FTC
Judge Hits Pause on FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
Judge says Congress did not authorize the FTC to ban non-compete agreements.
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FTC
Judge says Congress did not authorize the FTC to ban non-compete agreements.
Bulk Billing
Said opt-out requirement was as good as a ban 'because bulk discounts are only possible if providers can commit to 100% penetration.'
Sixth Circuit
Ahead of a stay ruling, Sixth Circuit asks for briefs on impact of the demise of the Chevron Doctrine.
Randy May
The decision could have a big impact on two pending cases involving the Federal Communications Commission, including net neutrality.
Earl L Buddy Carter
USCM resolution says FCC policy is denying cities access to millions of dollars in franchise fee revenue
The groups want the FCC to reconsider its April decision to exempt broadband ISPs from helping sustain the USF.
Rules scheduled to go into effect next month will cause irreparable injury to their financial operations, ISPs said.
ISPs want the case to remain in Cincinnati to deny the FCC home court advantage in the D.C. Circuit.
SpaceX
'This government program is an outrageous waste of taxpayer money and is utterly failing to serve people in need,' Musk says to his 187.7 million followers on X.
DC Circuit
'The motion for stay pending review should be denied,' the FCC says.
DC Circuit
'Washington, D.C. has no monopoly on the Internet or administrative law,' the ISPs said.
DC Circuit
Consumers’ Research lost in the Sixth Circuit and lost in the Eleventh Circuit. Last Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review those decisions.
NTIA
'The potential for having to set certain prices for low-income customers' is a concern to Shentel.
Second Circuit
It's possible the ISPs will ask the FCC to preempt the New York law
DC Circuit
The Clerk said responses to the FCC’s motion to move the case 'shall be filed on or before Monday, June 17, 2024.'
Sixth Circuit
'This Court should stay the FCC’s latest flip-flop pending judicial review. Petitioners are overwhelmingly likely to succeed on the merits.'
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