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Digital Phone / Cable Telephony - Related Publications


Statements


4/5/2006
NCTA PRESIDENT & CEO KYLE MCSLARROW APPLAUDS HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR ADDING VOICE COMPETITION SECTION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATIONAbstract: NCTA responds to House markup of telecommunications legislation.Publication Type: Statement

5/19/2005
STATEMENT FROM KYLE MCSLARROW REGARDING THE FCC’S 911 ORDER FOR VOIP SERVICEAbstract: Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA President & CEO of NCTA, speaks regarding the FCC’s 911 order for VoIP servicePublication Type: Statement

11/9/2004
SACHS STATEMENT REGARDING FCC'S VOIP RULINGAbstract: Robert Sachs, NCTA President & CEO, speaks regarding the FCC's VoIP Ruling.Publication Type: Statement

Expert Studies


9/21/2006
"Consumer Benefits from Cable-Telco Competition"Email this Document
Abstract: Report prepared by Microeconomic Consulting & Research Associates, Inc. (MiCRA), which projects that subscribers to cable telephone services will achieve annual savings of $1.3 billion in 2007, climbing to $3.2 billion in 2011.Attachment: MiCRA_Report_on_Consumer_Benefits_from_Competition_09.21.06.pdf (121 KB)Publication Type: Expert Study

9/14/2006
Third Annual Keynote VoIP Competitive Intelligence StudyAbstract: Keynote Systems' latest Competitive Intelligence study found that the VoIP phone service of cable companies outscored traditional phone networks, and VoIP hard phones and soft phones, in terms of both reliability and audio quality.Publication Type: Expert Study

8/15/2005
NCTA Comments 08/15/05Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers supporting initiatives designed to increase the public's awareness of the limitations of E911 service of all voice providers, regardless of technology; WC Docket No. 05-196Attachment: 081505_05-196_Comments.pdf (221 KB)Publication Type: Expert Study

Judicial Filings


1/26/2007
NCTA Amicus Brief 01/26/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Amicus Brief in Support of Defendant FCC's Motion for Summary Judgment, Center for Public Integrity v. FCC, Civil Action No. 06-1644 in the U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaAttachment: Civil Action No. 06-1644 (ESH) - Amicus Brief.pdf (42 KB)Publication Type: Judicial Filing

Letters


2/19/2008
NCTA Letter to U.S. Senate Expresses Support for E911Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Reid and Republican Leader McConnell to express support for S. 428, the “IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act,” and to urge full Senate passage of this legislation. Attachment: E911_Letter_02.19.08.pdf (36 KB)Publication Type: Letter

Miscellaneous Publications


7/11/2007
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Bundling Video with Voice and Data Services Gives Cable Companies A Competitive Edge over Telephone ProvidersAbstract: Cable companies, which lead the customer satisfaction rankings for telephone service in all six U.S. regions for the first time, are proving to be tough competition for traditional telephone providers, as the impact of bundled service packages steadily reshapes the telecommunications market, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Resident...Publication Type: Miscellaneous Publication

7/12/2006
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Cable Companies Dominate Customer Satisfaction Rankings for Local and Long Distance Telephone ServiceAbstract: Many cable companies are outperforming traditional telephone companies in satisfying customers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study. Publication Type: Miscellaneous Publication

Other Voices


11/15/2006
“Let Minnesota Dial in Savings”Email this Document
Abstract: A column on interconnection, written by Dr. Michael D. Pelcovits, an economist with Microeconomic Consulting and Research Associates, Inc. He proposes that law-makers should facilitate competition, and ensure significant consumer savings, by ensuring that VoIP calls can compete with the old telephone monopolies on a level playing field. Attachment: International_Falls_Daily_Jour_Minn_Pelcovitz_oped_11.15.06.pdf (403 KB)Publication Type: Other Voices

Regulatory Filings


2/15/2008
NCTA Opposition 02/15/08Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Opposition re Telephone Number Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers, opposing the requested clarification and urges the FCC to retain the existing "four fields" requirement; WC Docket No. 07-243 et al.Attachment: 021508 07-243 et al comments.pdf (21 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

7/27/2007
NCTA Letter 07/27/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Letter re: IP-Enabled Services, urging the FCC to reject AT&T's arguments that is video offering is not a "cable service" delivered over a "cable system"; WC Docket No. 04-36Attachment: 072707 04-36 Letter.pdf (135 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

7/9/2007
NCTA Comments 07/09/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information; IP-Enabled Services, opposing the adoption of any new CPNI requirements; CC Docket No. 96-115 and WC Docket No. 04-36Attachment: 070907 96-115_04-36 CPNI comments.pdf (20 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

6/15/2007
NCTA Reply Comments 06/15/07 Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Reply Comments re: Interior Telephone Company, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling on the Scope of the Duty of a Rural Local Exchange Carrier to Provide Interim Interconnection, urging the FCC to deny the requested ruling and clarify that Section 51.715 requires Interior to provide GCI with an interconnection arrangement; WC Docket No. 07-102Attachment: 061507 07-102 Replies.pdf (25 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

2/1/2007
NCTA Reply Comments 02/01/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Reply Comments re: Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, arguing that the Missoula Plan would not achieve the objectives identified by the FCC and should not be adopted; CC Docket No. 01-92Attachment: 020107 01-92 Reply Comments.pdf (48 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

1/22/2007
NCTA Opposition 01/22/07Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Opposition re Freedom of Information Act Requests For Network Outage Reporting Information, objecting to the release of the information requested in referenced FOIA requests; FOIA Control Nos. [various]Attachment: 012207 FOIA Opposition.pdf (26 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

12/7/2006
NCTA Comments 12/07/06Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, arguing that the FCC should not adopt the phantom traffic proposal submitted by the Missoula Plan proponents; CC Docket No. 01-92 Attachment: 120706 01-92 phantom traffic comments.pdf (33 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

10/25/2006
NCTA Comments 10/25/06Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, arguing that the Missoula Plan does not meet any of the key goals of the Commission identified in connection with intercarrier compensation reform, CC Docket No. 01-92Attachment: 102506 01-92 COMMENTS.pdf (95 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

4/25/2006
NCTA Replies 04/25/06Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Replies re: Petition of Time Warner Cable for Declaratory Ruling That Competitive Local Exchange Carriers May Obtain Interconnection Under Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, to Provide Wholesale Telecommunications Services to VoIP Providers, urging the FCC to grant TWC's two petitions; WC Docket No. 06-55Attachment: 042506_06-55_replies.pdf (41 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

4/10/2006
NCTA Comments 04/10/06Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: Petition of Time Warner Cable for Declaratory Ruling That Competitive Local Exchange Carriers May Obtain Interconnection Under Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, to Provide Wholesale Telecommunications Services to VoIP Providers, supporting TWC and urging the FCC to remove roadblocks to the widespread depl...Attachment: 041006_06-55_comments.pdf (28 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

10/21/2005
NCTA Letter 10/21/05Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Letter re: E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers, expressing concern over how ILECs are describing cable's voice services in advertisements and letters; WC Docket No. 05-196Attachment: 102105_05-196_Navin.pdf (398 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

9/12/2005
NCTA Reply Comments 09/12/05Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Reply Comments re: E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers, arguing that it is 1) premature for the FCC to endorse a single ALI technical solution and 2) cable VoIP providers and alarm companies should be permitted to develop working relationships free of regulatory oversight; WC Docket No. 05-196.Attachment: 091205_05-196_replies.pdf (317 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

11/1/2004
NCTA Ex Parte 11/01/04Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Ex Parte re: IP-Enabled Servicesstating VoIP services have integral interstate components that cannot be separated from any intrastate components; WC Docket No. 04-36.Attachment: 110104_04-36_03-211_rogovin_exparte.pdf (526 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

7/14/2004
NCTA Reply Comments 07/14/04Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Reply Comments re: IP-Enabled Services, urging the FCC to adopt the minimum regulatory regime for IP-based voice services; WC Docket No. 04-36.Attachment: 071404_04-36_Replies.pdf (195 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

5/28/2004
NCTA Comments 05/28/04Email this Document
Abstract: NCTA Comments re: IP-Enabled Services, saying that the FCC should encourage innovation, conserve regulatory resources, derive the greatest public benefits and provide the certainty in the marketplace that investors need in order to support the deployment of facilities-based VoIP services; WC Docket No. 04-36.Attachment: 052804 04-36 comments.pdf (130 KB)Publication Type: Regulatory Filing

Speeches


6/7/2005
Kyle McSlarrow Lays Out Cable’s Vision for the Future of the Telecommunications MarketplaceEmail this Document
Abstract: Kyle McSlarrow, President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) speaks to the Washington Metropolitan Cable Club (WMCC) on June 7, 2005.Attachment: IPVideoFinal.pdf (31 KB)Publication Type: Speech
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