FCC queues up vote on cable data.(classification of cable modem service)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, March, 2002 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- After stewing for 18 months, the cable industry is expected to learn Thursday how federal regulators intend to classify cable-modem service. But that appears to be just the first step as the Federal Communications Commission is also expected to launch a new rulemaking that will keep key regulatory issues alive at the agency for several more months at a minimum.
At its March 14 meeting, the FCC is widely expected to classify cable-modem Internet access an information service, not a cable service. The agency is also planning to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that is expected eventually to establish the specific regulations that would apply to cable-modem service as an information service. It was unclear whether...
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