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InternetNews December 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Question FCC Recusal Maneuver Key Democratic lawmakers leveled sharp criticism Tuesday at Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's efforts to break the agency's deadlock over approval of the AT&T-BellSouth merger.
InternetNews December 8, 2006 Roy Mark	Dumpster Ethics Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin played his hole card the other day to break the FCC's deadlock over approving the AT&T-BellSouth merger that would create the world's largest telecommunications company.
InternetNews December 4, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Chairman Wants to Break AT&T-BellSouth Lock Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has ordered agency lawyers to determine if FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell can "unrecuse" himself from the AT&T-BellSouth merger vote.
InternetNews February 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Democrats Put FCC Chairman on Defensive Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin defends statements about the AT&T-BellSouth merger and network neutrality principles.
InternetNews October 18, 2006 Roy Mark	Unexpected Face Time for Network Neutrality Throughout the U.S. House and Senate debates over network neutrality, Republicans steadfastly insist no federal law is needed prohibiting discrimination in the handling of Internet traffic.
InternetNews December 19, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC's McDowell Stands By Recusal on Merger Vote Decision leaves the FCC deadlocked over deal that would create world's largest telecommunications company.
InternetNews November 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Net Neut. Delays AT&T-BellSouth Vote Again FCC remains deadlocked over attaching additional network neutrality conditions to deal.
InternetNews December 13, 2006 Roy Mark	Citizen Groups Cry Foul Over FCC Vote The move to break deadlock on AT&T-BellSouth merger is called a 'violation of public trust.'
InternetNews October 13, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T-BellSouth Merger Approval Stalled The Federal Communications Commission delayed a vote on the AT&T and BellSouth merger today and rescheduled the issue for Nov. 3.
InternetNews October 16, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T Makes Network Neutrality Concessions In hopes of winning approval to merge with BellSouth, AT&T says it will follow FCC principles for 30 months.
InternetNews July 24, 2007 Roy Mark	GOP Leaders Rip Martin Spectrum Plan Google's proposal for an open access 700 MHz spectrum auction came under fire from the U.S. House Republican leadership.
InternetNews December 8, 2006 Roy Mark	McDowell Cleared for AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote Federal Communications Commission General Counsel Sam Feder cleared Commissioner Robert McDowell late Friday afternoon to participate in the AT&T-BellSouth merger vote.
InternetNews January 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	FCC's Martin Reflects on Wins, Losses As his time at the helm of the FCC draws to a close, Kevin Martin talks about is tightrope act balancing an open market and regulation.
InternetNews October 12, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Delays AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote AT&T and BellSouth hoped the Federal Communications Commission would approve their merger plans Thursday morning, but late Wednesday night the FCC announced it was delaying the vote until at least Friday.
InternetNews March 9, 2011	House Subpanel Moves to Block Net Neutrality After a pair of hearings highlighting the partisan gulf on the issue of Internet regulation, Republican subcommittee members send a resolution of disapproval on to full committee.
InternetNews October 10, 2006	Net Neutrality Back on FCC's Agenda Network neutrality proponents hope agency will make non-discriminatory handling of broadband traffic part of the AT&T/BellSouth deal.
InternetNews November 17, 2005 Roy Mark	Abernathy Resigns From FCC Republican Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy's departure may leave Democrats temporarily in control as Senate considers Bush nominations to the Federal Communications Commission.
InternetNews December 19, 2006 Roy Mark	Looking Back: Net Neutrality Spoils Telecom Reform A review of the top stories and issues that rocked the tech industry in 2006.
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.
InternetNews December 30, 2010	Net Neutrality 2011: What Storms May Come The Federal Communications Commission passed the rules, but that's not going to be the last word. Where will the battle lines shape up in the new year and the new Congress?
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 July 27, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Sets Tuesday Vote on Auction Rules The Federal Communications Commission will vote Tuesday on the rules for the January 700MHz spectrum auction.
InternetNews June 9, 2006 Roy Mark	House K.O.'s Net Neutrality Legislative language to make the controversial concept of network neutrality the law of the land failed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
InternetNews December 20, 2006 Roy Mark	Telcos Granted Video Franchising Relief Divided FCC votes to streamline telephone companies' marketplace entry into triple play race.
InternetNews March 30, 2006 Roy Mark	'Clear And Present Danger' For Telecom Reform Bill Big tech urged Congress today to stop telephone and cable operators from extending their market power over broadband access to broadband content.
InternetNews October 24, 2006 Roy Mark	'Net Coalition Raps AT&T-BellSouth Merger AT&T's network neutrality concessions for Federal Communications Commission approval of the AT&T-BellSouth merger don't go far enough, a coalition opposing the deal contended today.
InternetNews April 6, 2006 Roy Mark	GOP Defeats Dem's Net Neutrality Moves House Republicans Wednesday strengthened net neutrality provisions in their working telecom reform legislation but turned back tougher measures demanded by Democrats.
InternetNews September 17, 2009	Net Neutrality Gets New Support in House FCC oversight hearing opens with a legislative digression and considers the stacked agenda before the agency.
InternetNews November 19, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	FCC's Martin: Open Networks Becoming the Norm On the eve of a new administration, the FCC chairman reflects on his tenure and looks ahead to unfinished business.
InternetNews March 23, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Begins Net Neutrality Inquiry The FCC launches a period of public comment on need for network neutrality provisions.
InternetNews March 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon's Broadband Regulatory Relief Verizon Communications scored a major victory Monday when a sharply divided Federal Communications Commission approved the telecom giant's petition to deregulate its commercial broadband lines.
InternetNews April 26, 2006 Roy Mark	GOP Gets It Way on Net Neutrality House Commerce Committee Republicans defeated an effort by Democrats today to strengthen network neutrality provisions in the panel's telecom reform bill.
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 April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Seeks More Input on Broadband Auction Rules FCC keeps options open for the sale of spectrum designated as a third pipe competitor to cable and telephone companies.
InternetNews June 19, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	FCC Calls For More And Less Competition FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks his commission is on the right path, but a more competitive environment for video, broadband and wireless connectivity across the U.S. is needed.
InternetNews December 29, 2006 Erin Joyce	AT&T Bends on Net Neutrality AT&T bemoans the political holdup of its merger deal with BellSouth but offers key concessions.
InternetNews April 25, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel to Vote on Network Neutrality One committee prepares to vote on a telecom reform bill that Democrats contend lacks effective network neutrality protections, another panel opens hearings on the antitrust implications of just such a scenario.
InternetNews November 10, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Nomination Tips Scales to Right President Bush plans to nominate Tennessee utility regulator Deborah Taylor Tate to fill one of the vacant Republican slots on the five-person Federal Communications Commission.
InternetNews March 7, 2008 David Needle	FCC Chairman Says 'Balance' is Key to Net Neutrality FCC Chairman Kevin Martin discusses Comcast, net neutrality and other issues at Stanford.
InternetNews October 31, 2005 Roy Mark	Final Fed OK to Telecom Mergers FCC signs off on telecom mergers as SBC and Verizon agree to sell standalone DSL, adhere to network neutrality and continue Internet backbone peering.
InternetNews February 16, 2011	GOP Reps Move to Topple Net Neutrality Rules Republican committee leaders introduce resolution of disapproval that would void FCC's net neutrality order, challenge commissioners on legality of rules.
InternetNews July 11, 2007 Roy Mark	Verizon Gives Thumbs Down on Open Access Platforms Verizon Wireless told Congress today consumers would suffer if open access requirements are imposed on the January spectrum auction that is expected to open a new era in wireless broadband services.
InternetNews January 6, 2011	House Republicans Push Net Neutrality Repeal The new Congress wasted no time going after the FCC.
InternetNews January 25, 2005 Roy Mark	Speculation Over Powell Replacement Begins Current FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin is among a number of folks being bandied about to fill the top spot. Whoever the president appoints, analysts predict there will be no major policy changes at the FCC.
InternetNews May 11, 2010	Bill Would Stymie FCC's Net Neutrality Plans Florida's Cliff Stearns introduced a bill that would force the Internet service sector to prove there was a market failure before the FCC could enact any form of regulation.
InternetNews August 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform.
InternetNews March 28, 2006 Roy Mark	Critics: Telecom Bill Guts Net Neutrality House Republicans previewed a fast track telecom reform bill Monday that promotes greater choice and lower prices in the pay television market but guts broadband network neutrality, according to consumer and advocacy groups.
InternetNews December 14, 2005 Roy Mark	Tate, Copps Near Confirmation for FCC Federal Communications Commission nominees Deborah Taylor Tate and Michael Copps are likely to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate within the next two weeks, Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Stevens said Tuesday.
InternetNews April 14, 2010	Comcast Case Looms Large in Senate Hearing Proceeding convened to discuss national broadband plan treads heavily on FCC's authority after court struck down commission's 2008 order in Comcast case.
InternetNews April 29, 2005 Roy Mark	Martin Skips VoIP in First FCC Meeting The new FCC chairman plans to push mandatory 911 VoIP services at next month's meeting.