Download or read book Implementation of Section 224 of the Act a National Broadband Plan for Our Future Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementation of Section 224 of the Act, a National Broadband Plan for Our Future (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Implementation of Section 224 of the Act, a National Broadband Plan for Our Future (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Commission builds on its prior efforts to harmonize pole attachment rates that cable and telecom service providers pay utility pole owners. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), contains two formulas for calculating pole attachment rates, a formula adopted in 1978 applicable to cable television systems solely providing cable service, and a formula adopted in 1996 applicable to telecommunications carriers providing telecommunications service. This book contains: - The complete text of the Implementation of Section 224 of the Act, a National Broadband Plan for Our Future (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connecting America written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the early 21st century. Broadband is a foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness and a better way of life. The number of Americans who have broadband at home has grown from 8 million in 2000 to nearly 200 million last year. But. 100 million Americans do not have broadband at home. In early 2009, Congress directed the FCC to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure that every American has ¿access to broadband capability.¿ This plan must also include a strategy for achieving affordability and maximizing use of broadband. The plan presented here ensures that the entire broadband ecosystem ¿ networks, devices, content and applications¿ is healthy. Illus.
Download or read book The Puzzling Case of the FCC S Broadband Plan written by Barbara S. Esbin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of its effort to save an ailing economy from a deeper recession, Congress, in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “Recovery Act”), charged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with preparing a national broadband plan to ensure that “all the people of the United States have access to broadband capability.” A bit over a year later, “Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan” has been submitted to Congress as the FCC's plan for ensuring broadband availability across the land. The National Broadband Plan takes a holistic look at the role of broadband Internet investment, deployment, competition and adoption in our society and economy. The Plan looks at policies and actions in three categories: fostering innovation and competition in networks, devices and applications; redirecting assets that government controls or influences in order to spur investment and inclusion; and optimizing the use of broadband to help achieve national priorities. It was a monumental undertaking for the FCC, the process used to generate its data and recommendations was open and participatory, and the Plan is impressive in the depth and breadth. A comprehensive assessment of the Plan is well beyond the scope of this piece, which focuses primarily on those pieces of the Plan in Part I, addressing broadband competition and innovation policy.
Download or read book National Broadband Plan for Our Future Improved Access to Utility Poles Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-14 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Improved Access to Utility Poles (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Improved Access to Utility Poles (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Commission revises its pole attachment rules to promote competition and to reduce the potentially excessive costs of deploying telecommunications, cable, and broadband networks. The Commission also revises the telecommunications rate formula for pole attachments consistent with the statutory framework, reinterprets the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to allow incumbent LECs to file complaints before the Commission if they believe a pole attachment rate, term, or condition is unjust and unreasonable, and confirms wireless providers are entitled to the same rate as other telecommunications carriers. In addition, the Commission resolves multiple petitions for reconsideration and addresses various points regarding the nondiscriminatory use of attachment techniques. This book contains: - The complete text of the National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Improved Access to Utility Poles (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Connect America Fund A National Broadband Plan for Our Future Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates Etc Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates, etc. (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates, etc. (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reconsiders and clarifies certain aspects of the USF/ICC Transformation Order in response to various petitions for reconsideration and/or clarification. We grant in part and deny in part petitions relating to certain aspects of eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) reporting obligations, while maintaining our overall framework for ETC accountability. We also grant in part and deny in part a petition relating to universal service support adjustments for carriers with artificially low local rates, making a minor adjustment in the timing for the sampling of rates to be used in calculating any such adjustments. We also clarify certain implementation details for both the reporting requirements and the rate floor requirement. In addition, we make a minor adjustment to the rule relating to the calculation of baseline support for competitive carriers serving remote areas of Alaska. We also clarify that the framework established for rate-of-return companies to extend broadband upon reasonable request would take into account any unique circumstances, such as backhaul costs, that may impact the ability of such companies, in Alaska or elsewhere, to extend broadband to their customers. We also deny a number of other requests relating to support for carriers serving Alaska. We deny a request to reconsider which 12 months of revenues will be considered for purposes of defining Eligible Recovery. Finally, we deny a request to reconsider the use of tariff forecasts for calculating the baseline for rate-of-return carriers. This book contains: - The complete text of the Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates, etc. (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Connect America Fund A National Broadband Plan for Our Future Etc Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - etc. (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - etc. (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission reconsiders and modifies certain provisions of its rules that were adopted in the USF/ICC Transformation Order. The Commission grants a Petition for Reconsideration and Clarification of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies and Western Telecommunications Alliance. The Commission grants in part and denies in part a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance and a Petition for Reconsideration and/or Clarification filed by Frontier Communications Corp. and Windstream Communications, Inc. Finally, the Commission denies a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the United States Telecom Association. This book contains: - The complete text of the Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - etc. (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism and National Broadband Plan for Our Future Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism and National Broadband Plan for Our Future (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism and National Broadband Plan for Our Future (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adds the statutory language from the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act regarding the education of students about appropriate online behavior to the existing Commission rules implementing the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) for the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (also known as the E-rate program). The Commission also makes minor non-substantive revisions to its rules to conform to existing statutory language from the CIPA statute where necessary. Finally, the Commission makes minor corrections to its Schools and Libraries Sixth Report and Order. This book contains: - The complete text of the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism and National Broadband Plan for Our Future (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book National Broadband Plan for Our Future Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-14 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Broadband Plan For Our Future - Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the National Broadband Plan For Our Future - Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes another step toward realizing the National Broadband Plan's vision of improving connectivity to schools and libraries by upgrading and modernizing the successful E-rate program. In particular, the Commission takes action on upgrades that can be implemented in funding year 2011 (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012); enables schools and libraries to better serve students, teachers, librarians, and their communities by providing more flexibility to select and make available the most cost-effective broadband and other communications services; simplifies and streamlines the program; and improves safeguards against waste, fraud and abuse. In addition, the Commission adopts the eligible services list for funding year 2011. This book contains: - The complete text of the National Broadband Plan For Our Future - Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Discussion Draft to Provide Funding for the Construction and Maintenance of a Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network and for Other Purposes and on H R 4829 the Next Generation 911 Preservation Act of 2010 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connecting America written by Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 2009, Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop a National Broadband Plan to ensure every American has "access to broadband capability." Congress also required that this plan include a detailed strategy for achieving affordability and maximizing use of broadband to advance "consumer welfare, civic participation, public safety and homeland security, community development, health care delivery, energy independence and efficiency, education, employee training, private sector investment, entrepreneurial activity, job creation and economic growth, and other national purposes." To fulfill Congress's mandate, the plan seeks to ensure that the entire broadband ecosystem--networks, devices, content and applications--is healthy. It makes recommendations to the FCC, the Executive Branch, Congress and state and local governments. This report presents the recommendations made to the FCC, the Executive Branch, Congress and state and local governments. Appendices include: (1) BTOP Progress Assessment; (2) Common Abbreviations; (3) Glossary; (4) List of Workshops and Field Hearings; and (5) List of National Broadband Plan Contributors. Individual chapters include footnotes and endnotes. (Contains 55 exhibits.).
Download or read book Through the Looking Glass Integrated Broadband Networks Regulatory Policy and Institutional Change written by and published by Information Gatekeepers Inc. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Net Neutrality Debate written by Congressional Service and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As congressional policymakers continue to debate telecommunications reform, a major discussion point revolves around what approach should be taken to ensure unfettered access to the internet. The move to place restrictions on the owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the internet, to ensure equal access and nondiscriminatory treatment, is referred to as "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in its February 26, 2015, open meeting voted 3-2, along party lines, to adopt open internet rules and released these rules on March 12, 2015. One of the most controversial aspects of the rules was the decision to reclassify broadband internet access service as telecommunications service under Title II, thereby subjecting internet service providers to a more stringent regulatory framework. With limited exceptions, the rules went into effect June 12, 2015. Various parties challenged the legality of the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a June 14, 2016, ruling, voted (2-1) to uphold the legality of all aspects of the 2015 FCC Order. A petition for full U.S. Appeals Court review was denied but parties have petitioned for U.S. Supreme Court review. The FCC on December 14, 2017, adopted (3-2) an Order that largely reverses the 2015 regulatory framework. The 2017 Order, among other things, reverses the 2015 classification of broadband internet access services as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act, shifts much of the oversight from the FCC to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, and provides for a less regulatory approach. This action has once again opened up the debate over what the appropriate framework is to ensure an open internet. Reaction to the 2017 Order has been mixed. Some see the 2015 FCC rules as regulatory overreach and welcome a more "light-touch" approach, which they feel will stimulate broadband investment, deployment, and innovation. Others support the 2015 regulations and feel that their reversal will result in a concentration of power to the detriment of content, services, and applications providers, as well as consumers, and refute the claim that these regulations have had a negative impact on broadband investment, expansion, or innovation. The 2017 Order was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2018, triggering timelines for both court challenges and Congressional Review Act (CRA) consideration. Petitions requesting U.S. Court of Appeals review have been filed and CRA resolutions to overturn the 2017 Order have been introduced in both the House (H.J.Res. 129) and the Senate (S.J.Res. 52). The FCC's move to adopt the 2017 Order has reopened the debate over whether Congress should consider a measure to amend existing law to provide greater regulatory stability and guidance to the FCC. H.R. 4682, introduced on December 19, 2017, by Representative Blackburn, contains among its provisions those that prohibit blocking and throttling by broadband internet access providers and classifies broadband internet access service as an information service. Whether Congress will choose to address comprehensive legislation to amend the 1934 Communications Act, to provide a broad-based regulatory framework, remains to be seen. Congressional action in the 115th Congress has also focused on two aspects of the 2015 rules: privacy and transparency. Separately, legislation to nullify the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order has also been introduced.
Download or read book Connect America Fund A National Broadband Plan for Our Future Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) comprehensively reforms and modernizes the universal service and intercarrier compensation systems to ensure that robust, affordable voice and broadband service, both fixed and mobile, are available to Americans throughout the nation. The Commission adopts fiscally responsible, accountable, incentive-based policies to transition these outdated systems to the Connect America Fund, ensuring fairness for consumers and addressing the communications infrastructure challenges of today and tomorrow. The Commission uses measured but firm glide paths to provide industry with certainty and sufficient time to adapt to a changed regulatory landscape, and establish a framework to distribute universal service funding in the most efficient and technologically neutral manner possible, through market-based mechanisms such as competitive bidding. This book contains: - The complete text of the Connect America Fund - A National Broadband Plan for Our Future - Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Telecommunications written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Increasingly, broadband Internet service is seen as critical to a nation's physical infrastructure and economic growth. Universal access to, and increased use and adoption of, broadband service are policy goals stated in the National Broadband Plan, which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released in March 2010. Some recent studies indicate that despite achieving nearly 95 percent broadband deployment and globally competitive adoption rates, the United States has moved from the top to the middle of the international rankings. Other developed countries, which have made universal access and increased adoption priorities, rank higher than the United States in these areas, and their experiences may be of interest to U.S. policymakers. GAO was asked to address (1) the status of broadband deployment and adoption in developed countries, (2) actions selected countries have taken to increase deployment and adoption, and (3) how recommendations in the National Broadband Plan align with the selected countries' actions.GAO analyzed relevant information for 30 developed countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and visited 7 of these countries selected for their broadband policies and economic or demographic characteristics. GAO..."
Download or read book Appropriate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet Over Wireline Facilities Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet Over Wireline Facilities (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Appropriate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet Over Wireline Facilities (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) establishes a regulatory framework for facilities-based providers of wireline broadband Internet access service. Under this framework, the Commission determines that facilities-based wireline broadband Internet access service is an information service, and that facilities-based providers of the service are no longer required to separate out the transmission component (i.e., transmission in excess of 200 kilobits per second (kbps) in at least one direction) of wireline broadband Internet access services as a stand-alone telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), subject to a one-year transition period, during which providers must continue to provide existing wireline broadband Internet access transmission offerings, on a grandfathered basis, to unaffiliated information service providers (ISPs). After the transition period, facilities-based wireline broadband Internet access service providers are permitted to offer broadband Internet access services on a common carrier basis under Title II or on a non-common carrier basis. In addition, the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) are immediately relieved of all requirements associated with the Commission's Computer Inquiry Orders with respect to wireline broadband Internet access services. The document further concludes that the broadband transmission component of wireline broadband Internet access service is not a telecommunication service under the Act. It also addresses other important areas relating to the provision of broadband Internet access services. Overall, this new regulatory framework encourages the ubiquitous availability of broadband to all Americans by removing outdated regulations, developing consistent regulations across broadband platforms, and encouraging broadband investment and deployment. This book contains: - The complete text of the Appropriate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet Over Wireline Facilities (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
Download or read book Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150 2162 and 2500 2690 MHz Bands Us Federal Communications Commission Regulation Fcc 2018 Edition written by The Law The Law Library and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this document the Commission amends the rules governing the Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and Educational Broadband Service (EBS) in response to petitions for reconsideration filed in the BRS/EBS Report and Order and comments filed in the BRS/EBS Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Also, the Commission responds to petitions for reconsideration filed the BIG LEO Spectrum Sharing Order by affirming its decision to establish a plan for sharing between the fixed and mobile (except aeronautical mobile) services and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) operators in the 2495-2500 MHz band. This decision will permit BRS Channel No. 1 licensees to relocate to the 2496-2502 MHZ portion of the 2495-2690 MHz band. The Commission's actions in this proceeding are designed to encourage the transition of the 2495-2690 MHz band and to provide both incumbent licensees and potential new entrants in the 2495-2690 MHz band with greatly enhanced flexibility to encourage the efficient and effective use of spectrum domestically and internationally, and the growth and rapid deployment of innovative and efficient communications technologies and services. This book contains: - The complete text of the Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands (US Federal Communications Commission Regulation) (FCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section
