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Cybersecurity and the FCC’s CSRIC Recommendations
Today, the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) issued their recommendations to the FCC on several issues related to cybersecurity including: DNSSEC...
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No MHz Left Behind
Rick Kaplan, the FCC’s Wireless Bureau Chief, could not have been more correct when he declared his mission at this week’s open meeting to be “no MHz left behind.” Given the scarcity of available...
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AT&T Statement on T-Mobile Closing Seven Call Centers
The following statement may be attributed to Jim Cicconi, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of External and Legislative Affairs: “Yesterday, T-Mobile made the sad announcement that it would be...
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Clips from FSF’s Telecom Policy Conference
Jim Cicconi On Tuesday, AT&T’s Jim Cicconi spoke at the Free State Foundation’s Telecom Policy Conference and addressed government regulation of the Internet. He discussed the steps some...
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Administration Takes Step to Free Up Federal Spectrum for Commercial Use
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a report outlining how spectrum currently allocated to the U.S Government can be made available for commercial mobile...
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WCIT, IP-IP Interconnection And the Terminating Monopoly
A document recently made public, provides insight into a bugaboo of telecom regulatory policy – the so-called terminating access monopoly. The theory of the terminating access monopoly is that for all...
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Protecting Privacy in a Mobile World
On Friday, we filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on privacy issues in today’s mobile world. In May, the Commission put out a public notice seeking information on the...
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Why a Mandate Won’t Solve the Real Challenges in the Lower 700 MHz Band
Today, AT&T will file reply comments with the FCC in a proceeding launched to explore interoperability challenges in the lower 700 MHz spectrum bands. Amid the noise of the opening round of...
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AT&T Statement on PCAST Government Spectrum Report
Washington, D.C. – The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) today released a report on government-held spectrum. The following statement may be attributed to Joan Marsh,...
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Beta Testing the Final Transition to IP Broadband
Today, we filed comments reaffirming our request to have the FCC conduct geographic trials to oversee the final transition away from the legacy POTS infrastructure that has served this country for more...
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AT&T Statement on the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act of 2013
Today, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act of 2013. Please attribute the following to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of...
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AT&T Statement on House Introduction of Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Washington, DC: Today, Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced the Permanent Tax Freedom Act. The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice...
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Bringing America’s Classrooms Into the Digital Age
Yesterday, we filed comments in the FCC’s proceeding to modernize the E-rate program to meet President Obama’s goal of bringing broadband to every classroom in America. We fully support this goal and...
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So, Why is there No Rural Email Completion Problem?
Just over a week ago, the FCC released an order intended to try and improve the rate at which long distance calls to rural areas are completed. That led to a somewhat cryptic tweet on which I now...
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The Continuing Evolution Of the Global Internet
By Len Cali, AT&T Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy Twenty-five… global… and surpassing expectations! That’s the Internet, driving economic growth, job creation, education, and...
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AT&T Statement on House Passage of Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
The following statement may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “AT&T commends the House of Representatives for its passage of the Permanent...
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