Comments of FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Travis LeBlanc in a Commission news release regarding the $48 million settlement reached between the agency and T-Mobile.
Author: Susan Carter
You’ve probably noticed, but there are a few elections coming up next month. Accordingly, this week’s quote comes from the election category
“Online voter registration has been a tremendous success and asset for the people of Pennsylvania. This innovation has made it easier for people to participate in the civic process and […]
Excerpt from statements made by PUC Chairman Gladys Brown at yesterday’s Public Meeting regarding October being recognized by the Commission and PA Governor Tom Wolf as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Pennsylvania.
“Today we live in a world that is more connected than ever before. The internet touches almost all aspects of everyone’s daily life, whether we realize it or not – […]
“It’s time for consumers to say goodbye to costly set-top boxes. It’s time for more ways to watch and more lower-cost options. ”
Yesterday, the FCC announced that the controversial set-top box issues has been removed from the open meeting agenda. The above statement is attributed to Chairman Tom Wheeler, and Commissioners Jessica […]
“We believe there will be a big payback with reduced churn, more stickiness, and better satisfaction.”
Excerpt from comments made this week by Comcast CEO Brian Roberts at a Goldman Sachs investor conference regarding the company’s intention to launch its wireless service by mid-2017. Comcast intends […]
“Today’s hearing should be viewed as establishing a regular biennial process for FCC oversight.”
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) set an early tone for this week’s hearing with the five FCC Commissioners by saying that the “clear intent” of the Commission during […]
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler unveiled his proposal regarding set-top boxes yesterday which, as an accompanying fact sheet indicates, is an initiative designed to “increase consumer choice & innovation in the video marketplace.”
An excerpt from Wheeler’s missive appears below and is followed, in order, by perspectives from fellow FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly and Charter Communications. – “Ninety-nine percent of pay-TV subscribers currently rent […]
At its Public Meeting yesterday, the PUC voted 3-2 in support of a Motion by Chairman Gladys Brown in a matter involving a complaint filed by Core Communications against XO Communications about compensation due for dial-up internet traffic and intrastate calls in which a Carrier Identification Code (CIC) is present but a calling party number isn’t.
– “For these reasons, we conclude that an effective approach consistent with the record is Core’s interstate access rate in those situations when CPN or other necessary billing information is […]
Excerpt from a statement by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai regarding the Commission’s review of state opt-out requests of the FirstNet program.
“In the Spectrum Act of 2012, Congress charged the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) with establishing a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. A nationwide network necessarily includes coverage of […]