ISP and Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports

EDUCAUSE signs on to 700 MHz Comments to the FCC

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Title:EDUCAUSE signs on to 700 MHz Comments to the FCC (ID: EPO0727)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (2007)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:As part of the Ad Hoc Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, EDUCAUSE signed on to comments submitted to the FCC regarding the auction rules for the 700 MHz spectrum. This valuable spectrum is expected to be auctioned off in January 2008. The comments ask the FCC to establish rules that would help facilitate a viable third provider for broadband access that would not only provide much needed competition, but would be required to adhere to basic non-discrimination rules. Considerations include rules for: anonymous bidding, exclusion of incumbents or new entrant credit, band plan issues, build-out requirements, designated entities, open access, Carterphone and net neutrality.
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Congresswoman Degette's Proposed Amendment on "Record Retention by ISP's"

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Title:Congresswoman Degette's Proposed Amendment on "Record Retention by ISP's" (ID: CSD4663)
Author(s):Diana Degette (United States House of Representatives)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:U.S. Representative Diana DeGette's proposed amendment regarding the requirement of internet service providers to retain information about subscribers for at least one year.
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Higher Education Coalition Comments Filed with the FCC Regarding CALEA and Internet Service Providers

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Title:Higher Education Coalition Comments Filed with the FCC Regarding CALEA and Internet Service Providers (ID: NET0404)
Origin:Contributed by the EDUCAUSE Policy Office (2004)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:A coalition of higher education and library associations recently filed a comment with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a Department of Justice attempt to bring all broadband access to the Internet within the scope of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The current CALEA legislation, also commonly referred to as the 'wiretapping law', gives law enforcement agencies access to communications traffic under specific legal conditions and constraints.
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Amici Brief in Favor of Verizon Communications in their case v. Recording Industry of America

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Title:Amici Brief in Favor of Verizon Communications in their case v. Recording Industry of America (ID: CSD3050)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports
Abstract:This friend of the court brief, written by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of amici, argues in favor of Verizon's attempts to squash subpoenas issued by a clerk of the court as requested by the RIAA under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's Sec. 512(h) requiring an Internet Service Provider to provide the contact information of their customers cited for alleged copyright infringement.
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