In this issue:
. The Month in Brief
. Third Circuit Addresses Toll-Free Numbering Rules
. USF Contribution Factor Increases More than One Percent
. Practice Tip: ETCs Must Notify Customers of DTV Transition
. Happenings on the Hill
. Media Ownership Rules Are Met with Resolutions of Disapproval
. VoIP 911 Bill Heads to Conference Committee
. Unanimous Agreement on Wireless Consumer Protection Bill
. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back on FCC Transparency
. Broadcast News
. FCC Releases New Media Ownership Rules
. Education Mandated Concerning DTV Transition
. DTV Transition: It Works in Theory, but Will It Work in Practice?
. Supreme Court to Utter Last Word on Fleeting Expletives
. Justice Department Approves XM/Sirius Merger
. House Subcommittee Scrutinizes Private Equity Investment in Telecom Industry
. Enforcement Activity over the Past Month Ranges from Hearing Aid Compatibility Issues to Slamming
. Hearing Aid Compatibility NALs
. Horizon Telecom Slamming NAL
. FCC Brings “Junk Fax” Enforcement Actions
. Communications Options Subject to Forfeiture Order for Failure to Maintain Records
. States Seek to Expand the Availability of Broadband Services
. State Legislatures Continue Efforts to Relax Telecommunications Regulations
. Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in Favor of Vonage
. Global NAPs Runs Out of Time in California
. South Dakota to Upgrade E911 Service
. FCC Bans Exclusive Telecom Contracts in Multi-Tenant Housing
. Cautious States Reconsider Video Franchise Reform; Idaho Presses On
. California Considering Changes to Video Franchising Law
. Minnesota Backs Off Video Franchise Reform in Favor of Further Study
. Idaho Considers Video Franchise Reform Bill
. FCC Approves New Broadband Data Collection Requirements
. Wireless Developments
. Success of 700 MHz Auction Tainted by Controversies
. FCC Tackles Hearing Aid Compatibility Decisions
. New E911 Location Accuracy Requirem
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