FCC Backs Bells on Fiber Phone Line Sharing Limits
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US regulators on Thursday said big local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic lines built for high-speed Internet and other services, spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans.
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The FCC ruled that Vonage&#39;s broadband telephony service is not subject to traditional state public utility regulation and asserted its federal authority over VoIP.
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Agency gives phone companies more leeway in sharing connections. Also: Broadband over power lines gets green light.
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Will a new set of FCC rules for broadband over power lines bring the Internet to millions more homes? On Friday, proponents of broadband Internet service over power lines hailed a recent decision by the US
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LAS VEGAS - The major U.S. regional carriers want to leapfrog cable operators with advanced video services over IP (Internet Protocol), and expected upcoming U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings may help pave the way for those roll-outs.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal that could determine whether cable broadband providers can be forced to open their networks to other Internet providers.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 20, 2004 - Federal regulators Friday imposed a six-month freeze on the rates regional phone companies may charge their competitors to use networks to provide local service.
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The Federal Communications Commission has approved rules which it claims will encourage development of broadband access over power lines, a new technology that provides access to high speed broadband services using the nation&#39;s power grid instead of phone
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States are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers.
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US regulators ruled Tuesday that providers of Internet-based telephone call services fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government and cannot be regulated by states.
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The FCC decides that cable, phone and other companies offering internet-based phone services fall under federal jurisdiction. The company calls the ruling a victory for consumers.
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WASHINGTON-Despite the interference concerns of government-spectrum users, public-safety entities and amateur-radio operators, the Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted rules to allow broadband over power lines.
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Federal regulators approved new rules Thursday aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans &#151; but critics complained the move will hinder competition in broadband services and keep prices high.
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WASHINGTON The Associated Press reports some details are coming out today about proposed federal rules for regional phone companies.
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The federal government is challenging an appeals court ruling that, officials fear, would stifle the expansion of cable broadband services by burdening the providers with new regulations.
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SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. expect to more quickly build fiber-optic networks for carrying video after US regulators said they won&#39;t force the phone companies to share the equipment with competitors.
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FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access.