CommLaw Monitor
Verizon Appeals Net Neutrality Order
In a controversial move, yesterday Verizon filed an appeal of the FCC's Net Neutrality Order adopted December 21. Verizon sought review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit -- and asked the same panel that…
Intercarrier Compensation, USF High Cost Fund Reform Top FCC Agenda
As expected, late yesterday, the FCC announced that it would again attempt to tackle its "holy grail" of regulatory action: reforming carrier-to-carrier compensation mechanisms and the high-cost program of the…
FCC Releases Text of Net Neutrality Order
Late yesterday, the FCC released the text of its Open Internet Report and Order (aka the Net Neutrality decision). We're on vacation already, so we don't have time for any analysis right now. Nevertheless, for those…
FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules, Endorses Accelerated Docket Complaints for Violations
Today, a divided FCC adopted enforceable "net neutrality" rules for the first time. By a 3-2 vote, with all three Democrats voting in favor and both Republicans voting against, the Commission adopted a Report and Order…
FCC's Genachowski Proposes Net Neutrality Rules, Creates Firestorm
Since April, the FCC has been struggling with how to react to the Court's reversal of the Comcast P2P blocking order . Today, Chairman Genachowski announced that he plans to move forward to adopt net neutrality rules…