FCC Bureau OKs Protective Order for AT&T-Great Lakes Comnet Proceeding
The FCC adopted a protective order proposed by AT&T and Great Lakes Comnet (GLC) for a docket affecting the two companies, said Enforcement Bureau Deputy Division Chief Lisa Griffin in a letter Thursday posted in docket 16-170. Griffin said the…
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bureau is satisfied the protective order would "ensure that, in addition to commission staff, only the parties' counsel and authorized representatives will have access to privileged or confidential information." The order was largely based on a model protective order previously approved by the agency, she said. A federal court May 24 largely upheld a 2015 FCC decision siding with AT&T in an intercarrier compensation dispute with GLC, remanding a "rural exemption" issue (see 1605240022). In addition, AT&T can pursue damages.