27/05:
Supreme Court
Issues Decision
in Brand
X Case. Click
here to view the
decision.
Click
here to
view Justice
Breyer's concurrence.
Click
here to
view Justice
Scalia's dissent.
5/19/05: FCC requires VoIP providers to provide E911
Service. Click
here to
view the
news release.
5/5/05:
FCC denies
SBC's Petition
for Forbearance
from Title
II for IP Platform
Services. Click
here to view
the FCC's order.
3/25/05: FCC Finds That States Cannot Force Bells to Provide DSL Service to CLEC Voice Customers. Click to view the FCC's Order.
3/16/05:
Kevin Martin Named
Chairman of the FCC. Click
here to view Chairman Martin's
Comments.
3/3/05:
The FCC Moves Swiftly
To Protect VoIP Services.
Click here to view
the FCC's Madison
River Consent
Decree Order.
2/4/05: The FCC Releases its TRO Order on Remand. Click Here to read the order.
2/1/05: QSI Consulting and Level 3 Communications Release Report on Intercarrier Compensation for IP-Enabled Voice Traffic.
1/31/05:
SBC announces agreement
to acquire AT&T.
12/22/04:
FCC Releases Data on
High-Speed Internet Access. Click
here to review the data.
12/22/04: FCC Releases its Local Competition Report. Click here to read the FCC's report.
12/15/04:
FCC Adopts Order on Unbundling
Obligations for ILECs. Click
here to review the FCC Press
Release.
Click Here to review Chairman Powell's Statement.
11/24/04: SBC Files A VOIP Access (or TIPTop) Tariff With The FCC For Its Midwest Region. Click here to view the tariff,
Click here to view FCC Chairman Powell's reaction to SBC's TIPTop tariff.
11/9/04: FCC Finds That Vonage Not Subject To Patchwork State Regulations Governing Telephone Companies, continued...
11/9/04: FCC Finds That Vonage Not Subject To Patchwork State Regulations Governing Telephone Companies, continued...
11/3/04: Ohio PUC Releases Its Order Regarding SBC Ohio's TELRIC rates for Unbundled Network Elements - Case No. 02-1280-TP-UNC, continued...
10/28/04: FCC Adopts Rules Regarding Broadband Over Power Lines
10/26/04: FCC Consents With Conditions Regarding Cingular's Acquisition of AT&T Wireless
10/13/04: Wisconsin PSC Releases Its Order Regarding SBC Wisconsin's TELRIC rates for
Unbundled Network Elements - Docket No. 6720-TI-187
9/21/04: Michigan PSC Releases Its Order Regarding SBC Michigan 's TELRIC rates for
Unbundled Network Elements - Case U-13531
8/20/04: FCC Releases Its Interim UNE Rules and NPRM
7/13/04: FCC Releases Its "All Or Nothing" Order
6/9/04: Illinois Commerce Commission Releases Its Order Regarding SBC Illinois' TELRIC
rates for Unbundled Network Elements - Docket No. 02-086 |
