In this issue:
No Summer Vacation for FCC Enforcement Activity
Senate Committee Approves Broadband, Number Porting, Broadcast Indecency, and Parental Control
Bills, While Additional Measures are Introduced in Congress
Wireline Competition Bureau Suspends and Investigates Switched Access Tariffs of 41 Rural Carriers
and Prohibits Call Blocking Arising from “Traffic Pumping” Dispute
New 700 MHz Band and Automatic Roaming Rules Apply to the Wireless Industry
700 MHz Band – New Rules Adopted and Auction Scheduled
New Automatic Roaming Rules
FCC Sets Annual Regulatory Fee Deadline and Orders Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol
(“VoIP”) Providers to Contribute
FCC Revises EAS Rules and Gives Broadcasters and Minority Groups Additional Time to Compromise
on How to Alert Non-English Speakers
Courts Find Unilateral Changes to Web-Based Terms and Conditions and Prohibitions on Class Action
Lawsuits by Consumers Unconscionable
Third Circuit Finally Resolves Core v. Verizon
State Regulatory and Legislative Activity
Federal Court Rules that Arizona May Not Include Unbundling Requirements in Interconnection
Agreements
Private Equity Update
FCC Releases NPRM Promoting Adoption of Two-Way CableCARD Standard and Grants Waivers of
Its Set-Top Box Security Integration Ban
FTC Urges Caution on Net Neutrality as Battle Shifts Focus
FCC Reminds Licensees of Bankruptcy Requirements
AT&T’s IPTV Offering Is a Cable Service; Video Franchising Reform Continues to Make Progress in
Several States
Summer Broadcast Developments Heat Up
Upcoming Deadlines for Your Calendar
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