Source: http://cybertelecom.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_archive.html
Timestamp: 2014-11-22 16:12:30
Document Index: 608075671

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 25', 'art 5', '§ 52', '§1', '§1', '§ 1']

CyberTelecom Blog: April 2006
FCC Sunshine Notice May 3 :: CALEA :: TRS :: USAC ::
FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETINGWEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2006The Federal Communications Commission will hold anOpen Meeting on the subjects listed below onWednesday, May 3, 2006, which is scheduled to commenceat 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street,S.W., Washington, D.C.ITEM NO.	BUREAU	SUBJECT1	OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	TITLE: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act andBroadband Access and Services (ET Docket No. 04-295).SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report andOrder and Memorandum Opinion and Order regardingimplementation of the Communications Assistance forLaw Enforcement Act.2	CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS TITLE: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-SpeechServices for Individuals with Hearing and SpeechDisabilities (CG Docket No. 03-123).SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a DeclaratoryRuling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regardinginteroperability of Video Relay Service. 3	CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS	TITLE: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-SpeechServices for Individuals with Hearing and SpeechDisabilities (CG Docket No. 03-123).SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a FurtherNotice of Proposed Rulemaking to address fraudulentuse of the Internet-based forms of TelecommunicationsRelay Service.4	WIRELINE COMPETITION	TITLE: Request for Review ofthe Decision of the Universal Service Administrator byBishop Perry Middle School, New Orleans, LA et al.,Schools and Libraries Universal Service SupportMechanism (WC Docket No. 02-6). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Orderaddressing requests for review of decisions of theUniversal Service Administrator with respect to theSchools and Libraries Universal Service supportmechanism.5WIRELINE COMPETITION	TITLE: Request for Review of theDecision of the Universal Service Administrator byLake Grove at Maple Valley, Inc., Lake Grove Schools,Wendall, MA, et al., Schools and Libraries UniversalService Support Mechanism (WC Docket No. 02-6).SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Orderaddressing requests for review of decisions of theUniversal Service Administrator with respect to theSchools and Libraries Universal Service supportmechanism.=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=Cybertelecom :: Federal Internet Law & Policy www.cybertelecom.orgarlhoc.blogspot.com Washington D.C. Youth Hockey News
House Judiciary Net Neutral Hearing April 25
http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/netneutralitymedadv42405.pdfTelecom and Antitrust Task Force Hearing Tuesdayon Network NeutralityWhat: Oversight Hearing entitled, Network Neutrality:Innovation, Competition and Nondiscriminatory AccessWho: Telecom and Antitrust Task Force  Rep. F. JamesSensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.), ChairmanWhen: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2006Where: 2141 Rayburn BuildingTHIS HEARING IS EXPECTED TO EXPLORE.... What is net neutrality?. Does net neutrality promote innovation andcompetition?. Can broadband service providers control access tothe Internet?. Have broadband providers engaged in illegal ordiscriminatory conduct in violation of netneutrality principles?. How have recent legal and regulatory developmentsaffected competition for broadbandservices?. How can broadband providers abuse their market powerto limit access to Internetcontent? Do they have an economic incentive to do so?. How would access-tiering affect the competitivelandscape of the telecommunicationsmarket or the open architecture of the Internet?. How does recent consolidation in thetelecommunications marketplace affect broadbandaccess?. Can a network provider effectively manage networkaccess or should a statutorydefinition of network neutrality be adopted byCongress? What restrictions, if any,should be placed on the network provider to ensure acompetitive marketplace?. What current authority exists to protect netneutrality?. Would legislative proposals being considered byCongress promote or undermine netneutrality?. What is the role of antitrust in preventing Internetdiscrimination?WITNESSES: Mr. Paul Misener, Vice President of GlobalPublic Policy, Amazon.com; Mr. Earl W.Comstock, President and CEO, COMPTEL; Mr. Walter B.McCormick, President and CEO, UnitedStates Telecom Association; and Mr. Timothy Wu,Professor of Law, Columbia Law School.
RFC FCC :: AT&T / BS Merger
COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL FILED BY AT&T INC. and BELLSOUTH CORPORATION	http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-904A1.docWC Docket No. 06-74PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHEDComments/Petitions Due: June 5, 2006	Responses/Oppositions to Petitions Due: June 20, 2006AT&T Inc. (AT&T) and BellSouth Corporation(BellSouth) (collectively, the Applicants) havefiled a series of applications pursuant to sections214 and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, asamended and section 2 of the Cable Landing LicenseAct. In these applications, the Applicants seekCommission approval of the transfer of control to AT&Tof licenses and authorizations held directly andindirectly by BellSouth. This transfer of controlwill take place as a result of a proposed acquisitionwhereby BellSouth will become a wholly ownedsubsidiary of AT&T. These transfer of controlapplications pertain to domestic and internationalsection 214 authorizations, cable landing licenses,Part 25 satellite earth station authorizations,various wireless licenses and Part 5 ExperimentalRadio Service licenses.The Applicants also seek consent to the transfer ofcontrol of Cingular Wireless LLC (Cingular) and itsvarious subsidiaries and affiliates. The Applicantsassert that the transfer of control of the vastmajority of Cingulars licenses and authorizationswill be non-substantial (i.e., pro forma) in natureand that the Commissions rules and precedents requireonly post-consummation notification rather thanadvance consent for the proposed transaction. Nevertheless, the Applicants have filed applicationsseeking advance consent out of an abundance ofcaution. These transfer of control applications were filed inconnection with a proposed acquisition whereby AT&Twill acquire BellSouth. At closing, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of AT&T will be merged with and intoBellSouth, with BellSouth being the surviving entity. Each share of common stock of BellSouth will beconverted into 1.325 shares of AT&T common stock. BellSouth thus will become a wholly owned subsidiaryof AT&T. While AT&T will become the new parent ofBellSouth, BellSouth will continue to own the stock ofits subsidiaries, and BellSouth and its subsidiarieswill continue to hold all of the FCC licenses andauthorizations that they hold prior to the merger. In addition, by combining the separate interests AT&Tand BellSouth currently have in Cingular, that entitywill become a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T. Cingular will continue to hold all of its currentinterests in its subsidiaries and affiliates, andCingular, its subsidiaries, and its affiliates willcontinue to hold all of the FCC licenses andauthorizations that they hold prior to the merger. at
RFC: Federal Plan for Cyber Security and Information Assurance Research and Development
http://www.nitrd.gov/Public comment on the Plan is welcome during atwo-week comment period. Please send any comments tocsia-plan-comments@nitrd.gov before April 28, 2006.The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), aCabinet-level Council that coordinates science andtechnology policies across the Federal Government,today released the Federal Plan for Cyber Security andInformation Assurance Research and Development. Thisreport sets out a framework for multi-agencycoordination of Federal R&D investments intechnologies that can better secure the interconnectedcomputing systems, networks, and information thattogether make up the U.S. information technology (IT)infrastructure. This countrys IT infrastructure  which includes notonly the public Internet but also the networking andIT systems that control critical infrastructuresranging from power grids to emergency communicationssystems  is vital not only to our national andhomeland security but to our economic security, saidJohn H. Marburger III, Science Adviser to thePresident and Director of the Office of Science andTechnology Policy. This report provides a blueprintfor coordination of Federal R&D across agencies thatwill maximize the impact of investments in this keyarea of the national interest.The Federal Plan for Cyber Security and InformationAssurance outlines strategic objectives forcoordinated Federal R&D in cyber security andinformation assurance (CSIA). The Plan presents abroad range of CSIA R&D technical topics andidentifies those topics that are multi-agencytechnical and funding priorities. The Plans findingsand recommendations address R&D priority-setting,coordination, fundamental R&D, emerging technologies,roadmapping, and metrics. Together with commentariesabout the CSIA R&D technical topics that describetheir significance, the current state of the art, andgaps in current capabilities, these elements provide abaseline for implementing the Plans recommendations. The Plan was prepared by the Interagency Working Group(IWG) on Cyber Security and Information Assurance(CSIA), whose members represent more than 20government organizations. The CSIA IWG operates underthe auspices of the NSTCs Subcommittee onInfrastructure and Subcommittee on Networking andInformation Technology Research and Development(NITRD). The Federal Plan for Cyber Security andInformation Assurance Research and Development isavailable on the NITRD Program Web site: http://www.nitrd.gov/.
FCC RFC: Petition for Limited Waiver Filed by Country Code 1 Enum LLC
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-839A1.docDA 06-839April 12, 2006PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED FOR COMMENTS ON PETITIONFOR LIMITED WAIVER FILED BY COUNTRY CODE 1 ENUM LLC	CC Docket No. 99-200Comments Due: April 28, 2006Reply Comments Due: May 5, 2006On March 28, 2006, Country Code 1 ENUM LLC (ENUMLLC) filed a petition for limited waiver with theCommission to allow ENUM LLC to obtain North AmericanNumbering Plan (NANP) numbering resources. Thepetition requests that the Wireline Competition Bureaugrant a limited waiver of section 52.15(g) of theCommissions rules, 47 C.F.R. § 52.15(g), to allowENUM LLC to obtain numbering resources directly fromthe Pooling Administrator to be used in conjunctionwith a trial of ENUM technology within the CountryCode 1 North American Numbering Plan. This Public Notice establishes the proceduralrequirements relating to consideration of ENUM LLCspetition. This matter shall be treated as apermit-but-disclose proceeding in accordance withthe Commission's ex parte rules. See 47 C.F.R. §§1.1200, 1.1206. Persons making oral ex partepresentations are reminded that memoranda summarizingthe presentations must contain summaries of thesubstance of the presentations and not merely alisting of the subjects discussed. More than a one ortwo sentence description of the views and argumentspresented generally is required. See 47 C.F.R. §1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and writtenex parte presentations in permit-but-discloseproceedings are set forth in Section 1.1206(b) of theCommission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).. . . . .=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=Cybertelecom :: Federal Internet Law & Policy www.cybertelecom.orgWashington Youth Hockey News arlhoc.blogspot.com
FCC Release Data on Internet Broadband
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-264738A1.docFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES DATA ONHIGH-SPEED SERVICES FOR INTERNET ACCESSHigh-Speed Connections to the Internet Increased from37.9 Million to 42.9 Million Lines in the First Halfof 2005 Washington, D.C.  The Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) today released new data on high-speedconnections to the Internet in the United States. Twice a year, facilities-based broadband providersreport the number of high-speed connections in servicepursuant to the FCCs local telephone competition andbroadband data gathering program (FCC Form 477). Statistics released today reflect data as of June 30,2005. All facilities-based providers of high-speedconnections to end users were required to report tothe Commission basic information about their serviceofferings and types of customers as of June 30, 2005. Previously, providers with fewer than 250 high-speedconnections in service in a particular state were notrequired to report data for that state. More thantwice as many holding companies and unaffiliatedentities reported information about high-speedconnections as of June 30, 2005 as had reported sixmonths earlier. For reporting purposes, high-speed lines areconnections that deliver services at speeds exceeding200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least onedirection, while advanced services lines areconnections that deliver services at speeds exceeding200 kbps in both directions. The June 30, 2005 dataprovide more information about the speeds ofadvanced services lines and finer distinctions amongtechnologies than previously reported. They alsoenable, for the first time in this data collection,estimation of the extent to which high-speed DigitalSubscriber Line (DSL) connections are available tohouseholds residing in the areas served by incumbentlocal exchange carriers (ILECs) and the extent towhich high-speed cable modem service is available tohouseholds residing in the areas served by cable TVsystems.1) Advanced Services Lines· Advanced services lines, which deliverservices at speeds exceeding 200 kbps in bothdirections, increased by 31% during the first half of2005, from 28.9 million to 37.7 million, compared to a23% increase, from 23.5 million to 28.9 million lines,during the second half of 2004. For the full twelvemonth period ending June 30, 2005, advanced serviceslines increased 60% (or 14.2 million lines). · Of the 37.7 million advanced services linesreported as of June 30, 2005, 61.8% were at least 2.5mbps in the faster direction and 38.2% were slowerthan 2.5 mbps in the faster direction.· Of the 37.7 million advanced serviceslines, 34.3 million served primarily residential endusers. Cable modem service represented 64.9% of theselines while 33.9% were asymmetric DSL (ADSL)connections, 0.5% were symmetric DSL (SDSL) ortraditional wireline connections, 0.2% were fiberconnections to the end user premises, and 0.5% usedother types of technology including satellite,terrestrial fixed or mobile wireless (on a licensed orunlicensed basis), and electric power line.2) High-Speed Lines· High-speed lines, which encompass advancedservices lines and also lines that deliver services atspeeds exceeding 200 kbps in one, but not both,directions, increased by 13% during the first half of2005, from 37.9 million to 42.9 million lines inservice, compared to a 17% increase, from 32.5 millionto 37.9 million lines, during the second half of 2004. For the full twelve month period ending June 30,2005, high-speed lines increased by 32% (or 10.4million lines). · Of the 42.9 million total high-speed linesreported as of June 30, 2005, 38.5 million servedprimarily residential end users. Cable modem servicerepresented 61.0% of these lines while 37.2% were ADSLconnections, 0.4% were SDSL or traditional wirelineconnections, 0.2% were fiber connections to the enduser premises, and 1.1% used other types of technologyincluding satellite, terrestrial fixed or mobilewireless (on a licensed or unlicensed basis), andelectric power line.3) Geographic Coverage· As a nationwide average, we estimate thathigh-speed DSL connections were available to 76% ofthe households to whom ILECs could provide localtelephone service as of June 30, 2005, and thathigh-speed cable modem service was available to 91% ofthe households to whom cable system operators couldprovide cable TV service. · Providers list the Zip Codes in which theyhave at least one high-speed connection in service toan end user, and 98% of Zip Codes were on the list ofat least one provider. Our analysis indicates thatmore than 99% of the nations population lives inthose Zip Codes. The most widely reportedtechnologies by this measure were satellite (with atleast some presence reported in 86% of Zip Codes),ADSL (in 78% of Zip Codes), and cable modem (in 62% ofZip Codes). ADSL and/or cable modem connections werereported to be present in 85% of Zip Codes. The summary statistics released today alsoinclude state-by-state information, and populationdensity and household income information ranked by ZipCodes. As additional information becomes available,it will be posted on the Commissions Internet site. The report is available for reference in the FCCsReference Information Center, Courtyard Level, 44512th Street, SW, Washington, DC. Copies may bepurchased by calling Best Copy and Printing, Inc. at(800) 378-3160. The report can also be downloadedfrom the Wireline Competition Bureau StatisticalReports Internet site at www.fcc.gov/wcb/stats. - FCC -=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=Cybertelecom :: Federal Internet Law & Policy www.cybertelecom.orgWashington Youth Hockey News arlhoc.blogspot.com
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