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Newsroom: Fcc's Sohn On Consumer Protection, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Newsroom: Fcc's Sohn On Consumer Protection, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Life of the Law School (1993- )
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Net Neutrality And Nondiscrimination Norms In Telecommunications, Daniel Lyons
Net Neutrality And Nondiscrimination Norms In Telecommunications, Daniel Lyons
Daniel Lyons
“Net neutrality” refers to the principle that broadband providers should not discriminate when transporting content and applications over the Internet. After several years of debate, the Federal Communications Commission adopted binding net neutrality rules in December 2010. The cornerstone of this regime is a binding rule that forbids broadband providers from unreasonably discriminating when delivering Internet traffic.The prohibition on unreasonable discrimination has a long pedigree in telecommunications law, and net neutrality proponents have long asserted the need to extend that nondiscrimination norm to cyberspace. But the Commission’s net neutrality rules impose far greater obligations on broadband providers than the law …
Still "Ain't No Glory In Pain": How The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Other 1990s Deregulation Facilitated The Market Crash Of 2002, André Douglas Pond Cummings
Still "Ain't No Glory In Pain": How The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 And Other 1990s Deregulation Facilitated The Market Crash Of 2002, André Douglas Pond Cummings
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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Network Neutrality: Competition, Innovation, And Nondiscriminatory Access, Tim Wu
Network Neutrality: Competition, Innovation, And Nondiscriminatory Access, Tim Wu
Faculty Scholarship
The best proposals for network neutrality rules are simple. They ban abusive behavior like tollboothing and outright blocking and degradation. And they leave open legitimate network services that the Bells and Cable operators want to provide, such as offering cable television services and voice services along with a neutral internet offering. They are in line with a tradition of protecting consumer's rights on networks whose instinct is just this: let customers use the network as they please. No one wants to deny companies the right to charge for their services and charge consumers more if they use more. But what …
Legacy Of Lost Opportunity: Designated Entities And The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Pcs Spectrum Auction, A, Mark W. Munson
Legacy Of Lost Opportunity: Designated Entities And The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Pcs Spectrum Auction, A, Mark W. Munson
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
The Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") designated entity policy has challenged the efficiency of the use of auctions to allocate spectrum licenses. As an alternative to comparative hearings and lotteries, auctions provide an effective solution to the costs, administrative burdens, and delays associated with apportioning spectrum. Congress required the FCC to allow firms to participate in the auctions even if they had difficulty in obtaining financing. The FCC gave these firms, known as "designated entities," set-asides and other preferences to assist them in the competitive bidding process. In the broadband Personal Communications Services ("PCS") auctions, however, designated entities frequently were unable …
Resale Issues In Telecommunications Regulation: An Economic Perspective, Alexander C. Larson
Resale Issues In Telecommunications Regulation: An Economic Perspective, Alexander C. Larson
Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review
The purpose of this Article is to evaluate proposed resale policies from an economic perspective. Specifically, this Article evaluates whether mandated resale can be expected to lead to the benefits ascribed to it by its proponents. In addition, this Article identifies issues which must be addressed before an economically sound local service resale policy may be put into place.
M&A Implications Of Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Jay L. Birnbaum
M&A Implications Of Telecommunications Act Of 1996, Jay L. Birnbaum
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
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