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Re: via the IP list...
From: Greg Maxwell <gmaxwell () martin fl us>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:35:42 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Patrick wrote:
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Fletcher E Kittredge wrote:The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today said it has tentatively concluded that broadband Internet access provided over phone lines constitutes an "information service," and as such may not be subject to the open-access rules that govern the nation's phone networks. While the text of today's "notice of proposed rulemaking" probably won't be made publicly available for a couple days, the FCC signaled that it intends to remove some of the regulatory fetters that dictate how the nation's four Bell phone giants offer broadband services.http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/News_Releases/2002/nrcc0202.html Here is the text of the FCC press release. For details, it is important to follow the links to the individual comments by individual commissioners.In other words, they'll now have the unfettered ability to push everyone else out of business.
So, whats the change? ;)
Current thread:
- via the IP list... bmanning (Feb 14)
- Re: via the IP list... Fletcher E Kittredge (Feb 15)
- Re: via the IP list... Patrick (Feb 15)
- Re: via the IP list... Greg Maxwell (Feb 15)
- Re: via the IP list... Jeff Mcadams (Feb 15)
- Re: via the IP list... Patrick (Feb 15)
- Re: via the IP list... Fletcher E Kittredge (Feb 15)