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InternetNews April 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules.
InternetNews June 27, 2005 Roy Mark	Court Backs Cable in Brand X Case The Supreme Court ruled that cable broadband providers do not have to share their lines with independent Internet service providers.
InternetNews December 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs.
InternetNews March 29, 2005 Roy Mark	Supreme Court Questions FCC Cable Modem Regs Cable industry, FCC tell high court it's lawful to deny ISPs access to cable broadband lines.
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Roy Mark	ISPCON Rallies Around Open Access Independent Internet serviced providers seeking ways to break into broadband business.
PC World September 2005 Jeff Bertolucci	Proposed DSL Rules Threaten Small ISPs FCC may release phone companies from obligation to let other ISPs lease DSL lines, leaving small ISP companies are worried about their future.
InternetNews April 8, 2004 Roy Mark	DOJ Joins FCC in Cable Case The agencies ask a court to hold off on enforcing a ruling that could force cable companies to open broadband networks to rival ISPs.
InternetNews March 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Verizon, AT&T Headed For Monopoly Bliss? Without a re-evaluation of the broadband commercial marketplace by the Federal Communications Commission, Internet Service Providers claim incumbent carriers like Verizon and AT&T will hold a virtual monopoly.
InternetNews April 16, 2004 Roy Mark	Independent ISPs Plot Survival Course While regulatory and legal issues move slowly through the bureaucracy, small and medium ISPs must adapt to boost revenues and win customers.
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Roy Mark	ISPs Challenge FCC Broadband Rules A group of Internet service providers including EarthLink and Time Warner Telecom, went to court Friday to challenge Federal Communications Commission rules that free wireline telecom carriers from line-sharing obligations.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Rich Duprey	No Jams on Info Freeway The Supreme Court says cable Internet operations are information providers, not telecoms. Information services will inevitably evolve over time, and this ruling will help foster new developments.
InternetNews August 1, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Chief Pushing For DSL Deregulation New FCC chairman circulating proposal to give telcos' broadband the same status as cable modems.
InternetNews August 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Bells Free From DSL Obligations In a significant policy victory for the incumbent carriers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted today to eliminate DSL line-sharing rules. The FCC imposes a one-year transition period for ISPs to renegotiate.
InternetNews August 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Same Broadband Numbers, Different Conclusions Consumer advocates claim the FCC is misleading public about pace of broadband rollout -- and DSL and cable modem users are paying more because of it.
InternetNews April 14, 2004 Roy Mark	Wireless: New Salvation for ISPs? The Federal Communications Commission wireless bureau chief tells independent Internet service providers that the agency won't impede their efforts to launch new offerings.
InternetNews June 28, 2005 Roy Mark	Brand X Reactions Split up The Middle Did the Supreme Court add regulatory certainty to the broadband market or confuse the situation even more?
Salon.com June 7, 2002 Jeffrey Benner	Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Rich Duprey	Controlling Interest in Net Access Supreme Court hears the case of opening cable Internet access to competition and regulation. The decision will have important consequences that may become irrelevant if satellites, power lines or other means of transmission become more prevalent. Investors, take note.
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Willie D. Jones	United States Establishes "Level Playing Field" in Broadband--Or Does It? Reversing a longtime stance, the FCC no longer maintains that offering consumers broadband services on attractive terms requires there to be competing providers of digital subscriber line, or DSL, service.
Home Theater September 1, 2009 Mark Fleischmann	Court Knocks FCC Cable Limit Until recently, no single cable operator was allowed to dominate more than 30 percent of the U.S. market. But a court has thrown out the Federal Communications Commission's market cap, eliminating a rule that's been the law of the land since 1992.
InternetNews January 11, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Pushes for Competitive Set-Top Market The Federal Communications Commission denies Comcast request for delay in separating security features from set-top digital receivers.
Reason May 2005 Julian Sanchez	Broadband Battle If a cable company provides high-speed Internet access, is it offering a "telecommunications service" or an "information service"? The future of broadband could turn on how the Supreme Court answers that question.
InternetNews May 12, 2004 Roy Mark	EarthLink: Telecom Reform Unnecessary Nation's third largest ISP tells Congress it should focus on enforcing current law, while broadband providers Verizon and Comcast argue for new ones.
New Architect October 2002 Lincoln D. Stein	The ACLU vs. Broadband The ACLU's white paper titled "No Competition: How Monopoly Control of the Broadband Internet Threatens Free Speech," calls for regulations to force cable companies to allow competing ISPs to offer service over their wires.
InternetNews December 23, 2003 Roy Mark	Broadband Growth Slightly Cools High-speed connections increased 18% during the first half of 2003 to put 23.5 million lines into service.
Home Theater October 15, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	CEA Applauds New CableCARD Rules Stiffened FCC regs follow years of halfhearted cable compliance.
InternetNews February 10, 2006 Roy Mark	Video Competition Boosting Broadband Penetration High-speed Internet service is riding on the battle between Bells and cable companies.
InternetNews August 18, 2010	FCC: Public Gets Slower Net Speed Than Promised New FCC report finds consumers aren't getting the top-end Internet speed advertised by most ISPs.
CIO July 15, 2005	They Want Their DSL While broadband users in the US prefer cable, DSL services are more popular worldwide.
InternetNews May 25, 2010	Next Steps for FCC's Broadband Plan After striking out in court, the FCC's general counsel plots his next moves to regulate the broadband services sector.
Information Today February 4, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	FCC Confronts Issues of Net Neutrality, Future of the Internet at Stake On Jan. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the authority over broadband providers in its provision of internet access and traffic "control" as it has with ISPs. Immediately red flags went up.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Catherine Yang	Getting Real At The FCC Unlike Michael K. Powell, the next chairman must put ideology aside to foster new services. The new chairman must safeguard basic communications services and promote new entrants who'll create competition.
InternetNews March 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Order Doesn't Alter FCC High-Speed Rules While stirring up a controversy over discount line pricing for long distance carriers, court upholds FCC broadband regulations.
InternetNews December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley	U.S. Broadband Lines Jump 15 Percent The number of home and business broadband lines in the United States jumped 15 percent to 32.5 million during the first half of 2004, according to new data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
InternetNews June 1, 2006 Roy Mark	Regulating The Internet Not So New Opponents to a law mandating network neutrality use it all the time, noting Americans should just say no to government regulation of the Internet.
InternetNews December 23, 2005 Jim Wagner	China's Broadband Growth Expected to Top U.S. By next year high-speed Internet line growth in China could surpass that in the U.S.
PC World February 26, 2002 George A. Chidi Jr.	United Online to Offer High-Speed Access In the coming months, bargain ISP will unveil Internet service using Comcast's cable lines...
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Who Will Control Your Broadband? The Cable-Telecom skirmish is beginning to hit home for apartment and condo dwellers. If the FCC has its way, they may soon be able to freely choose their broadband providers.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Comcast May Face FCC Skirmish FCC Chairman Kevin Martin may have proposed a ceiling on the number of cable subscribers that can be served by any one company. Nevertheless, investors with an appetite for solid, well-managed media companies should keep a close eye on Comcast.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Are They Ganging Up on Comcast? Comcast is currently doing battle with the FCC chairman, the NFL, and at least one of its subscribers.
Information Today April 8, 2010	Appeals Court Decision Serves as Setback for Net Neutrality Initiatives The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all internet traffic flowing over their networks.
PC World July 24, 2002 David Legard	Broadband Access Is Booming DSL subscribers outnumber cable modem users worldwide, but new wireless technologies may change that.
InternetNews April 9, 2010	FCC Details Broadband Plans After Legal Setback Federal Communications Commission chairman argues that court ruling has little bearing on its broadband agenda for the rest of the year, which will tackle spectrum, universal service and a host of other issues.
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Gus Venditto	FCC's Failures Covered in Mud In a pattern of decision-making that deserves to be covered like the scandal it is, the FCC continues to put the interests of lobbyists over consumers in setting regulations for the nation's voice and data networks.
PC World May 1, 2000 Rick Overton	Broadband or Bust According to Aesop, the slow and steady tortoise beats the fast and flighty hare. But wouldn't it be great if that dang rabbit hunkered down and delivered on its promise? That's what consumers hope will happen in the world of high-bandwidth Internet access. Folks at home who want a fast connection to the Net must choose from a bewildering array of broadband technologies, among them ISDN, cable modem, and an alphabet soup of DSL varieties, including ADSL, SDSL, and G.Lite. But for people with money to burn, new superfast technologies make huge promises that sound awfully enticing.
PHONE+ February 3, 2010 Kelly M. Teal	If Net Neutrality Dies, Expect Common-Carrier Push People who oppose greater government oversight of the Web say a common-carrier push for net neutrality wouldn't get very far.
Home Theater May 28, 2009	Court Nixes Cable Apartment Exclusives Do you live in an apartment building served by cable? If so, you're probably resigned to your local cable operator having a monopoly. But the U.S. Court of Appeals says that's not the way it has to be.
InternetNews December 18, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Turns Focus to Video Franchising Rules AT&T and Verizon now want the FCC to streamline the process for companies to enter the local video market.