IN THIS ISSUE:
*The Month in Brief
*Genachowski, Adelstein Nominations Advance
*All Eyes Turn to Broadband Grant Programs in March
*FCC Continues to Revise DTV Rules as Transition Looms
*State Commissions Address Carriers’ Interconnection Rights
*Enforcement Actions Address Unlicensed and Unauthorized Service Issues
*Legislative Developments
*Net Neutrality Issues Revived in Broadband Stimulus Debate
*FCC Overhauls Submarine Cable Regulatory Fees
*Wireless Developments
..FCC Rejects Another STA Request for Prison Demonstrations of Jamming Technologies
..Appeals Court Rejects AWS-3 Challenge by M2Z
..Legislation Would Mandate Inventory of Spectrum
..Wireless Medical Devices Receive More Spectrum; Additional Spectrum May Be Allocated
*States Consider Deregulating Telephone Services and Abolishing State Universal Service Support
*FCC Parental-Control Inquiry Spans TV, Wireless, Satellite, and Internet
*Universal Service Developments
..Lawmakers Support Extending USF Support To Broadband
..FCC Waives Limitation on Uncapped High-Cost Support for Tribal Lands
..FCC Issues Orders to Help Encourage Wireless Lifeline Services
..USF Contribution Factor Fluctuates Dramatically
..FCC Revises the Form 499-A
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