NCTA backs FCC in cable-data case. (Policy).(the US Court of Appeals is hearing a case concerning the Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, December, 2002 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- A federal court should not overturn the Federal Communications Commission's finding that cable-modem service is an interstate information service traditionally exempt from heavy regulation, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association said in a court filing last week. A panel of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco is to determine whether the FCC acted lawfully in declining to classify cable-modem service as a telecommunications service, which would, in theory, have exposed cable operators to common-carrier regulation. In a brief filed Dec. 9, the NCTA said the FCC's decision was an interpretation of an ambiguous law that deserved judicial deference. NCTA also argued that a prior holding by the 9th...
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