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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedWireless broadband is 'information service'; FCC's Copps says decision begs answers to other questions.(News)
RCR Wireless News, March, 2007
Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The wireless industry cheered the Federal Communications Commission's decision to classify wireless broadband as an information service, while Commissioner Michael Copps said the agency needs to delve further into the policy implications of Internet-enabled wireless devices and in particular to examine whether the landmark Carterfone decision of 1968 should apply to cellphone carriers.
"It is critical that the FCC ensure that regulations are technology neutral and this decision is a welcome step in that direction,'' said Steve Largent, president of national cellphone association CTIA. "Today wireless is a legitimate competitor in the broadband marketplace offering capabilities and speeds comparable to cable and (digital...
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