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After leaving law school, Ma spent two years working as a telecommunications lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC...
...work at the FCC in 1978 and 1979 came in the midst of telecommunication deregulation and AT&T's break...
...resign but will stay on for the next several months until a successor is found. Hundt, who spearheaded a major effort to deregulate the communications industry, said he is stepping down to spend more time with his children and to write a book about his experiences at the FCC. Hundt said he was proud of his record: "In the past three years, this commission has put the ball in the net more often than not," he said. "We have completely rewritten the rules for all five lanes of the information highway: telephony, wireless, satellite, cable, and broadcasting." The sweeping...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The FCC adopted a plan further deregulating the telecommunications industry that will raise $3 billion to help pay for President Clinton's universal telecom service and might at the same time save people money. "This is follow-through on the deregulation of the industry promised in the Telecommunications Act of 1996," says TIME's Bruce Van Voorst. "The proceeds are paying for the concept of universal service, which today means not just phone lines to rural areas but the wiring of libraries, schools, and hospitals for the Internet. It's the Clinton Administration's promise that...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Some of the details of the universal service provision came out later in the day Wednesday when the FCC said the government would subsidize as much as 90 percent of Internet access costs for the nation's schools. More than 110,000 schools and approximately 50 million students and teachers stand to benefit from the program. Funds will be doled out according to a school's financial status. The average grant would pay for around 60 percent of the cost of connecting to and staying on the Internet. While the Administration touts the move...