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FCC e911 Requirement

Analysts are predicting that the Federal Communications Commission will require all VoIP providers doing business in the U.S. to offer e911 service to their customers. They are also predicting that the FCC will force the phone companies to grant full... Full Story

Posted on May 17, 2005 3:54 PM

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to Address 911

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has asked his staff to address the difficulty VoIP carriers have providing their customers with access to emergency 911 services.Mr. Martin told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that he asked his staff to develop... Full Story

Posted on April 27, 2005 12:24 PM

FCC names Kevin Martin New Chairman

According to the Wall Street Journal, Kevin Martin will be named the new chairman. This comes as no surprise since he was been the frontrunner for several reasons - not the least of which is that he would not... Full Story

Posted on March 16, 2005 12:13 PM

FCC Probes Blocking of VoIP Phone Calls

The Washinton Post is reporting that the FCC is probing the blocking of Internet phone callsAccording to the Washington Post, the federal government is looking into allegations that as many as 200 people who switched from traditional telephone service to... Full Story

Posted on February 18, 2005 2:49 PM

FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy to Address Hill Forum to Address E9-1-1 Implementation and Federal Funding Shortage

Some quick interesting news to share... For Immediate Release Contact: Gregory L. Rohde Feb. 3, 2005 202-292-4603 glr@e911institute.org FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy to Address Hill Forum to Address E9-1-1 Implementation and Federal Funding Shortage Washington, D.C. FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy... Full Story

Posted on February 3, 2005 1:37 PM

FCC Chairman Resignation Letter

From Al Bredenberg's blog STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL K. POWELL ON LEAVING THE COMMISSION Today, I sent a letter to the President thanking him for the incredible privilege of chairing the Federal Communications Commission during his first term. With... Full Story

Posted on January 21, 2005 5:15 PM

Nuvio FCC Filing Advocates CALEA Guidelines For VoIP Providers

A couple of weeks ago Nuvio urged the FCC to keep broadband providers from tampering with third-party VoIP phone service providers riding on their broadband pipes. Specifically, Nuvio Corp., a private-label VoIP provider, wants the FCC to prohibit cable providers/MSOs,... Full Story

Posted on November 15, 2004 4:50 PM

FCC Exempts VoIP from state rules

The Federal Communications Commission voted today to exempt Internet-based phone companies (Internet Telephony or VoIP) from state regulation, making Voice over Internet to fall under federal jurisdiction - a major victory for the VoIP industry. With the FCC having jurisdiction... Full Story

Posted on November 9, 2004 12:02 PM

FCC Gives me and VoIP Industry a Birthday Gift

Happy Birthday to me The FCC is expected to rule today in favor of the Internet phone service providers, such as Vonage, AT&T CallVantage, Packet8, etc. taking jurisdiction away from the states. This is a major MAJOR victory for... Full Story

Posted on November 9, 2004 9:58 AM

FCC's Michael Powell and VoIP Regulation

FCC Chairman Michael Powell FCC Chairman Michael Powell said Tuesday that he would seek broad regulatory authority for the federal government over Voice over Internet telephone services to avoid stifling the VoIP market. Powell told an audience at an... Full Story

Posted on October 20, 2004 10:43 AM

FCC Fiber Decision for the Bells

I was watching the news last night when the news anchor stated that an FCC ruling came down that the FCC had granted the regional Bell companies relief from having to lease their fiber networks to competitors at regulated rates.... Full Story

Posted on October 15, 2004 1:13 PM

FCC lets TiVo share digital TV shows equals empty football stadiums

Well, the Federal Communications Commission gave the OK to let TiVo allow users to share and send digital broadcast shows over the Internet, but limited to just 9 TiVo"friends" or users. It uses a key to limit access to the... Full Story

Posted on August 4, 2004 6:27 PM