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tw telecom's Herda Calls for National Business Broadband Policy
tw telecom Chairman, CEO and President, Larissa Herda, delivered a keynote at Comptel this evening, calling on the industry to engage Congress and the FCC in establishing a national Broadband Policy for Businesses that will spur innovation for enterprises and...
Copps Named Acting FCC Chair
President Obama has named FCC commissioner Michael J. Copps Acting Chairman of the FCC. In a written statement, Copps expressed his gratitude and pledged to serve: I thank President Obama for his confidence in me and for this opportunity to serve. I know...
TMCnet Blogs Week in Review
It's been quite a week for news this week, and not just the run of the mill product announcements, customer wins and such. Some rather big things went down this week, and the TMCnet family of bloggers was all over...
Martin to Comcast: You're Punished!
Looks like Kevin Martin is ready to drop the hammer on Comcast. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that he will recommend that Comcast -- the nation's largest cable company -- be penalized for violating the FCC's principles that are designed...
FCC Answers to Congress
The FCC was called on the carpet today to answer a Congressional committee’s questions about the recently completed wireless spectrum auction. A central issue was the Commission’s inability to attract any bidders for the so-called D block portion of the...
FCC Answers to Congress
The FCC was called on the carpet today to answer a Congressional committee’s questions about the recently completed wireless spectrum auction. A central issue was the Commission’s inability to attract any bidders for the so-called D block portion of the...
NCTA Prez Speaks Ahead of FCC Meet
NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow issued the following statement in advance of today’s FCC Meeting: “We are pleased that a majority of Commissioners again rejected a plan to consider a multicast must carry mandate. Consumers will be better...
FCC: No Cell Phones In Flight
THANK YOU! The FCC yesterday said it will not change the current rules requiring that cell phones remain OFF during airline flights. (cue APPLAUSE) Officially, the FCC tells us that the decision is rooted in technology,...
FCC Recognizes VoIP Provider's Rights
Looks like the FCC is recognizing the rights of VoIP service providers to be granted access to incumbent local phone companies’ lines. A petition brought by Time Warner after attempts to access local lines were denied in Nebraska and South...
ITEXPO: Friday Recap
It’s Friday. Closing day of Internet Telephony Conference & EXPO: the first major VoIP event of 2007. ITEXPO was by all measures a success. From my perspective, the conferences went well, with some of the sessions overflowing into the...
