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Telecommunications
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Media Law Prof Blog
FCC Ends Investigation Into Possible Wal-Mart Violation of Section 301
The FCC and Wal-Mart have entered into a consent decree terminating an agency investigation "initiated by the Enforcement Bureau regarding whether Wal-Mart violated Section 301 of the Communications Act of…
Louisiana Law Blog
Deja Vu? — Courts, Telecom and Anti-Trust
To say there has been consolidation in the telecom market over the last decade would obviously be an understatement. Competitive telecom companies, which entered the market by the hundreds after passage…
Media Law Prof Blog
EU Directives and the Radio Spectrum
Robert Horvitz discusses possible alternatives for opening up the radio spectrum under current EU directives in a talk he gave recently in Brussels. Read it here.
Antitrust Law Blog
A Tale Of Two Sectors: European Commission Reports On Telecoms And Energy Sectors
According to the European Commission's latest Report on European Electronic Communications Regulation and Markets, which was released on February 20, telecom operators in Europe are investing in new technologies to…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Future of the International Telecommunications Union
Patrick Ryan, University of Colorado at Boulder, has published "The Future of the ITU and its Standard-Setting Functions in Spectrum Management" in Standards Edge: Future Generation, edited by Sherrie Bolin,…
Media Law Prof Blog
FCC Reclassifies Broadband Service
The FCC has finally reclassified broadband service, giving the baby bells and the cable companies what they've wanted for so long, equal footing with the ISPs. DSL is now officially…
Antitrust Law Blog
FCC Antitrust Highlights
The Supreme Court overturned a ruling that cable high-speed Internet lines must be opened to rival online service providers, handing a victory to the Federal Communications Commission. In a 6-3…
Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices
Cool technology for in-flight cell phone usage
By Gerry Riskin
With nearly four million air miles in the last 10 years, I often joke that I "live in the sky". The impact of allowing cell phone usage during flights is…
Media Law Prof Blog
Bush Names FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin New Agency Head
President Bush has named FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin the new head of the FCC, succeeding Michael Powell, who steps down tomorrow. Martin said in a statement, "I am deeply honored…
Tom Mighell
Blawg of the Day
By Tom Mighell
The Telecommunications Consulting Blog is presented by Bunnie Riedel, as an exchange of ideas regarding cable franchise renewal and how communities can get the best agreement possible.