Articles tagged with: Verizon and Federal Communications Commission

U.S. Telecom and Cable Credit Profiles to Weaken in 2009

Debt ratings agency, Fitch has issued a report where it says it believes that growing event risk associated with economic, competitive and regulatory pressures will weaken the credit profile of most operators within the U.S. telecommunications and cable sector in 2009. Growing unemployment, continuing home foreclosures, the acceleration of cord-cutting, evolution of wireless smart-phone-based data services, and a changing regulatory environment with a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) make-up and key regulatory programs up for reform represent some of the challenges to the industry in 2009.  more

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FCC Head Wants Broad Reporting Relief for Large Phone Cos

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Friday that he wants to get rid of almost all reporting requirements imposed on large phone companies that allow regulators to monitor their actions.  more

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Verizon, Alltel Merger Brings Questions About Worker Health

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers wants the Federal Communications Commission to require verizon Communications and Alltel to adopt a nationwide safety program protecting people from harmful radio frequencies as a condition of their proposed merger.  more

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FCC Approves Verizon, Rural Cellular Merger

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday approved a merger between verizon Communications and Rural Cellular Corp, which does business as Unicel.  more

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AT&T to Oppose Sprint-Clearwire Merger

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- AT&T, which has the largest wireless subscriber base in the country, is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny a merger request from Sprint Nextel and Clearwire.  more

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Verizon Wireless To Divest in 85 Markets for Alltel Merger

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- verizon Wireless is offering to divest airwaves in 85 markets as a part of talks with the Justice Department over a pending merger with Alltel.  more

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FCC To Take Up Verizon, Rural Merger at Aug. 1 Meeting

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission will consider at its Aug. 1 meeting a pending merger between verizon Communications and Rural Cellular, which does business as Unicel.  more

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UPDATE: FCC Vote Delayed on Skype Bid for Open Networks

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission delayed a vote scheduled for Thursday that would have denied a petition from Ebay's Skype to open up cellular networks.  more

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Sprint's Termination Fees Were Legal, But Too High - Lawyer

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A California jury ruled on Thursday that Sprint Nextel didn't violate laws with its early termination fees, but the carrier may still need to pay damages.  more

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FCC Chairman Calls for Federal Rule on Cellphone Fees

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Thursday pressed for federal regulation of early termination fees for cellphone users.  more

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