In This Issue: * FCC ANNOUNCES “THE THIRD WAY”: A NARROWLY TAILORED BROADBAND FRAMEWORK * FCC GENERAL COUNSEL DESCRIBES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE THIRD-WAY APPROACH * COMMISSIONER McDOWELL SUBMITS A LETTER TO CONGRESS SUMMARIZING THE HISTORY OF THE REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION OF BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES * FCC INITIATES INQUIRY ON MEASURES DESIGNED TO ASSIST U.S. WIRELESS CONSUMERS TO AVOID “BILL S ...

In This Issue: * FCC ELIMINATES IN-MARKET ROAMING EXCEPTION AND PROPOSES TO EXTEND AUTOMATIC ROAMING OBLIGATIONS TO DATA SERVICES * FCC RELEASES LONG-AWAITED NOTICE OF INQUIRY AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO OVERHAUL USF * D.C CIRCUIT ISSUES RULING IN COMCAST v. FCC * FCC RELEASES PROPOSED AGENDA FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN * HOUSE PASSES SPECTRUM INVENTORY ACT * FCC RESPONDS TO 10th ...

In This Issue: * RCA FILES COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF 700MHz BLOCK “A” PURCHASERS ALLIANCE PETITION FOR RULEMAKING * FCC ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR APRIL 21ST OPEN MEETING * UPCOMING REGULATORY DEADLINES ...

In This Issue: * FCC RELEASES NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN * RCA CALLS ON FCC CHAIRMAN TO INCLUDE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU IN AGENCY’S EFFORTS TO REFORM USF * HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES SPECTRUM BILLS * SENATE INTRODUCES BROADBAND LEGISLATION * USF CONTRIBUTION FACTOR RISES TO 15.3% * UPCOMING REGULATORY DEADLINES ...

In This Issue: * RCA REPLY COMMENTS URGING TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING HANDLING OF CETC USF HIGH-COST DISBURSEMENTS * FCC’s WIRELESS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PETITION FOR RULEMAKING REGARDING 700 MHz BAND CLASS ISSUE * BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE TO UPDATE E-REBATE PROGRAM * LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF RURAL BROADBAND INITIATIVES * FCC’s ENFORCEMENT BUREAU RELEASES ORDERS AND CONS ...

RCA Files Comments on QWEST II On January 28, RCA emphasized the importance of focusing on the appropriate principles to govern comprehensive Universal Service Reform in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to the FCC’s Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing concerns raised by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in its Qwest II decision.  Specific ...

RCA FILES COMMENTS ON REFORMING UNIVERSAL SERVICE AND INTERCARRIER COMPENSATION IN THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN On December 7, 2009, RCA filed comments in response to the FCC’s Public Notice seeking comment on reforming universal service and intercarrier compensation in the context of the Commission’s National Broadband Plan.  RCA stated that the growing shift toward reliance on broadband technologies to mee ...

SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE ADDRESSES CYBERSECURITY In a hearing December 2 in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation focused on “Transportation Security Challenges Post 9-11,” statements from both members of the Committee and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano focused not only on security threats routed in transportation issues but also through cybersecurit ...

RCA PARTICIPATES IN HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON DISCUSSION DRAFT OF USF REFORM In testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, RCA stressed that any Universal Service Fund (USF) reform measures must be competitively neutral. The November 17 hearing included testimony from a panel of witnesses, including Eric Graham, Vice President ...

FCC ADOPTS LONG-ANTICIPATED “NET NEUTRALITY” NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING On October 22, the FCC adopted and released its much anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on net neutrality, seeking comment on the best means of preserving a "free and open Internet” across all broadband platforms.  In its self-described quest to preserve the open internet by balancing protections for expected network us ...