National Regulation

Barton, Stearns Caution FCC About State VoIP Regulation Decision

By: John Eggerton Aug 10 2010 - 7:35pm

Reps. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the ranking members of the Energy & Commerce Committee and Communications Subcommittee, respectively, have called on the Federal Communications Commission not to allow states to collect universal service fees from voice over Internet prototol (VoIP) providers.
That came in comments from the pair of legislators on a petition to the FCC from Nebraska and Kansas utility commissions for a declaratory ruling to that effect.

Free State Decries 'Regulation By Condition' On Comcast/NBCU Merger

By: John Eggerton Aug 23 2010 - 5:14pm

Group Says Petitions To Deny Echo Dire Predictions That Have Failed To Materialize

New Round of Talks In Broadband Regulation Debate

By: John Eggerton Aug 23 2010 - 6:30pm

ITIC Said To Be Hosting Latest Negotiations With Industry Players

FCC Adopts First Open Internet Regulations

By: John Eggerton Dec 21 2010 - 7:01pm

Party Line Vote Exposes Deep Divisions; Two Republican Commissioners Are Harshly Critical

FCC Defends Internet Regulation Authority

By: John Eggerton Sep 24 2009 - 6:12pm

Agency Says It Has Right To Take Action Against Comcast For 'Covertly Interfering' With Bit Torrent

Republicans Ask Genachowski For 'Market Analysis' Before Proposing Any Net Neutrality Regulations 

By: John Eggerton Oct 5 2009 - 9:29pm

Republican legislators continued their campaign Monday to put the brakes on network neutrality regulations.

In the latest missive from Republicans concerned about codifying and expanding Federal Communications Commission network openness guidelines, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the ranking member on the House Communications Subcommittee joined by a 18 House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans wrote FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Monday calling for a "market analysis" before proposing any network neutrality regulations.

Q&A: FCC’s Baker Sounds Alarm Over 'Anecdote’-Based Regulations

By: by John Eggerton Oct 24 2009 - 6:00am


Meredith Attwell Baker, the newest Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, says that the state of video competition varies, but suggests there is no shortage of it. She also says that regulation in response to “anecdotes” is akin to navigating “dangerous waters.”

Industry Self-Regulation Of Online Privacy Has Failed: CDD

By: John Eggerton Nov 4 2009 - 7:44pm

CDD, U.S. PIRG File Comments To FCC In Advance Of Agency's Dec. 7 Workshop

Congress Asked To Preempt State VOIP Regulation

By: John Eggerton Dec 2 2009 - 5:57pm

AT&T, Google, Others Push For Law Giving Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction

FCC to Adopt "Title II Lite" Approach to Web Regulation

By: By John Eggerton May 5 2010 - 8:56pm

Commission To Unveil Legal Approach To Clarify Authority To Regulate The Internet

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