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Telecommunications debate moves ahead.
Behind the scenes work has been moving ahead on possible significant changes to the Communications Act during the closing months of 2005,...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 12/19/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A. · More from publication -
NLC lobbies against telecommunications draft bill.
Congressional activity concerning drastic revisions to the Communications Act took a sudden turn last week as the House Commerce Committee...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 11/14/05 by Leanza, Cheryl · More from publication -
FCC initiates rulemaking for video franchises.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether the local franchising process is...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 11/07/05 by Leanza, Cheryl · More from publication -
NLC members lobby Congress on telecom legislation.
Members of NLC's Information Technology and Communications (ITC) Action Team brought the local government perspective on pending...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 09/26/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A.; Young, Nicole C. · More from publication -
House releases draft of communications Act bill.(House Committee on Energy and Commerce)(Brief Article)
Another major step was taken toward major revisions to the Communications Act last week when the staff of the House Committee on Energy and...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 09/26/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A. · More from publication -
Bill would gut Communications Act.(the bill faces severe criticism from local governments)
Just before Congress' August recess, Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.) introduced a bill that would rewrite the Communications Act. The fundamental...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 08/01/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A. · More from publication -
Senate holds hearings on public safety spectrum.
The need for more public safety spectrum was front and center during two hearings before Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) Commerce Committee. The...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 07/18/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A. · More from publication -
National video franchise bills introduced.
The opening salvos in the Communications Act rewrite were sounded just before Congress left on its Fourth of July recess. Bills were introduced...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 07/11/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A. · More from publication -
Two Supreme Court rulings impact local governments.(National Cable & Telecommunications Association, et al. v. Brand-X Internet Services, et al, case)
On the last day of its 2004-2005 term, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cable companies do not have to share high-speed Internet lines and that...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 07/04/05 by Leanza, Cheryl; Parkhurst, David · More from publication -
Cities' victory in Texas legislature provides insight into national telecommunications debate.(cities rejects proposals that restricts municipal broadband and cable television franchising)
As a result of a months-long battle in the halls of the Texas legislature, cities in the state avoided two telecommunications proposals that...
Nation's Cities Weekly, 06/06/05 by Leanza, Cheryl A. · More from publication
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