U.S. appeals court upholds FCC rules intended to lower long-distance rates
Article Abstract:
The three judge panel of the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis upheld new Federal Communications Commission regulations aimed lowering long distance telephone rates. The appeals court ruled that the FCC reforms were a "reasonable exercise" of its authority to regulate rates for interstate services under the 1996 Telecommunications Act. In May 1997, under orders from Congress, the FCC issued rules ordering local carriers to charge long distance companies flat access rates instead of per-minute charges for connecting calls on their networks. The agency was then sued by all of the country's large telecommunications providers unhappy with the regulations.
Comment:
An appeals court ruled that FCC interstate service rate reforms were a "reasonable exercise" of its authority
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Telephone carriers to adopt policy on 'cramming'
Article Abstract:
The Federal Communications Commission prodded telephone carriers to adopt an industry designed guideline to curb "cramming", or charging consumers for services they didn't order. The FCC said it recieves around 300 cramming complaints each month. Customers are being charged for services ranging from call waiting to dating hot lines, which they never ordered or didn't know they were paying for. The FCC said that if the industry doesn't reduce cramming, the agency plans to draft fromal regulation.
Comment:
Telephone carriers are adopting industry designed guidelines to curb "cramming"
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Federal agents, recruiters crash hackers confab
Article Abstract:
Defcon, the 7th annual convention of computer wizards, hackers and fans also attracted computer engineers, there to meet the enemies of their network security programs. Hackers break into systems, engineers fortify the systems, and the endless cycle inspires better products. Still, the hackers had the subversive high visibility, with threats of Black Orifice 2000, a particularly wicked virus. And the Las Vegas crowd also reveled in games like "Spot the Fed".
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: U S West is criticized by rivals on plan to market Qwest long-distance service
- Abstracts: U.S. report on Net commerce set for release; key recommendations stress self-regulation
- Abstracts: Northeast Utilities clears major hurdle in bid to restart nuclear power plant. BEC Energy is considering selling company
- Abstracts: Appeals court denies asbestos plantiffs on strategy in class-action lawsuit
- Abstracts: Northwestern Mutual's deal to purchase Frank Russell gives it more wares to sell. Hartford Life buys $4 billion block of life insurance assets from MBL