“It is quite clear the Commission’s majority does not believe that the merger of Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House is in the public interest. This Order spends over […]
Author: Susan Carter
“The FCC’s merger review process is badly broken. Chairman Wheeler’s order isn’t about competition, competition, competition, it’s about regulation, regulation, regulation. It’s about imposing conditions that have nothing to do with the merits of this transaction. It’s about the government micromanaging the Internet economy.”
Yesterday’s comments of FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai who voted against Chairman Wheeler’s order approving the purchase of Time Warner by Charter Communications due to the accompanying conditions placed on the […]
“Dumb and Dumber.”
Ouch. An excerpt from comments made this week to Bloomberg and CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” from the colorful CEO of T-Mobile John Legere regarding AT&T and Verizon. The top-dog […]
The respective comments of Communications Workers of America counsel Scott Rubin and Verizon spokesman Richard Young.
– “This is not some bargaining tactic. There are serious safety problems.” – “We think this entire episode was intended to be a distraction. CWA’s complaints are baseless and we’ll […]
Excerpt from testimony offered on Wednesday by Scott Bergmann, VP of Regulatory Affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
“While CTIA appreciates the interest some have expressed in limiting the size of the Lifeline program through a cap on the total amounts that may be distributed, CTIA believes that […]
Comments of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch at Wednesday’s American Bar Association meeting
“What we will not accept is the idea that the mere act of divestiture is enough –that if companies simply spin off a few assets, we will withdraw our objections […]
Excerpt from a co-sponsorship memo circulated recently by State Representative Russ Diamond
“Pennsylvanians are extremely generous when it comes to donating and supporting our local, state and national charities and political organizations. After they donate, their names appear on the charity’s donor […]
Excerpts from the respective testimony of FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and Chairman Tom Wheeler
-“I am disappointed that the Commission is yet again seeking to siphon money from the USF to fund the FCC’s work, and I urge this Subcommittee to again reject this […]
Comments of U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) who introduced legislation reauthorizing the FCC for only two years.
“The technology and communications landscape has changed dramatically since Congress last passed an update for our nation’s telecommunications regulator more than 25 years ago. Restarting the process of regular authorizations […]