Broadband Proceedings
Reverse Chronological Listing
12/20/06
Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service
Eligible for Compensation from Interstate TRS Fund.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
02/09/2005
Commission Proposes Flexible Use of Ku-band Frequencies
to Further Facilitate Provision of Broadband Satellite Services on Airplanes.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
NPRM : Word | Acrobat
6/8/07
FCC Boosts Competitive Telephone, Video Service
Opportunities in Multi-Unit Buildings.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (5/31/07): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
12/20/06
FCC Adopts Rules to Ensure Reasonable Franchising
Process for New Video Market Entrants.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
11/05/2005
Commission Amends Emergency Alert System (EAS)
Rules to Include Digital Media Technologies and Seeks Further Comments on
EAS System.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (11/03/2005): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
06/27/2005
Supreme Court Decision - National Cable & Telecommunications
Association, et al. v. Brand X Internet Services, et al. In a 6-3
decision written by Justice Thomas, the Court upheld as reasonable the Commission’s
interpretation that cable companies that sell broadband Internet service
do not provide “telecommunications service” within the meaning of the Communications
Act and therefore are not subject to mandatory regulation as common carriers
under Title II of the Communications Act.
Supreme Court Decision: Acrobat
Chairman Kevin J. Martin's Announcement Regarding
the Supreme Court's Decision in Brand X.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Abernathy's Statement Regarding the
Supreme Court's Decision in Brand X.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Statement of Commissioner Copps in Response to
Supreme Court Decision in Brand X Internet Services.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Adelstein Issues Statement in Response
to U.S. Supreme Court Brand X Decision.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
03/14/2002
FCC Classifies Cable Modem Service as "Information
Service." Commission Initiates Proceeding to Promote Broadband Deployment
and Examine Regulatory Implications of Classification.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
11/04/2008
FCC Adopts Rules For Unlicensed Use of Television White Spaces.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
08/07/2006
FCC Adopts Memorandum Opinion and Order on Broadband
Over Power Lines to Promote Broadband Service to All Americans.
Memorandum Opinion and Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (08/03/2006): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
03/16/2005
FCC Opens Access to New Spectrum for Wireless
Broadband in the 3650 MHz Band.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (03/10/2005): Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/23/2004
FCC Begins Rulemaking Proposing to Allow Wireless
Broadband Operations in the 3650-3700 MHz Band
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
02/23/2004
FCC Proposes Rules for Broadband Over Power Lines
to Promote Broadband Serviceto Underserved Areas and Increase Competition.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release: (02/12/2004)
Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner's Statements:
Abernathy: Word | Acrobat
Copps: Word | Acrobat
Martin: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein: Word | Acrobat
12/20/06
FCC Seeks Comment on Implementation of a Nationwide,
Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700MHz Band.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
05/12/2006
FCC Adopts Order to Enable Law Enforcement to
Access Certain Broadband and VoIP Providers.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (05/03/2006): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
09/23/2005
FCC Requires Certain Broadband and VoIP Providers
to Accommodate Wiretaps.
Order: Acrobat
News Release (08/05/2005): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
08/01/2008
Commission Orders Comcast to End Discriminatory
Network Management Practices.
MO&O (8/20/08): Word | Acrobat
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
06/12/2008
FCC Expands, Improves Broadband Data Collection.
Broadband Data R&O: Word | Acrobat
706 Report: Word | Acrobat
News Release (3/19/08): Word | Acrobat
WCB Open Meeting Presentation: Acrobat
Martin Statement on Broadband Data & 706 Report: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement on Broadband Data: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement on 706 Report: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement on Broadband Data: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement on 706 Report: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement on Broadband Data: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement on 706 Report: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement on Broadband Data: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement on 706 Report: Word | Acrobat
3/21/08
FCC Bans Exclusive Contracts for Telecommunications
Services in Apartment Buildings.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (3/19/08): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
01/14/2008
Comment Sought On Vuze
Petition For Rulemaking To Establish Rules Governing Network Management
Practices By Broadband Network Operators. WCB Docket No. 07-52.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
01/14/2008
Comment Sought On Free
Press Petition For Declaratory Ruling Regarding Internet Management Policies. WCB
Docket No. 07-52.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
10/24/07
FCC Grants Embarq, Frontier and Citizens Forbearance. (FCC
07-184)
Order: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps and Adelstein Joint Statement: Word | Acrobat
10/12/07
FCC Grants AT&T Forbearance. (FCC 07-180)
Order: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps & Adelstein Joint Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word |Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
6/8/07
FCC Boosts Competitive Telephone, Video Service
Opportunities in Multi-Unit Buildings.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (5/31/07): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/16/07
Broadband Data Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC
07-17).
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/16/07
Broadband Deployment Notice of Inquiry (FCC
07-21).
NOI: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/16/2007
FCC Launches Inquiry into Broadband Market Practices. The
Commission today begins an inquiry to better understand the behavior of participants
in the market for broadband services.
NOI: Word | Acrobat
News Release (3/22/07): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
08/07/2006
Broadband over Power Line. The Commission
declared that Broadband over Power Line (BPL)-enabled Internet access service
is an information service. The action places BPL-enabled Internet access
service on an equal regulatory footing with other broadband services, such
as cable modem service and DSL Internet access service.
Press Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
03/20/2006
Verizon Telephone Companies' Petition for Forbearance
from Title II and Computer Inquiry Rules with Respect to their Broadband
Services Is Granted by Operation of Law.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Joint Statement Martin & Tate: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
10/14/2005
Verizon Fast-Packet Order. The Commission
waived certain requirements under its price cap rules and regulations to
allow Verizon to exercise pricing flexibility for advanced services that
rely on packet technology, similar to the pricing flexibility that it has
for other special access services.
Order: Word | Acrobat
09/23/2005
Internet Policy Statement. The Commission
adopted a policy statement that outlines four principles to encourage broadband
deployment and preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of
public Internet.
Press Release (8/5/05): Word | Acrobat
Martin Press Statement (8/5/05): Word | Acrobat
Policy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Statements on Internet Policy Statement and Wireline
Broadband Order:
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
09/23/2005
Wireline Broadband Internet Access. The
Commission established a new regulatory framework for wireline broadband
Internet access services, which are commonly delivered by digital subscriber
line technology, known as DSL. The Commission’s action placed DSL and other
wireline broadband Internet access services on an equal regulatory footing
with cable modem service, consistent with a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision
that upheld the Commission’s light regulatory treatment of cable modem service.
Press Release (08/05/2005): Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
07/07/2005
FCC Releases Data on High-Speed Internet Access
Connections.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Report: Acrobat
03/25/2005
BellSouth “Naked DSL” Petition. The Commission
found that a state commission may not require an incumbent local exchange
carrier (LEC) to provide digital subscriber line (DSL) service to an end-user
customer over the same unbundled network element (UNE) loop facility that
a competitive LEC uses to provide voice services to that end user. State
decisions that impose such an obligation are inconsistent with and substantially
prevent the implementation of the Commission’s federal unbundling rules and
policies set forth in the Triennial Review Order.
Order: Word | Acrobat
11/12/2004
Vonage Minnesota Order. The Commission
preempted an order of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission applying
its traditional telephone company regulations to Vonage’s DigitalVoice service,
which provides voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service and other communications
capabilities.
Order: Word | Acrobat
10/27/2004
Section 271 Fiber Unbundling Relief. The
Commission provided regulatory consistency for new fiber networks installed
by the Regional Bell Operating Companies by providing the same relief from
unbundling obligations under Section 271 of the Act that the Commission provided
under Section 251 in the Triennial Review Order.
Press Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
10/18/2004
Fiber-to-the-Curb. The Commission relieved
incumbent wireline providers from unbundling requirements for fiber-to-the-curb
loops. These loops, where fiber optic cable is extended to the neighborhood
but not the premises, can deliver many of the same benefits as fiber-to-the-home.
Press Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
08/09/2004
Fiber to Multiple Dwelling Units. The Commission
extended the Triennial Review Order’s FTTH unbundling relief to apartment
buildings and other multiple dwelling units.
Press Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
03/10/2004
IP Enabled Services Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The
Commission sought comment on the appropriate legal classification and regulatory
treatment of Internet Protocol-enabled services, such as Voice over Internet
Protocol, or VoIP.
Press Release (02/12/2004):Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
08/21/2003
Triennial Review Order. The Commission
provided incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) substantial unbundling
relief for loops utilizing fiber facilities. The Commission determined that
incumbent LECs do not have to unbundle certain broadband elements, including
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) loops in greenfield situations, broadband services
over FTTH loops in overbuild situations, the packetized portion of hybrid
loops, and packet switching. The Commission, in applying the unbundling standard
of section 251(d)(2) of the Act, considered the directive of section 706
that it provide incentives for investment in broadband facilities, and concluded
that these facilities should not be unbundled.
Press Release: Word | Acrobat
Attachment: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat
3/20/08
Statement by Chairman Martin on 700 MHz Auction
Winners.
Word | Acrobat
Attachment 1: Acrobat
Attachment 2: Acrobat
Attachment 3: Acrobat
Attachment 4: Acrobat
3/20/08
Commissioner Adelstein Comments on Lack of Diversity
Among Winners of 700 MHz Auction.
Word | Acrobat
3/20/08
Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 73.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Attachment A: Acrobat
Attachment B: Acrobat
Attachment C: Acrobat
Attachment D: Word | Acrobat
8/10/07
FCC
Revises 700 MHz Rules to Advance Interoperable Public Safety Communications
and Promote Wireless Broadband Deployment.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (7/31/07): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/25/07
FCC Addresses Rules Governing Commercial Wireless
and Public Safety Licenses in the 700 MHz Spectrum Band.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
11/29/2006
FCC Grants First Set of Advanced Wireless Services
Licenses Won in Auction No. 66. The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau granted 550 of the 1,087 licenses won in the Advanced Wireless Services
Auction completed September 18, 2006 (Auction No. 66).
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Attachment A: Word | Acrobat
Attachment A1: Word | Acrobat
Attachment B: Word | Acrobat
Attachment C: Word | Acrobat
08/10/2006
FCC Seeks Comment on Possible Modifications to
Rules Governing Wireless Licenses in Portions of the 700 MHz Spectrum Band.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release (08/03/2006): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/27/2006
ORDER (FCC 06-46) Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73,
74 AND 101, et al The FCC modified rules for 2496-2690 MHz Broadband
Radio Service (BRS)/Educational Broadband Service (EBS) Spectrum Band to
Facilitate Wireless Broadband Access. by 5th MO&O,3rd MO&O and 2nd R&O.
Order: Word | Acrobat
Martin and Tate Joint Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/12/2006
PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 06-47) Auction of Advanced
Wireless Services Licenses Scheduled for June 29, 2006; Notice and Filing
Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedures
for Auction No. 66; AU Docket No. 06-30, FCC 06-47. This public notice announces
the procedures, minimum opening bids and reserve price for the upcoming auction
of Advanced Wireless Services licenses in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155
MHz bands.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Attachment A (Complete): Acrobat
Attachment A (All License Summary): Excel
Attachment A (Cellular Market Area Licenses): Excel
Attachment A (Economic Area Licenses): Excel
Attachment A (Regional Economic Area Grouping Licenses): Excel
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
04/12/2006
FCC Modifies Rules for 2496-2690 MHz Broadband
Radio Service (BRS)/Educational Broadband Service (EBS) Spectrum Band to
Facilitate Wireless Broadband Access.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Martin & Tate Joint Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
03/21/2006
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Released on FCC
Seeking Comment on Proposals for Modifying 700 MHz Public Safety Spectrum
to Accommodate Broadband Communications.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release (03/17/2006): Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
08/15/2005
ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (FCC 05-149). Service
Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands The
FCC advanced its efforts to make spectrum available for an array of innovative
wireless services and technologies, including voice, data, video, and other
wireless broadband services offered over Third Generation ("3G") mobile networks.
Order: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
02/22/2005
FCC Paves the Way for New Broadband Services in
the Air.
Report & Order, NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release (12/15/2004): Word | Acrobat
Attachment: Air-Ground
Band Options
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
09/22/2004
SIXTH REPORT AND ORDER, THIRD MEMORANDUM OPINION
AND ORDER, AND FIFTH MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 04-219) Amendment
of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for
Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New Advanced Wireless
Services, including Third Generation Wireless Systems Continued ongoing efforts
to promote spectrum utilization and efficiency by evaluating spectrum that
may be suitable for the provision of new services, including Advanced Wireless
Services. By 6thR&O, 3rdMO&O, and 5thMO&O.
Report & Order, NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
07/29/2004
REPORT AND ORDER AND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED
RULEMAKING (FCC 04-135) Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of
the Commission's Rules
Order: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
11/25/2003
REPORT AND ORDER (FCC 03-251) Service Rules For
Advanced Wireless Services In the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands. In this
Report and Order, we adopt service rules for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)
in the 1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands, including provisions for application,
licensing, operating and technical rules, and for competitive bidding.
Report & Order, NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
07/01/2008
Remarks of Chairman Martin at the Plenary Session
of the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy, Seoul,
Korea.
Remarks: Word | Acrobat
06/17/2008
Chairman Martin Commentary in Korea Times, "Engine
of Productivity and Innovation".
Commentary: Acrobat
07/01/2008
Written Statement of Chairman Martin, United States
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
Statement: Word | Acrobat
05/09/2007
Statement of Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
Before the Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship; Small Business
Committee; United States House of Representatives.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
12/06/2006
Remarks of Chairman Martin at the Phoenix Center,
US Telecom's 2006 Symposium.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
Presentation: Powerpoint
11/30/2006
Remarks of Chairman Martin at the Georgetown University
McDonough School of Business's Center for Business and Public Policy.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
Presentation: Powerpoint
10/24/2006
Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate remarks at Rural
Telecommunications Congress Conference.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
10/18/2006
Remarks of FCC Commissioner Robert M. McDowell
at the Media Institute Dinner, 3G
Americas
Technology Briefing, Washington, DC. "The Promise of the 700
MHz Band"
Speech: Word | Acrobat
06/27/2006
Remarks of Commissioner Adelstein to the Wireless
Communications Association,
Washington
,
DC
.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
05/12/2006
Commissioner Tate's Remarks to the Accenture Global
Convergence Forum in Beijing, China
Speech: Word | Acrobat
04/03/2006
Remarks of Commissioner Copps, Freedom to Connect
2006, Silver Spring, MD.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
01/18/2006
Remarks of Commissioner Copps on the Release of
Consumer Survey on the Importance of the Internet, Washington, D.C.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
10/20/2005
Remarks of Commissioner Adelstein to 3G Americas:
Broadband Wireless Internet – A Technology Briefing, Washington, DC.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
03/21/2005
Remarks of Commissioner Adelstein at WISPCON VII. "WISPs:
Providing Opportunities for Rural America through Access to Broadband."
Speech: Word | Acrobat
10/27/2004
Chairman Powell's Remarks at WISPCON, Las Vegas,
Nevada. "WISPs: Bringing the Benefits of Broadband to Rural
America."
Speech: Word | Acrobat
05/25/2004
Commissioner Adelstein's Remarks before the Wireless
Internet Service Provider Forum, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
02/25/2004
Remarks of Commissioner Copps, Quello Center Symposium,
Washington, D.C.
Speech: Word | Acrobat
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