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Ligado to FCC: NTIA's Petition Fails on All Counts (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 17:27White House Press Secretary: Social Media Order is About Anti-Conservative Bias
White House press secretary Kayleigh NcEnany used a May 28 press conference to give journalists "the facts" about Twitter and other social media platforms, which she said were "targetting their bias against President Trump and conservatives online." "There are various shields in place that essentially shield these social media companies and allow them to censor conservative users and we're are not able to see what happens behind those shields. That section was one of those.
Intelsat to FCC: Given the way FCC has structured clearing of C-Band spectrum for 5G, we can't guarantee video quality (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 11:23FCC Commissioner Carr Slams Twitter for Tagging President Trump Tweets
Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr slammed social media and their Sec. 230 exemption from liability for how they handle third-party content--both taking it down and leaving it up. Tucker Carlson asked Commissioner Carr why the White House and Congress had not done anything about the exemption. Commissioner Carr cited the reports that the President's executive order would be "addressing some of these issues," then went off on social media himself.
Cable operators are split over the FCC's vertical integration record-keeping requirements (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 18:08AT&T Initiates $12.5 Billion Bond Offering To Help Pay Down Debt Amid Economic Uncertainty Surrounding COVID-19 (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 05/25/2020 - 15:35AARP Says Title II Should Return
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) says the Federal Communications Commission should restore net neutrality rules and that ISPs are glossing over the issues the deregulatory ruling raises. It was filing reply comments in the FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order. AARP signaled it was not surprised the ISPs were "glossing over" specific issues in their comments, though it was surprised Comcast suggested that there had not been any problems with the FCC's Title I classification in the past, saying that was unsupported by the evidentiary record, a nice way of saying that was
USTelecom: Benefits of Title 1 Outweigh Purported Costs
USTelecom -- The Broadband Association told the Federal Communications Commission it supports a free and open Internet, just one defined as "unencumbered by unnecessary regulations." It was filing reply comments in a court remand of portions of the FCC's 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom order, most of which the court upheld. USTelecom said the RIF order benefitted public safety and did not undermine either the pole attachment regulatory framework or the Lifeline broadband subsidy. As have other ISP commenters, USTelecom pointed to the increased investment prompted by the deregulation as ben