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What to expect from the FTC in 2008

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 7 2008

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2008 is likely to be active in privacy areas both old and new

Polish regulator must carry out a new market analysis of retail access markets, says Commission

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • European Union, Poland
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  • January 3 2007

The Commission issued a decision requiring the Polish telecom regulator, Urzad Regulacji Elektronicznej (UKE), to withdraw its draft measures for regulating retail access services

Globalstar warns of technical difficulties with MSS network

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 9 2007

Globalstar, a competitor against Iridium and Inmarsat in the mobile satellite service (MSS) sector, warned in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this week that worsening rates of degradation affecting its low earth orbit satellites could impact the company’s ability to offer uninterrupted service “some time in 2008.”

France Telecom fails in predatory pricing appeal

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, France
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  • February 2 2007

The Court of First Instance (CFI) has dismissed the appeal lodged by the French telecommunications operator France Telecom (formerly Wanadoo) against the decision of the European Commission concerning predatory pricing in the ADSL internet market

White House proposes auctions for ATC, domestic satellite licenses as part of FY 2008 Budget

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 9 2007

As part of its massive $3 trillion budget plan for the 2008 fiscal year, the Bush Administration has proposed a $313 million budget for the FCC that calls for legislation mandating auctions for ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) spectrum used in conjunction with mobile satellite networks, and for certain domestic space station licenses

Senators question FCC members on AT&T-BellSouth merger and other topics

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 2 2007

Yesterday, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and his colleagues fielded the questions of lawmakers during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that was the first since 2004 to feature all of the FCC’s commissioners

Telecommunications: commission intervenes to cut red tape in polish telecoms

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union, Poland
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  • January 19 2007

The European Commission has issued a decision requiring the Polish telecom regulator, Urzad Regulacji Elektronicznej (UKE), to withdraw its draft measures for regulating retail broadband access services

Hong Kong Court of Appeal considers whether a contractual clause constitutes an agreement to arbitrate

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • February 14 2007

The case of PCCW Global Ltd (formerly Beyond the Network Ltd) v Interactive Communications Service Ltd (formerly Vectone Ltd) 2006 HKEC 2102, involved proceedings over alleged billing discrepancies in invoices in the sum of US$718,999.26 issued by Beyond the Network (Beyond) to Vectone for the provision of international telephone services

Dingell calls FCC methodology for measuring broadband progress inadequate

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 9 2007

In an opinion piece written Tuesday for a publication that reports on Congress, House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) assailed the FCC’s current methodology for ascertaining broadband penetration, as he declared that, “to meet our escalating needs, we must examine whether the current measure of broadband speed in this country is adequate.”

News Corp, Liberty tout advantages of DirecTV deal to FCC

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 2 2007

Claiming that a share swap between News Corp. and Liberty Media will reduce FCC concerns on vertical concentration, Liberty and News Corp. told the agency in a filing on Monday that the proposed $11 billion transaction transferring control of DirecTV to Liberty will serve the public interest