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...
View ArticleBroadband Providers Preparing for Dec. 2 Lifeline Rollout
11.30.2016Earlier this spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order that modified the Lifeline program by allowing low-income Americans to have subsidized broadband service,...
View ArticleUSTelecom Calls for Flexibility in Blocking Robocalls
07.10.2017The industry-led Robocall Strike Force has developed a blocking framework that includes four types of phone numbers to help increase flexibility given to voice providers to better block...
View ArticlePresident's Infrastructure Order Addresses Broadband
08.18.2017Summary: Earlier this week, President Trump issued a presidential executive order establishing “discipline and accountability” in the environmental review of infrastructure projects,...
View ArticleSenate Committee Investigates Robocall Efforts
10.05.2017Earlier this week, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing “Still Ringing Off the Hook: An Update on Efforts to Combat Robocalls,” which focused on efforts by regulators, law...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Pole Attachment Improvements Remain Unrealized
11.21.2017Summary: The results of the 2017 USTelecom Survey show that the FCC should expeditiously move forward with its proposal to create a presumption that ILECs are entitled to competitively...
View ArticleFederal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
03.27.2018Summary: USTelecom Vice President of Law & Policy Kevin Rupy recently participated on an illegal robocalling panel co-hosted by the FCC and the FTC about challenges facing consumers and...
View ArticleUSTelecom Testifies Before Senate on Robocalls
04.18.2018Summary: On April 18th I testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation this week on the issue of robocalls. During the testimony, I emphasized the...
View ArticleUpdating Pole Attachments for the 21st Century
06.26.2018Summary: Little noticed, but important, especially to broadband in rural America, the FCC’s upcoming action to modernize charges for attaching communications equipment to utility poles is...
View ArticleRationalized Pole Attachment Rates is a Win for Broadband
08.06.2018Late Friday, the FCC released its order modernizing various rules governing pole attachments. The FCC’s order addresses a range of issues, including one-touch make ready and timelines...
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