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Carr Floats Covering Light Poles in Federal Law

Broadband Breakfast

” Carr indicated he wanted light poles to be used for connecting areas with fiber cables. In a July 2 speech in Sioux Falls, S.D., Carr announced he would ask his FCC colleagues to “revise and update the agency’s pole attachment rules.”

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Verizon Requests License to Operate Pacific Fiber Cable

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2024 - Verizon is seeking a federal license to operate a submarine cable system linking Hawaii and California. Verizon has requested that the FCC exempt the cable system from common carrier regulation, arguing that it will be leased to other businesses rather than being made available for general public use.

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Cable, Chamber of Commerce Ask SCOTUS to Toss N.Y. Broadband Law

Broadband Breakfast

The cable industry and the U.S. “Regardless of what the FCC decides to do (or not do), that statute is clear, and the states cannot subvert congressional intent by treating broadband providers as rate-regulated common carriers.” WASHINGTON, Sept. Chamber of Commerce agree. ” The U.S.

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Net Neutrality Levels Pole Attachment Playing Field: INCOMPAS, CPUC

Broadband Breakfast

The Federal Communications Commission is currently trying to keep alive its net neutrality rules, which would reclassify broadband as a telecom service subject to common carrier regulations. Even without net neutrality, many incumbent ISPs get this FCC oversight anyway because they also provide telecom services like voice and cable TV. 

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Major Questions Does Not Apply to Net Neutrality: FCC

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 –  Broadband is straightforwardly a telecommunications service subject to common carrier regulation, the Federal Communications Commission told federal judges Wednesday. The pizza analogies are references to a well-known dissent in NCTA v.

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1996 Telecom Act affords FCC clear, unambiguous authority for Title II rulemaking

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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Investor owned telephone and cable companies and their trade associations hope the courts will put the U.S. In so providing this telecommunications service, the Act states providers “shall be treated as a common carrier” (i.e.

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In a Changed Legal Landscape, the FCC Should Reconsider Net Neutrality Rules

Broadband Breakfast

and Ian Heath Gershengorn argued that any unilateral attempt by the Commission to treat broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a common carrier service under Title II of the  Communications Act of 1934  would be a “wasted effort.” Verrilli Jr.