As it continues to weigh imposing additional regulatory condition...
As it continues to weigh imposing additional regulatory conditions on AOL’s pending purchase of Time Warner (TW), FCC is seeking help from group of small and midsized ISPs. Commission has asked coalition of smaller ISPs and state associations to…
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draft definitions of local and regional ISPs that agency might use in setting tougher open access requirement on AOL-TW combination. Proposed requirement reportedly would force AOL-TW to carry at least one local and one regional ISP on every TW cable system, in addition to national EarthLink service that MSO already has committed to carry. That would go beyond open access provision stipulated by FTC, which would require AOL-TW to open its high- speed cable lines to at least 3 unaffiliated ISPS, including EarthLink, when it added AOL as offering. Speaking for ISP coalition, NorthNet Mktg. Dir. Stephen Heins said group also was pressing FCC to set open access mandates for business users in smaller and rural areas. He said group planned to submit its proposal to Commission by today (Jan. 8) at latest.