Telecom Policy Report articles from October 2007

Telecom Policy Report archives from October 2007

Around The States.
October 2, 2007... North Dakota GoMoorhead may have to deal with its continuing money woes without the aid of a technology fee to utility customers or a rate hike to broadband subscribers. The Moorhead Public Service Commission has taken no action so far...

Seniors Watchdog Group Takes On USF Reform.
October 2, 2007... According to a warning from The Seniors Coalition (TSC), phone users are paying sky-high subsidies twice for thousands of rural phone lines under the "high-cost" portion of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) that collects taxes from...

Commentary: The 700 MHz Order, Competition, Innovation And Investment.
October 2, 2007... By Hugh Carter Donahue, Ph.D. The interoperability of devices and applications in facilities-based competition guides Federal Communications Commission policy architecting investment and innovation for the 700 MHz band. In its Second...

CWA Presents 6-Step Broadband Plan To The Commish.
October 2, 2007... Most assessments of the availability (or lack thereof) of broadband and the speed (or, again, the lack thereof) of that broadband are actually based on self-reporting by providers - the regular reports that must be filed with the Federal...

Around The States.
October 15, 2007... California The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) adopted build-out requirements for state video-franchise holders with fewer than one million telephone customers to help ensure ubiquitous access to video services throughout...

Despite Pushback, EC Seeks To Register Lobbyists.
October 15, 2007... According to the lobbyists themselves, if the European Commission (EC) wants its proposed register for lobbyists in the European Union (EU) to work, the registration has to be made compulsory rather than voluntary as is currently planned....

The 700 (MHz) Club: When Lobbying The FCC, Sometimes Less Is More.
October 15, 2007... By Brendan McGarry, The Center for Public Integrity On July 31, the Federal Communications Commission voted on rules that could radically change the type of Internet services and mobile devices available on cellular networks. This...

Neat Petitions Agencies For AT&T Mobility Investigations.
October 15, 2007... Neat Wireless LLC, a minority (African-American)-owned, -managed and - controlled facilities-based PCS operator in Northeastern Arkansas filed a complaint against AT&T Mobility, a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T, with the Federal...

GAO Report: FCC Insiders Leak To Lobbyists.
October 15, 2007... A recently released federal report says Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staffers have made it a practice of leaking nonpublic information to a few lobbyists regarding important telecom rulings prior to the actual public votes taken...

Qualcomm Awaits Judge's Ruling On 'Gross Misconduct' Hearing.
October 15, 2007... Late last week, chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. was in federal court again, over who really is to blame for what a judge called "gross misconduct on a massive scale" at a past trial. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Major is considering sanctions...

Internet Taxes, Broadband Proliferation, E911 VoIP Heat Up The House.
October 15, 2007... Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill extending the Internet tax moratorium that is slated to expire Nov. 1. If signed, the bill (which now heads to the full House for a vote) would extend the moratorium on Internet access...

Around The States.
October 30, 2007... California Cellular carriers in Southern California have been watching their service degrade and their towers burn as a result of fires that continue to rage in the area. Wireless subscribers also are experiencing difficulties because...

ATIS Sets Up GPON Committee.
October 30, 2007... The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has set up an Optical Access Network Subcommittee (OAN), tasked with maintaining standards, implementing agreements and providing technical reports for systems and associated...

ITU Ponders WiMAX At WRC.
October 30, 2007... Ambassador Richard M. Russell, U.S. Representative to the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), has welcomed a decision at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to include the burgeoning WiMAX technology among an important list...

Senators Back Bill Empowering Wireless Consumers.
October 30, 2007... Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is emerging as a consumer advocate when it comes to the U.S. wireless industry. Klobuchar and co-sponsor Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) unveiled their Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act last month, requiring...

The Role Of Competition In A National Broadband Policy.
October 30, 2007... There is perhaps no issue more central to the debate about broadband policy than the state of and role of competition. Indeed, the issue of competition drives many of the debates over broadband, including net neutrality, wireless spectrum...