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ISPs at Risk from Copyright Infringers

02.10.2016Online users that repeatedly steal copyrighted material could cause their Internet service providers to bear the brunt of their illegal activity, based on a recent lawsuit resulting in a $25...

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End Dominant Carrier Regulation for Voice

02.24.2016Nearly four years ago, USTelecom told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that “dominant carrier” rules designed for a monopoly-based telephone market no longer made sense in an age...

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Making Progress on Copyright Enforcement

04.06.2016Summary: “Safe harbor” provisions under well-established components of copyright law are crucial to ensuring the continuing growth of the internet economy, USTelecom said in comments...

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Why the Next National Infrastructure Push Must Include Broadband

01.11.2017America’s broadband networks are no longer merely the vital link binding our businesses, communities and families, they also have become the indispensable welding tool required to safeguard,...

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Five Things to Know About Congress' Rejection of FCC Privacy Rules

03.31.2017Summary: In an op-ed published recently in Axios, USTelecom President Jonathan Spalter focused on how consumers’ privacy will not be affected by the recent congressional decision to block the...

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Resolutions Promote Broadband Deployment in Infrastructure Legislation

01.11.2018Background: Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced resolutions today that will promote broadband deployment in infrastructure legislation including preventing...

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Draft 2018 Broadband Deployment Report Recognizes Timely and Reasonable...

01.18.2018Background: Today FCC Chairman Pai circulated a draft 2018 Broadband Deployment Report as required by Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This statement can be attributed to...

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On Pitchforks and Policy

01.23.2018Summary: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has a lot on his plate. On top of running a critical independent federal agency, he now must do so under a cloud of hate speech...

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FCC Moves One Step Closer to CAF II Auction

01.30.2018Background: The Federal Communications Commission today voted to address the remaining issues raised by parties challenging the Commission’s orders implementing the Connect America Phase II...

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House E&C Committee Moves to Reauthorize FCC

02.14.2018House E&C Committee Moves to Reauthorize FCC  Background: The House E&C committee today advanced Ray Baum’s Act of 2018, legislation that reauthorizes the Federal Communications...

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USTelecom Welcomes Elimination of Outdated Payphone Obligations

02.22.2018Background: The Federal Communications Commission today approved an order that eliminates and streamlines outdated payphone reporting obligations.This statement can be attributed to USTelecom...

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USTelecom Statement on Passage of Ray Baum’s Act Reauthorizes the FCC

03.06.2018Background: The House  of Representatives is expected to pass bipartisan, bicameral legislation – RAY BAUM’S Act (H.R. 4986)– reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and...

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Five Things You Will Not Hear from Net Neutrality CRA Proponents

05.09.2018It is said that ‘for every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.’ Nowhere is this more true than in an effort now underway in the United States Senate—known...

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USTelecom Statement On CRA Petition

05.09.2018Background: Senate Democrats today are filing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) petition to force a vote on rolling back the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order.The following statement can...

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USTelecom Statement on Senate Passage of the Restoring Internet Freedom CRA

05.16.2018Background: Today, the Senate voted to pass a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to roll back the Federal Communication Commission’s Order to Restore Internet Freedom.The following...

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