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

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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. Or which fails to confer clear rulemaking authority to an agency.

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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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FCC Urges Judges Not to Follow Fifth Circuit in Striking Down Fines

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WASHINGTON, April 28, 2025 – After the Fifth Circuit invalidated a $57 million penalty against AT&T, the Federal Communications Commission is urging other courts not to toss nearly $140 million in fines against Verizon and T-Mobile. Jarkesy , which found the same was true of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

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” Broadband Breakfast on October 30, 2024 - Tech and Telecom in Advance of the Next Administration An interactive town hall exploring the critical issues that will shape America’s digital future in the next presidential administration. Both rulemakings were challenged in court by the telecom industry.

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