FCC to push for deregulating licensing of DSL to ISPs

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Glenn S. Tenney CISSP CISM" <gt_IP050716 () think org>
Date: July 27, 2005 10:18:54 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: FCC to push for deregulating licensing of DSL to ISPs


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MARTIN CALLS FOR DSL RULES CHANGE

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said he
will push for a rules change that would repeal a key regulation for
phone companies that offer digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband
Internet connections. Currently, DSL connections are subject to the
same rules as phone service, including a requirement that companies
offering DSL allow competitors to lease access to their networks. For a
long time phone companies have argued that the current rules put them
at a competitive disadvantage relative to cable companies in the
broadband market. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin agrees, saying that the
current regulatory situation "is inhibiting broadband growth." Martin
said he has circulated a proposal to the other members of the FCC that
would update the regulations to treat DSL service as an information
service. Previously, the FCC had ruled that broadband service provided
by cable companies is an information service, a ruling recently upheld
by the Supreme Court.

CNET, 27 July 2005
http://news.com.com/2100-1040_3-5806844.html



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