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Still a Long Road for Universal Service Reform, Panelists Say

Broadband Breakfast

” The roughly $8 billion-per-year program supports building and maintaining rural networks, plus internet and phone discounts for low-income households, schools and libraries, and health care centers. That takes at least a year.”

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Remarkably Bad Consumer Protection at the FCC

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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. The phone is not free. and better yet, handsets “on the carrier.” Not in Comcast world.

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Law Prof van Schewick Calls Net Neutrality Ruling 'a Radical Decision’

Broadband Breakfast

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the FCC lacked authority to impose common carrier regulation on broadband Internet Service Providers like AT&T and Comcast. WASHINGTON, Jan.   On Jan. 2, a panel of the U.S. He implied he would roll back other rules instituted by the FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

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Advocates For Net Neutrality Appeal 6th Circuit Court Decision That FCC Won't

Broadband Breakfast

A three-judge panel found last month that the Federal Communications Commission could not classify ISPs as Title II common carriers under the Telecommunications Act, ruling that the “best reading” of the statute required broadband be defined as a less-regulated information service.  WASHINGTON, Feb.