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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) administers a universal service program, as authorized by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.All telephone service customers in the United States pay a monthly fee, and the resulting Universal Service Fund is used by the FCC to subsidize discounts for financially disadvantaged subscribers, build network infrastructure in underserved areas ...
The law established the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry in order to facilitate compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. [2] A guide by FTC addresses a number of cases. [3] Registration for the Do-Not-Call list began on June 27, 2003, and enforcement started on October 1, 2003.
Georgia State-wide Business Court [4] Georgia State Courts [5] Georgia Magistrate Courts [6] Georgia Juvenile Courts [7] Georgia Probate Courts [8] Georgia Municipal Courts [9] Federal courts located in Georgia. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (headquartered in Atlanta, having jurisdiction over the United States District ...
Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 600 F.3d 642 (D.C. Cir., 2010), is a case at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia holding that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have ancillary jurisdiction over the content delivery choices of Internet service providers, under the language of the Communications Act of 1934. [1]
The Federal Radio Commission's lack of regulatory action lead to the more permanent Federal Communications Commission. Much like the FRC, the FCC consists of commissioners who are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. Each Commissioner can only serve for a five-year term, even the one chosen to be the chairperson.
Mozilla Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America : Argued: February 1 2019: Decided: October 1 2019: Citation: 940 F. 3d 1: Holding; The FCC has the authority to reclassify Internet services under the Communications Act of 1934, but does not have the authority to restrict state or local laws regulating ...
The Supreme Court found the analysis of these matters, by both the District Court and by Congress when writing the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act, to be deficient. Thus, the Supreme Court vacated the 1993 District Court ruling that upheld the must-carry rules, and remanded the case to that court for further fact ...
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, 535 U.S. 467 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case in which Verizon Communications argued that the FCC had an unreasonable way for setting rates for leasing network elements. It held that the FCC can require state commissions to set the rates charged by incumbents for ...