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Re: Thursday, March 12, 2002
Have you seen this? From Internet.com:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this morning approved a rule change reclassifying broadband via cable modem as an "information service," freeing the cable industry from regulations that typically are applied to "telecommunications services." The rule change is the first of several championed by FCC Chairman Michael Powell as a fast track to greater broadband deployment.
The reclassification will allow the cable companies, the nation's largest suppliers of broadband service, to avoid previous regulatory obligations, including non-discriminatory interconnection and carriage, fair contribution to the support of universal service and availability of advanced telecommunications to individuals with disabilities.
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