Telecommunications Act of 1996

CHARTER SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT DAVID ELLEN TRANSITIONS TO ADVISORY ROLE IN DECEMBER 2023

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that industry veteran and Senior Executive Vice President David Ellen will transition to an advisory role to Charter's President and CEO Chris Winfrey beginning December 1.

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  • STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that industry veteran and Senior Executive Vice President David Ellen will transition to an advisory role to Charter's President and CEO Chris Winfrey beginning December 1.
  • "I have spent over 20 years working in this incredible industry and the last seven here at Charter for which I am very grateful," said Mr. Ellen.
  • I am pleased David will continue to support me and Charter in an advisory role and wish him well as he pursues his outside endeavors."
  • Mr. Ellen joined Charter in 2016 from Cablevision, where he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel until the completion of Cablevision's sale.

NCLA Amicus Brief Calls on Fifth Circuit to End FCC’s Unlawful Control over Universal Service Fund

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
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This vague standard does not provide an adequate “intelligible principle” to limit FCC’s delegation of legislative power under the Constitution’s Vesting Clause.

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  • This vague standard does not provide an adequate “intelligible principle” to limit FCC’s delegation of legislative power under the Constitution’s Vesting Clause.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “The Constitution is clear when it says that the taxing and spending power is vested in Congress.
  • Here, Congress gave the FCC a blank check with no rules—abdicating its power to bureaucrats who are accountable to no one.
  • Such broad and vague delegations cut out Congress and leave the American public at the mercy of power-hungry agencies.”

WCO Spectrum Appoints Former FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth as Vice Chairman

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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WCO Spectrum has appointed Harold Furchtgott-Roth to the position of Vice Chairman.

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  • WCO Spectrum has appointed Harold Furchtgott-Roth to the position of Vice Chairman.
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    WCO Spectrum has appointed Harold Furchtgott-Roth as the company's Vice Chairman.
  • From 1997 through 2001, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
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    From 1997 through 2001, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission .

Rogers-Shaw merger: TekSavvy challenges wholesale deal with Vidéotron, says CRTC ruling required before Minister's final decision

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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The CRTC sets wholesale rates paid by ISPs who lease access to large carrier networks.

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  • The CRTC sets wholesale rates paid by ISPs who lease access to large carrier networks.
  • The wholesale arrangements between Rogers and Vidéotron were a key factor in the Competition Tribunal's Dec. 31 decision to allow the Rogers-Shaw merger.
  • "The CRTC has exclusive jurisdiction over this matter, and it must render its decision before the Minister makes his final decision on the merger."
  • TekSavvy's application requests that the CRTC also investigate whether Bell is providing unduly preferential wholesale arrangements to its recently acquired ISPs.

My Friends My Data Coalition Launched by Leading VC-Backed Social Media Companies Dispo, Itsme, Clash App, Muze, spam app, and Collage to Give Consumers Control of Their Most Valuable Asset: Friends

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Friday, May 13, 2022
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A coalition of social medias most promising venture-backed companies today launched the My Friends My Data Coalition (MFMD) to give online consumers control of their most valuable asset: friends.

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  • A coalition of social medias most promising venture-backed companies today launched the My Friends My Data Coalition (MFMD) to give online consumers control of their most valuable asset: friends.
  • MFMDs founding members are Dispo, Itsme, Clash App, Muze, spam app, and Collage.
  • Large social media companies are intentionally holding our personal contact information hostage, said Dispo founder and CEO Daniel Liss.
  • MFMD is working to make friend data portable, so you can take your friends wherever you go online, safely and privately.

DGAP-News: 1&1 publishes final figures for fiscal 2021 and proposes unchanged dividend in the amount of €0.05 per share

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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Revenue rose by 3.2 percent to 3,909.7 million (2020: 3,786.8 million).

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  • Revenue rose by 3.2 percent to 3,909.7 million (2020: 3,786.8 million).
  • In this context, high-value service revenue increased by 3.4 percent to 3,123.4 million (2020: 3,020.0 million).
  • 3.2 billion (2021: 3.1 billion) and the operating EBITDA at the previous year's level (2021: 671.9 million, excluding the aforementioned effects).
  • Assuming 176.3 million shares entitled to dividend (as per 31/12/2021), this would result in a total disbursement of 8.8 million for fiscal 2021.

DGAP-News: ecotel communication ag: Record results in financial year 2021 - further increases in revenue and earnings expected for 2022

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Thursday, March 10, 2022
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year: 0.28)

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  • year: 0.28)
    EBITDA increased by 20% in 2022 - Forecast: 20 to 22 million
    The ecotel Group concluded financial year 2021 with record results.
  • 5a of the Telecommunications Act, which protects the group from any retroactive regulatory decisions on the fees of market-dominating telecommunications providers.
  • Revenue in the high-margin segments ecotel Business Solutions (+4% to 46.3 million) and easybell (+16% to 25.0 million) continued to develop positively.
  • The easybell segment again significantly increased revenue and earnings in financial year 2021.

Ookla and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman Announce Collaboration

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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This collaboration should help drive network improvements in Oman, delivering significant new value to local mobile operators who build the networks and the consumers who rely on them.

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  • This collaboration should help drive network improvements in Oman, delivering significant new value to local mobile operators who build the networks and the consumers who rely on them.
  • Millions of people use Speedtest to measure their internet performance every day, said Ookla co-founder and CEO Doug Suttles.
  • We are thrilled to assist and support the TRA as they seek to drive the development of the telecommunications sector in Oman.
  • The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is the implementing authority of the Sultanate of Omans telecommunications policies.

ATLANTIC-ACM Announces 2021 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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Leading research consultancy and market diligence firm ATLANTIC-ACM announced its 2021 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards on Wednesday, February 2nd.

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  • Leading research consultancy and market diligence firm ATLANTIC-ACM announced its 2021 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards on Wednesday, February 2nd.
  • The awards are determined by detailed user reviews from 300 unique customers who provided 1,200 carrier specific evaluations of service level and product quality for their current providers.
  • The 2021 analysis of the U.S. Wholesale voice/data market covers both metro and long-haul wholesale services and has been the market benchmark since it was introduced after the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
  • The winners for ATLANTIC-ACMs 2021 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards are:
    Verizon: Brand, Sales Reps, Service Delivery, Network Performance (tied with AT&T), Customer Service, Data Value, Voice Value
    Inteliquent: Service Delivery (tied with Bandwidth), Network Performance, Billing (tied with Crown Castle), Customer Service, Voice Value
    Founded in 1991, ATLANTIC-ACM, is a leading strategic consulting firm to the telecom and technology sectors.

IDnow AutoIdent will soon be usable according to German TKG

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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MUNICH, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The AutoIdent solution from IDnow, a leading platform-as-a-service specialist for identity verification, is listed with the German Federal Network Agency as an officially confirmed identification method.

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  • MUNICH, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The AutoIdent solution from IDnow, a leading platform-as-a-service specialist for identity verification, is listed with the German Federal Network Agency as an officially confirmed identification method.
  • Following the upcoming amendments to the German Telecommunications Act (TKG), this means that IDnow can then also provide telecommunications service providers with an automated identification process.
  • Thus, the IDnow Group is the only German provider with a total of six identification procedures confirmed by the Federal Network Agency.
  • IDnow is a leading identity verification platform in Europe with a vision to make the connected world a safer place.