June 14, 2016 • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a lawsuit by telecom, cable and
wireless industry associations against new rules that expanded federal oversight of Internet service providers.
110 Billion Number of text messages sent in the United States in 2008, according to CTIA,
a wireless industry association, up from 2 billion in 2003, the first year for which data are available.
Not exact matches
The case, which was first brought in April by USTelecom, a trade group representing broadband providers, has since been joined by AT&T, Centurylink, CTIA, the
wireless phone
industry association, and Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, who have asked for a partial stay of th
association, and
Wireless Internet Service Providers
Association, who have asked for a partial stay of th
Association, who have asked for a partial stay of the decision.
«The
wireless industry has done everything it can to persuade federal regulators and state regulators not to require that backup power be put in place,» said Regina Costa, chair of the telecommunications committee of the National
Association of State Utility Advocates, which speaks for consumer representatives.
[company] Google [/ company], [company] Microsoft [/ company], the Consumer Electronics
Association, [company] Comcast [/ company] and [company] Time Warner Cable [/ company](through their
wireless lobbying group WiFiForward), the Wi - Fi Alliance, the Telecom
Industry Association and consumer advocates Public Knowledge all applauded the legislation.
Cable
industry trade groups NCTA and the American Cable
Association and
wireless associations CTIA and USTelecom have joined the case in support of the FCC.