Rep. Bob Latta Weighs in on STELA, Title II & E-Rate
08.05.2014Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), vice chair of the House Energy & Commerce subcommittee on communications and technology, recently appeared on C-SPAN's “The Communicators” to discuss his views on...
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Energy and Commerce Committee Interconnection Response
08.08.2014FilingsCommentsThe United States Telecom Association (“USTelecom”) thanks the Committee on Energy and Commerce (“the Committee”) for the opportunity to share its views on modernizing the...
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USTelecom Comments to Energy and Commerce Committee on Interconnection Response
08.08.2014FilingsCommentsUSTelecom thanks the Committee on Energy and Commerce (“the Committee”) for the opportunity to share its views on modernizing the nation’s communications laws. The Committee is...
View ArticleTaxes on IT Slow Economic Growth
10.28.2014Summary: Tariffs and taxes on information technologies have a chilling effect on adoption and economic growth according to findings included in a recent report from the Information Technology...
View ArticleFTC & Congress Focus on IoT
01.29.2015The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing the online world. Devices ranging from home security and energy-saving sensors to health monitors and appliances are connecting to the Internet...
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GN 14-28, FCC 15-24: Petition for Review Re: Promoting the Open Internet
03.23.2015FilingsPetitionPursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 706, 47 U.S.C. § 402(a), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2342(1) and c.:.J2344, and Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 15(a), the United States Telecom Association...
View ArticleUSTelecom Files Court Challenge to Open Internet Order
04.13.2015Summary: USTelecom filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) open Internet order on grounds that it is...
View ArticleMcCormick Points to Consensus on Open Internet Standards
04.22.2015USTelecom President Walter McCormick urged Congress to pass legislation that would give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) clear authority to adopt and enforce open Internet rules....
View ArticleUSTelecom Jointly Seeks FCC Partial Stay of Open Internet
05.01.2015USTelecom, AT&T, CenturyLink, CTIA-the Wireless Association® and the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association today asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stay its...
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GN 15-1063 et al: Joint Motion for Partial Stay Pending Judicial Review
05.13.2015FilingsPetitionThis case concerns the attempt, by a sharply divided FCC, to assert unprecedented regulatory power over the Internet. Since its inception, the Internet has flourished as a...
View ArticleNew Rules for Streaming Music?
05.18.2015For many artists, monetizing their music and increasing profitability through steaming services such as Spotify and Pandora has often been a contentious issue as highlighted in this previous...
View ArticleOpen Internet Rule Faces Significant Legal Risk
05.21.2015Summary: There are significant legal risks associated with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) open Internet rule and a “strong likelihood” courts will find the commission exceeded...
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GN 15-1151, 15-1063 et al: Motion of USTelecom Association for Leave to...
05.26.2015FilingsPetitionPetitioners seek review of the FCC’s Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order, Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 14-28, FCC 15-24 (rel....
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GN 15-1063 et al: Joint Reply in Support of Motion for Stay or Expedition -...
05.28.2015FilingsReply CommentsThe FCC’s reclassification of broadband Internet access as a Title II common carriage service is a seismic departure from the status quo that has prevailed for more than...
View ArticleUSTelecom Tells D.C. Circuit FCC Failed to Justify Open Internet Order
05.28.2015USTelecom is among several entities that filed a reply brief today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia outlining why the court should grant a partial stay of the open...
View ArticleU.S. Solidifies and Expands Leadership in Internet Usage
06.09.2015New data from the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast and Methodology 2014-2019 show that U.S. and global Internet traffic continues to grow at double digit rates, that the U.S. is...
View ArticleUSTelecom Applauds Senate Passage of Cyber Legislation
10.27.2015The Senate passed S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) 74-21, which will enable government and industry to better respond to cyberthreat indicators, while...
View ArticleUSTelecom Welcomes FCC Process Reform Bill
11.16.2015Today, the House passed by voice vote H.R. 2583, the Federal Communications Commission Process (FCC) Reform Act of 2015.Background: Today, the House passed by voice vote H.R. 2583, the...
View ArticlePai, O’Rielly Urge House to Help Small ISPs
01.12.2016Ahead of a House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing Jan. 11, Republican commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wrote a letter urging Congress to review a...
View ArticleISPs 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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