FCC Record, Volume 17, No. 7, Pages 4115 to 4934, March 4 - March 15, 2002 Page: 4,798

Federal Communications Commission FCC 02 -77
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
)
Inquiry Concerning High-Speed Access to the ) GN Docket No. 00-185
Internet Over Cable and Other Facilities )
Internet Over Cable Declaratory Ruling )
)
Appropriate Regulatory Treatment for Broadband ) CS Docket No. 02-52
Access to the Internet Over Cable Facilities
DECLARATORY RULING
AND
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
Adopted: March 14,2002 Released: March 15,2002
Comment Date: 60 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register
Reply Comment Date: 90 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register
By the Commission: Chairman Powell and Commissioner Abernathy issuing separate statements;
Commissioner Copps dissenting and issuing a statement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. IN TR O D U CTIO N ..................................................................................... ......... .....................
II. BACKGROUND ..................................................................
III. DECLARATORY RULING: STATUTORY CLASSIFICATION OF CABLE MODEM
SERVICE ..........3.................................... 31
A. Background....................... ...... .. ....... .... . 31
B. "Information Service" or "Telecommunications Service" Classification.........................34
C. "Cable Service" Classification.....................................60
D. Other Statutory Classifications ............................. ............................70
IV. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING .........................................................72

A. Background .................................................... 72
B. Commission Authority ......................................................... 75

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