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Charter CEO meets with FCC chairman on cable acquisitions

2016-04-12 00:55:33| Telecom - Topix.net

It is the second meeting between Wheeler and Rutledge in less than a month; the pair also met March 16, according to a separate Charter filing. The company discussed the expansion of its "broadband network to new customer locations and its commitments to settlement-free interconnection and broadband service without usage based pricing or data caps," the filing said.

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FCC proposes reforming business data services market

2016-04-08 18:28:42| Telecom - Topix.net

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is proposing to reform the estimated $25 billion a year market for high-capacity data and voice connections, known as special access lines, to businesses. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler on Friday said he was proposing barring some contractual practices by circuit-based systems that make it harder for businesses to switch to other data carriers like internet-based services as part of a new proposed "regulatory framework."

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FCC: No Investigation Over Netflix Mobile Throttling

2016-04-05 02:05:05| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

Netflix is an "edge provider" and not an Internet service provider, so the FCC won't investigate.

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Limits on Internet Providers' Use of Data Advance at the FCC

2016-04-02 00:35:40| Telecom - Topix.net

Regulators tentatively voted Thursday to restrict how Internet service providers use information about their customers' online browsing, a proposal that cable and telephone companies say will benefit Google, Facebook Inc. and other Web companies not covered by the rules. The Federal Communications Commission proposal would require companies such as AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp. to get permission from subscribers before sharing information with other companies including advertisers.

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