High court hears debate on telecom, information service.(News)

RCR Wireless News, April, 2005

Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER In arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, justices seemed skeptical the government could designate something an information service if it has elements of telecommunications. "What I am still waiting to hear is how you get that out of the definitions?'' asked Justice Antonin Scalia.

"You tell us that the reason is that one has good consequences and the others are bad consequences.'' The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Brand X cases-the National Cable & Telecommunications Association vs. Brand X Internet Services and the Federal Communications Commission vs. Brand X. Brand X Services Inc. is an independent Internet services provider that wanted access to a cable system to offer its services to the...

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