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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 pizzeria-versus-GrubHub distinction is important for the agency’s argument. That is not the case here.”

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

EldoTelecom

They hope to convince the courts the FCC lacked authority to issue the rulemaking classifying Internet protocol-based services -- advanced telecommunications – as a common carrier telecom utility service under Title II of the Communications Act. The problem is doesn't meet any of these tests.

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Judges Probe FCC’s $92 Million Fine Against T-Mobile

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2025 – Judges questioned lawyers for both T-Mobile and the Federal Communications Commission Monday on whether the agency’s penalty process was upended by a recent Supreme Court decision that found a separate agency couldn’t collect fines without a jury trial. 

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Remarkably Bad Consumer Protection at the FCC

Telefrieden

Bear in mind that the FCC, not the Federal Trade Commission, has consumer protection jurisdiction for so-called Title II regulated common carriers, including ventures offering pre-paid and post-paid wireless service. Why would a facilities-based carrier pay over $ 1 billion to acquire a reseller of the carrier’s network?

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If Trump Won, What Would Carr Do as FCC Chairman?

Broadband Breakfast

Carr actually outlined his priorities for broadband and telecommunications policy in a chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 policy agenda. WASHINGTON, Oct. What would he do if Trump won, and if Carr were selected for the job? He has made clear in public statements, though, that he opposes them.

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