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Supreme Court To Revisit 1996 Telecom Act This Term

Masem writes "In addition to the cases of online adult material mentioned yesterday, the Supreme Court is slated to hear several cases regarding the failure of the 1996 Telecommunications Bill and it's affect on the current market, as summarized by NYTimes (Free Reg Req). Namely, 10 high profile cases that were in the federal circuits are being condensed into 3 specific cases that the court will hear separately. The first is dealing with rates and fees the local bell can incur on competing services (including alternate carriers and DSL CLECs) that use their equipment. The second is whether there still exists differences between the concept of common carrier between phone and cable services since the types of service that both are providing are quickly merging. The third is in regard to the ability for the federal system to overrule state utility boards in their decison and penalty of telecom companies."

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  1. Re:it hurts by FortKnox · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You know... the funny thing is... They have an editor on staff already. I'm no journalist, but doesn't an editor check things like grammar and spelling?

    Isn't that his job??

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  2. AC not KW by SubtleNuance · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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  3. Ex Pres Clinton Disbarred from Supreme Court by GMontag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Clinton Suspended from Arguing Before High Court also "In other action, the court rejected arguments that FBI blunders should give Oklahoma City bombing co-defendant Terry Nichols the chance for a new trial."

    Court Order

  4. Re:Good news by MaxVlast · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Village People are in jail?

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