Verizon Talks Terms With Locals
Verizon Communications Inc. is complaining to federal officials that cable franchising is a barrier to entry — and, at the same time, itâ
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White House Deal Could Save Adelstein
Reports of commissioner Jonathan Adelstein’s imminent departure from the Federal Communications Commission might have been premature.
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Iowa Group Promotes Muni Movements
A grassroots group -- including two former governors and a state attorney general -- has formed in Iowa to promote initiatives to be placed o
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Overbuild Gets Early OK in La.
The city-parish council in Lafayette, La., has moved to the next step in its approval of a telecommunications overbuild by its local utility.
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Martin: Cable Model Worth Emulating
Deregulation of expanded-basic-cable rates, combined with allowing cable systems to invest in advanced services free from regulatory constrai
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Report: Powell OK with DSL/Phone Bundle
Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell reportedly supports voiding state rules that would require the Baby Bell phone comp
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Disney Huddles with FCC
Executives of The Walt Disney Co. huddled with Federal Communications Commission leaders and staff in a series of meetings last week designed
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FCC Includes Cable in Vonage Ruling
Cable’s voice-over-Internet-protocol service was included in a Federal Communications Commission ruling Tuesday that barred states from imp
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Analysts: VoIP Ruling Could Hurt Cable
A Federal Communications Commission ruling Tuesday that would deregulate certain providers of voice-over-Internet-protocol service could put
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Leanza Leaving MAP to Join NLC
Cheryl Leanza -- a public-interest attorney who helped to frustrate the deregulatory policies of Federal Communications Commission chairman
