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U.S. appellate court grants stay of FCC Title II reclassification of Internet as common carrier utility, citing lack of clear congressional authority

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The Sixth District United States Court of Appeals has granted a stay of a rulemaking issued by the Federal Communications Commission that would regard Internet protocol services as a common carrier telecommunications utility under Title II of the Communications Act.

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Core issue before FCC's proposed Title II rules: regulating advanced telecom as a common carrier utility

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In many parts of urban and rural California, internet services are indeed a monopoly—or at best a duopoly. The common policy response to the monopoly is to either place the service provider into public hands or use a regulatory framework to curtail the ability of the provider to exploit a monopoly position.

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

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Federal Communications Commission’s recently issued Open Internet rulemaking on ice, slated to become effective July 22. That would conceivably bolster their case if the underlying statute here – the 1996 Telecom Act – was unclear or ambiguous or failed to grant the FCC authority for its rules.

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Net Neutrality Levels Pole Attachment Playing Field: INCOMPAS, CPUC

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But one trade group for Internet Service Providers and state officials told judges Wednesday it comes with at least one big benefit: backup from the government in negotiations with utility pole owners. Broadband trade associations challenging the move in court convinced a panel of the U.S.

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Court Pauses Challenge to FCC’s USF Forbearance Policy

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Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit  agreed Friday to pause consumer groups’ effort to require Internet Service Providers to contribute to a multibillion broadband subsidy program run by the  Federal Communications Commission. WASHINGTON, August 12, 2024 – The U.S.

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Major Questions Does Not Apply to Net Neutrality: FCC

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WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 –  Broadband is straightforwardly a telecommunications service subject to common carrier regulation, the Federal Communications Commission told federal judges Wednesday. “These companies do not make or alter the food they deliver.”   A three-judge panel of U.S.

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Tech Think Tanks Fighting N.Y. Broadband Law in Supreme Court

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It seeks “to preserve the vibrant and competitive free market … for the Internet … unfettered by Federal or State regulation.” Tech Freedom is a non-profit focused on issues of Internet freedom and technological progress. Chamber of Commerce , and the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council.

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