Tag: Regulatory news

August 30, 2016

AT&T is fighting back against a $106,000 fine imposed by the FCC in late July after the commission said the carrier violated rules governing E-Rate pricing requirements. The company said it didn’t break any rules and that the regulator is […]

August 12, 2016

AT&T’s top regulatory lobbyist Jim Cicconi will retire from the telco at the end of September after an 18-year year stint with the company. He will be replaced by Bob Quinn, who currently serves as AT&T’s SVP for federal regulatory […]

July 26, 2016

Verizon did not accept funding from the second phase of the FCC’s Connect America Fund (CAF-II) program, but the service provider wants the regulator to recognize the need for faster broadband nationwide by ranking bids higher for territories where funding […]

July 18, 2016

A free-market think tank argues that Sprint and other smaller players will gain an unfair advantage if the FCC enacts its proposed rules on the special access market. In a new paper entitled “The FCC’s Special Access Proposal Is Infected […]

July 7, 2016

AT&T (NYSE: T) has filed a petition with the FCC to shut down its BellSouth analog video service in Carbon Hill, Alabama, and Kings Point, Florida, citing low demand and the growing availability of IP-based services. The request comes shortly […]

June 27, 2016

AT&T is defending its record on TDM-to-IP trials in Alabama and Florida, calling out Public Knowledge’s statement about its request to streamline the transition process. At issue is a letter Public Knowledge sent to the FCC. In that letter, the […]

June 24, 2016

Windstream is looking to weed out more legacy services from its portfolio by asking the FCC for permission to discontinue a host of operator assisted services across its ILEC and CLEC territories. These services include operator assisted calls requesting Bill […]

May 2, 2016

CenturyLink, FairPoint and Frontier banded together in protest of the FCC’s passing of a proposal to realign the special access market, saying that it would have a detrimental effect on how service providers address Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. […]

April 25, 2016

In a new filing with the FCC, a group representing the nation’s smaller and rural wireless carriers voiced support for Verizon’s agreement with Incompas over special access. The Competitive Carriers Association, Incompas, Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular jointly urged the […]

April 20, 2016

AT&T has reiterated its argument that the FCC should remove the existing nondiscrimination requirements that apply to facilities-based IMTS traffic arrangements on the U.S.-Cuba route. By removing the nondiscrimination rules, AT&T said consumers would benefit by gaining more economical methods […]

April 4, 2016

TDS Telecom’s competitive local exchange carrier arm, TDS Metrocom, says that AT&T’s argument that it is asking the FCC to reimpose cap regulation on Ethernet services or set specific Ethernet rates is false. Citing sections 202 and 251 of the 1996 […]

April 1, 2016

The FCC voted along party lines to upgrade the Lifeline program to enable low-income residents to get broadband access, but the passing of the reform was fraught with controversy over an earlier proposal that failed to take flight. Ultimately, the […]

March 31, 2016

AT&T has come under fire from a telecom consultant who claims the telco is negotiating an agreement with the California Public Utility Commission that would apparently provide AT&T $100 million to bring broadband service to nearly all of the state’s […]

March 29, 2016

Verizon has been for overcharging New York POTS voice customers $1,000 to $1,500 each, claims the New Networks Institute. New Networks Institute, which is planning legal challenges to Verizon’s pricing and financing plans, says that the excess charges were diverted […]

March 29, 2016

Netflix’s admission of lowering video resolution on wireless networks from AT&T and Verizon without customer consent has drawn fire from AT&T and the American Cable Association. “We’re outraged to learn that Netflix is apparently throttling video for their AT&T customers […]

March 24, 2016

Transbeam, a competitive carrier serving large metro markets like New York City, may be concerned about Verizon’s ongoing copper retirement efforts, but it’s confident that it can work out an agreement with the ILEC. The service provider currently offers a […]

March 23, 2016

Cincinnati Bell has asked the FCC for permission to shut down its Telegraph Grade Service in its serving area, marking the end of a bygone communications era dating back to the 1800s. The telco’s telegraph service is an unconditioned channel […]

March 22, 2016

CenturyLink found that cable providers’ Ethernet over HFC facilities are becoming a sound alternative source to fulfill large customer needs as it expands its service footprint outside of its traditional wireline territory, illustrating that there are growing options for special […]

March 16, 2016

Verizon is seeing another challenge its copper retirement plans in New York City from competitive carrier Transbeam, which says its Ethernet over Copper (EoC) customers could be compromised. The telco says that Transbeam’s call to delay the migration of copper […]

March 15, 2016

Google Fiber is facing yet another battle over utility pole access in California’s desirable Silicon Valley with AT&T and Comcast, who say that the service provider has no right to access those facilities. Although placing fiber underground is an option, […]