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InternetNews March 22, 2005 Roy Mark	Level 3 Drops VoIP Rate Request The VoIP wholesaler withdraws petition seeking FCC ruling on interconnection fees.
InternetNews February 4, 2005 Roy Mark	SBC Blasts Level 3's VoIP Proposal The Internet telephony carrier is accused of seeking a self-serving quick fix to interconnection fees.
InternetNews March 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Verizon's Broadband Regulatory Relief Verizon Communications scored a major victory Monday when a sharply divided Federal Communications Commission approved the telecom giant's petition to deregulate its commercial broadband lines.
InternetNews August 1, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Chief Pushing For DSL Deregulation New FCC chairman circulating proposal to give telcos' broadband the same status as cable modems.
InternetNews August 5, 2005 Roy Mark	Bells Free From DSL Obligations In a significant policy victory for the incumbent carriers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted today to eliminate DSL line-sharing rules. The FCC imposes a one-year transition period for ISPs to renegotiate.
InternetNews November 10, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Praises FCC VoIP Ruling Both sides of the Voice over IP divide weighed in on yesterday's Federal Communications Commission ruling that stipulates the interstate nature of VoIP services.
InternetNews March 21, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Faces Tuesday Deadline For VoIP Ruling Interconnection fees between IP voice traffic and Bells' last mile copper networks at source of dispute.
InternetNews January 13, 2005 Roy Mark	Powell Questions States' VoIP Appeals Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said today that states appealing the FCC's November decision ruling Voice over IP an interstate service "pretty much makes zero sense to me."
InternetNews October 14, 2004 Roy Mark	SBC High Tails Fiber Buildout Within an hour of the Federal Communications Commission's broadband ruling today, SBC Communications said it would "dramatically accelerate" its plan to build a new fiber-optics network.
InternetNews November 3, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC to Decide VoIP Fate Next Week The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday it would rule Nov. 9 on whether Internet telephony is an interstate service and exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs.
InternetNews June 21, 2006 Roy Mark	VoIP Bills Set to Increase In a long anticipated move, the Federal Communications Commission ruled today Voice over IP services must contribute a portion of their revenues to the Universal Service Fund
InternetNews October 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Urge FCC to Regulate VoIP House members write a letter to the commission, saying Voice over IP telephony issues are too important to await pending legislation.
InternetNews June 19, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner	FCC Calls For More And Less Competition FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks his commission is on the right path, but a more competitive environment for video, broadband and wireless connectivity across the U.S. is needed.
InternetNews August 9, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform.
InternetNews November 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley	SBC, FCC Joust Over VoIP Tariff SBC Communications is defending a proposal to charge VoIP providers for a more efficient method of completing calls to its customers after the plan drew fire from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Powell.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules.
InternetNews August 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Same Broadband Numbers, Different Conclusions Consumer advocates claim the FCC is misleading public about pace of broadband rollout -- and DSL and cable modem users are paying more because of it.
InternetNews August 8, 2005 Roy Mark	Wiretaps For VoIP The FCC gives broadband and VoIP providers 18 months to build in network wiretap accessibility.
InternetNews March 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Order Doesn't Alter FCC High-Speed Rules While stirring up a controversy over discount line pricing for long distance carriers, court upholds FCC broadband regulations.
InternetNews January 21, 2005 Roy Mark	Powell Resigns From FCC Regulatory chief leaves controversial legacy on telecom and Internet issues.
InternetNews January 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Tauzin Presses FCC for VoIP Decision The House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman wants the agency to rule on access fees for long-distance calls using the new technology.
InternetNews October 20, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Mulls November VoIP Vote In the absence of congressional action, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has taken over the direction of Voice over IP policy in the Capitol, at least for the time being.
InternetNews August 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Bells Challenge FCC's Latest Line-Sharing Rules Verizon and Qwest rushed to court Monday to challenge the Federal Communications Commission's latest ruling on line sharing and access fees between incumbent telcos and their competitors.
InternetNews February 2, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Faces Another VoIP Deadline The agency has until March 22 to decide if Internet telephony companies must pay access fees.
InternetNews June 23, 2004 Jim Wagner	Powell: 'Hot' Future for Telecom The FCC chairman reiterates his mantra of innovation over regulation.
InternetNews October 31, 2005 Roy Mark	Final Fed OK to Telecom Mergers FCC signs off on telecom mergers as SBC and Verizon agree to sell standalone DSL, adhere to network neutrality and continue Internet backbone peering.
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Sends Cable Dispute to Supreme Court Agency wants high court to overturn decision forcing cable companies to share high-speed lines with other ISPs.
InternetNews December 6, 2004 Roy Mark	Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs.
InternetNews July 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Pulver Slams Senate VoIP Vote Internet telephony pioneer says bill could lead to access taxes on interactive online gamers.
InternetNews June 27, 2006 Roy Mark	Net Neutrality Faces Senate Panel Vote The Senate Commerce Committee pushes vote on network traffic management rules to Wednesday morning.
InternetNews March 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Martin To Take Over at FCC No material change in recent policy seen as key Bush ally tapped as chairman.
InternetNews August 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Federal Court Denies Unbundling Review A federal appeals court denied EarthLink's request to review an FCC ruling exempting Baby Bells from sharing broadband lines with rivals.
InternetNews November 18, 2009	FCC Moves to Speed Wireless Buildouts Declaratory relief ruling gives wireless providers legal recourse when local authorities ignore applications for new infrastructure facilities.
InternetNews March 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Verizon, AT&T Headed For Monopoly Bliss? Without a re-evaluation of the broadband commercial marketplace by the Federal Communications Commission, Internet Service Providers claim incumbent carriers like Verizon and AT&T will hold a virtual monopoly.
InternetNews January 7, 2005 Roy Mark	Another Try For Telecom Reform New legislation in Congress seeks FCC classification of IP-based services.
InternetNews February 8, 2011	FCC Begins USF Transition to Broadband Commissioners vote unanimously to begin the process of overhauling $8 billion federal telecom subsidy to eliminate waste and shift funding from telephone service to broadband.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	EPIC Petition Catches FCC's Attention The Federal Communications Commission expects to open a proceeding next Friday on imposing stricter security standards for telephone carriers' handling of consumers' personal data.
InternetNews August 4, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Says VoIP Subject to Wiretap Laws The preliminary decision will force Voice over IP providers to comply with the same law enforcement rules as telephone carriers.
InternetNews September 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Congress Hangs Up on VoIP for 2004 Federal legislation to exempt Internet telephony from state regulations and tariffs has all but failed, ending an ambitious effort to carve out and protect Internet-related issues from looming, and highly uncertain, telecom reform.
InternetNews November 9, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Rules VoIP an Interstate Service Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to traditional state public utility regulation, the Federal Communications Commission decided today.
InternetNews March 23, 2005 Roy Mark	Brand X Case Challenges Open Access Rules Supreme Court to hear case questioning 2002 FCC decision declaring cable modems an information service.
InternetNews February 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Democrats Put FCC Chairman on Defensive Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin defends statements about the AT&T-BellSouth merger and network neutrality principles.
InternetNews November 4, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Expedites DTV Tuner Mandates The Federal Communications Commission Thursday ordered all television sets sold in the United States contain digital receivers by no later than March 1, 2007.
InternetNews February 10, 2005 Roy Mark	Powell Rips FCC Delay on Connection Fee Reform After four years of study, FCC votes to keep thinking about it.
InternetNews March 21, 2007 Roy Mark	VoIP Still on FCC's Open Road A federal appeals court upheld a 2004 FCC ruling that Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to state public utility regulation. The ruling gives the FCC the responsibility and obligation to decide which regulations apply to Internet telephony.
InternetNews May 3, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Stands Firm on VoIP Wiretap Order With a court date looming over its authority to do so, the FCC again orders VoIP providers to comply with CALEA.
InternetNews September 27, 2005 Roy Mark	11th Hour Extension For Customer VoIP Lockout The Federal Communications Commission is delaying its order that Internet telephone providers cut off service to customers who have not acknowledged the possible limitations of Voice over IP E911 calling services.
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Seeks More Input on Broadband Auction Rules FCC keeps options open for the sale of spectrum designated as a third pipe competitor to cable and telephone companies.
InternetNews October 19, 2009	Wireless Players Rally Against Net Neutrality Regs Industry members and advocates warn against bringing wireless sector under the thumb of the FCC.
InternetNews June 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	VoIP All Smiles on FCC's Line-Sharing Move Will voice over IP benefit from the government's decision to forgo a Supreme Court appeal of telephone line-sharing rules?