Susan Ness' Statements

2001

5/10/01
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45

5/3/01
Congratulations to Chairman Michael Powell on his Nomination to a Second Term

4/26/01
Commissioner Susan Ness To Leave FCC by June 1, 2001

4/19/01
Amendment of the Commission's Rules – The Dual Network Rule, MM Doc. No. 00-108

4/19/01
Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime, CC Docket No. 01-92 96-98

4/16/01
Application of Verizon New England Inc., et al For Authorization to Provide In-Region, InterLATA Services in Massachusetts, CC Docket No. 01-9

4/16/01
NCTA Voluntary Compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity Rules

4/9/01
Press Statement on Announcement of FCC Commissioner Nominations

4/6/01
Industry Guidance on the Commission's Case Law Interpreting 18 U.S.C. 1464 and Enforcement Policies Regarding Broadcast Indecency

3/29/01
Criticizes Decision of Long-distance Carriers to Assess Hefty Billing Fee on Consumers

3/23/01
S.D. Public Utility Commissioner Laska Schoenfelder

3/16/01
FCC Order on AT&T-MediaOne

3/16/01
2000 Biennial Regulatory Review; Policy and Rules Concerning the International, Interexchange Marketplace (IB Docket No. 00-202)

3/12/01
Mass Media Bureau Approval of Various Radio License Transfer Applications

3/8/01
Women's History Month

1/31/01
Suspension of The Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Outreach Program Rules

1/25/01
Press Statement Applauding The Appointment of Marsha MacBride, Chief Of Staff

1/22/01
Designation of Michael K. Powell as FCC Chairman

1/22/01
Separate Statement on Approval of the Merger of AOL and Time Warner

1/19/01
Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals, CS Docket Nos. 98-120, 00-96, 00-2

1/19/01
Joint Application by SBC Communications Inc., Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc., d/b/a/ Southwestern Bell Long Distance for Provision of In-Region InterLATA Services in Kansas and Oklahoma

1/19/01
Biennial Review: Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television

1/11/01
Press Statement on Approval of the Merger of AOL and Time Warner

2000

12/22/00
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Recommended Decision, CC Docket No. 96-45

12/18/00
Recess Term Appointment

12/14/00
Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast Interests

12/7/00
Definition of Radio Markets, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

12/7/00
Authorization and Use of Software Defined Radios, ET Docket 00-47

11/9/00
Principles for Encouraging the Development of Secondary Markets for Spectrum

10/17/00
FCC Policy Promoting Contracts with Women-owned Small Businesses

10/6/00
AT&T Corp., v. New York Telephone Company, d/b/a Bell Atlantic -New York

9/29/00
Decisions of NBC and Fox Networks Not to Air the First Presidential Debate

9/22/00
Creation of Low Power Radio Service, MM Docket No. 99-25

9/21/00
Hispanic Heritage Month

9/15/00
Applauds National Women's Business Council Launch of WomenBiz.gov

9/14/00
Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment

9/11/00
Applauding E-Rate Role in Bringing the Information Age to America's Schools and Libraries

9/8/00
Revision of the Commission's Rules To Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems, CC Docket No. 94-102

9/1/00
AMFM Inc./Clear Channel Inc. Transfer of Control

8/29/00
American Women in Radio and Television

8/3/00
Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps to Accelerate Such Deployment Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CC Docket No. 98-146)

7/31/00
Amendments to Parts 1, 2, 87, and 101 of the Commission's Rules to License Fixed Services at 24 GHz, WT Docket No. 99-327

7/27/00
En Banc Hearing on AOL/Time Warner Merger

7/14/00
U.S. GPS Industry Council, American Airlines and United Airlines, Consolidated Petition for Reconsideration

7/10/00
Release of the Education and Library Networks Coalition's Second Annual Report on the E-Rate

6/22/00
Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands, and Revisions to Part 27 of the Commission's Rules, WT Docket No. 99-168

6/22/00
Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the Cable Landing License Act

6/16/00
Applications of GTE Corporation, Transferor, and Bell Atlantic Corporation, Transferee, for Consent to Transfer Control of Domestic and International Sections 214 and 310 Authorizations and Application to Transfer Control of a Submarine Cable Landing License (CC Docket No. 98-184)

6/8/00
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas (CC Docket No. 96-45); Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal Lands (WT Docket No. 99-266)

5/30/00
1998 Biennial Review - Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

5/12/00
Advance U.S. Interests at World Radiocommunication Conference

4/25/00
CALEA Section 103 Compliance and Section 107(c) Petitions (CC Docket No. 97-213)

4/17/00
Proposal to Increase Federal Support for Indian Participants in the Lifeline Program

4/13/00
Celebration of the Start of Year Three of the E-Rate

3/31/00
Numbering Resource Optimization (CC Docket No. 99-200)

3/22/00
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate

3/17/00
Inquiry Regarding Software Defined Radios

3/9/00
Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands, and Revisions to Part 27 of the Commission's Rules, Second Report and Order, WT Docket No. 99-168

2/29/00
Black History Month Statement

2/23/00
CEA/NCTA Interoperability Agreements and NPRM on Remaining Issues

2/17/00
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities (CC Docket No. 98-67)

1/20/00
Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies (MM Docket Nos. 98-204, 96- 16)

1/20/00
Creation of a Low Power Radio Service (MM Docket No. 99-25)

1/6/00
Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands, and Revisions to Part 27 of the Commission's Rules, WT Docket No. 99-168

1999

12/29/99
Applications of WQED Pittsburgh and Cornerstone Television, Inc. For Consent to the Assignment of License of Noncommercial Educational Station WQEX(TV), Channel *16, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

12/22/99
Application by Bell Atlantic New York for Authorization Under Section 271 of the Communications Act To Provide In-Region, InterLATA Service in the State of New York

11/23/99
Commissioner Ness Names Jordan Goldstein as Legal Advisor for Common Carrier Issues

11/23/99
Linda Kinney Named Assistant Bureau Chief/Special Advisor for Advanced Services, FCC Common Carrier Bureau

11/18/99
Principles for Reallocation of Spectrum to Encourage the Development of Telecommunications Technologies for the new Millennium

11/1/99
Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket Nos. 97-21, 96-45)

10/21/99
Federal-State Joint board on Universal Service (CC Docket No. 94-45)

10/8/99
Applications of Ameritech Corp., Transferor, and SBC Communications Inc., Transferee, for Consent to Transfer Control of Corporations Holding Commission Licenses and Lines Pursuant to Sections 214 and 310(d) of the Communications act and Parts 5, 22, 24, 25, 63, 90, 95 and 101 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 98-141

9/15/99
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98

8/24/99
Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information (CC Docket Nos. 96-115, 96-98)

8/5/99
Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Television Broadcasting, MM Docket No. 91-221; Television Satellite Stations Review of Policy and Rules, MM Docket No. 87-8; Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests, MM Docket No. 94-150; Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry, MM Docket No. 92-51; Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy, MM Docket No. 87-154; Broadcast Television National Ownership Rules, MM Docket No. 96-222.

8/5/99
Access Charge Reform (CC Docket No. 96-262); Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers (CC Docket No. 94-1)

8/2/99
5th Circuit Court's Universal Service Decision

7/14/99
Implementation of Sections 255 and 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as enacted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment, and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with Disabilities

6/10/99
Competitive Networks in Local Telecommunications Markets

7/1/99
White House Intention to Nominate Commissioner Ness for a Second Term as a FCC Commissioner

7/1/99
ITTA Petition for Forbearance

6/18/99
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC Docket 96-45); Access Charge Reform (CC Docket 96-262)

6/10/99
Application of Great Empire Broadcasting, Inc. and Journal Broadcast Corp. for Assignment of WOW(AM) and WOW(FM), Omaha, Nebraska File Nos. BTC-980831GH and BTCH-980831GI

6/10/99
Calling Party Pays Service Offering in the Commercial Mobile Radio Services

5/28/99
Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance's Petitions for Forbearance for 2% Mid-Size Local Exchange Companies and for Reconsideration of the Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish Competitive Service Safeguards for Local Exchange Carrier Provision of Commercial Mobile Radio Services: Implementation of Section 601(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

5/27/99
Funding for the Second Year of the Schools and Libraries and Rural Health Care Universal Service Support Mechanisms (Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45)

5/19/99
Application of MCI Telecommunications Corporation and EchoStar 110 Corporation for Consent to Assignment of Authorization to Construct, Launch, and Operate a Direct Broadcast Satellite System Using 28 Frequency Channels at the 110° W.L. Orbital Location

5/19/99
ITTA Petition for Forbearance

5/13/99
Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices Order on Reconsideration

4/15/99
Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format

3/18/99
Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace; and Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended

2/25/99
Orders Releasing Continuing Property Records (CPR) Audit Reports of Ameritech; Bell Atlantic (North); Bell Atlantic (South); BellSouth; Pacific Bell; Southwestern Bell; U S West

2/25/99
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act and Inter-carrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic

2/17/99
Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses and Section 214 Authorizations from Tele-Communications, Inc. to AT&T Corp.

2/2/99
Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act

1/28/99
Creation of a Low Power Radio Service

1/28/99
Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans

1/25/99
Supreme Court Ruling -- AT&T vs. Iowa Utilities Board

1998

12/17/98
Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in Markets for the Delivery of Video Programming

12/17/98
Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 94-129

12/4/98
Thomas J. Sugrue Appointment as Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

12/3/98
Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, Rules and Processes; Policies and Rules Regarding Minority and Female Ownership of Mass Media Facilities

11/23/98
Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service (CC 96-45)

11/19/98
Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies (MM Docket No. 98-204 and MM Docket No. 96-16)

11/19/98
Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Operation of NGSO FSS Systems Co-Frequency with GSO and Terrestrial Systems in the Ku-Band Frequency Range

10/29/98
Thomson/USSB/DirecTV Digital Television Demonstration

10/22/98
Streamlining of Mass Media Applications, Rules and Processes; Policies and Rules Regarding Minority and Female Ownership of Mass Media Facilities

10/13/98
Application of BellSouth Corporation et al. for Provision of In-Region, InterLATA Services in Louisiana

10/2/98
WTHI(AM)/FM/TV, Terre Haute, IN; WWVR(FM), West Terre Haute, IN; WFTX (TV), Cape Coral, FL: Assignments of License - One to a Market Waiver

9/28/98
Ameritech's and U S WEST's Business Arrangements with Qwest

9/17/98
Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format.

9/11/98
Petition for the Extension of the Compliance Date under Section 107 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act by AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. et al.

8/14/98
Station KBYB(FM), El Dorado, Arkansas File Nos. BALH-961217GH and GI

8/6/98
Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, and Possible Steps to Accelereate Such Deployment

8/4/98
Death of Shari Lewis

6/24/98
Mergers and Consolidation in the Telecommunications Industry before the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives

6/22/98
Political Editorial and Personal Attack Rules, Gen. Docket No. 83-484

6/12/98
Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Fourth Report and Order, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45

6/11/98
Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices

6/10/98
Before the Subcommittee on Communications, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United State Senate

5/29/98
Mass Media Bureau's Approval of Assignment and Transfer in Redding, CA

5/21/98
Use of the 220-222 MHz Band, PR Docket No. 89-552

5/8/98
Report in Response to Senate Bill 1768 and Conference Report on H.R. 3579

4/17/98
Performance Measurements and Reporting Requirements for Operational Support Systems, Interconnection, and Operator Services and Directory Assistance

4/10/98
Report to Congress on Universal Service

4/2/98
Amendment of Parts 2, 15, 18 and Other Parts of the Commission's Rules to Simplify and Streamline the Equipment Authorization Process for Radio Frequency Equipment

3/24/98
Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for C block Personal Communications Service (PCS) Licensees, WT Docket No. 97-82

3/12/98
Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

2/24/98
Installment Payments for PCS Licensees

2/19/98
Telecommunications Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information

2/18/98
Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service

2/3/98
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS). Third Order On Reconsideration

1/28/98
Response to the President's State of the Union Address

1/13/98
Fourth Annual Report on Competition in Video Markets

1/7/98
Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licensees

1997

12/30/97
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, Transport Rate Structure and Pricing, End User Common Line Charge

12/24/97
Application of BellSouth Corporation to Provide In-Region, InterLATA Services in South Carolina

12/18/97
Digital Television Fees, Notice of Proposed Rule Making

12/16/97
Universal Service, Third Order on Reconsideration

10/27/97
Press Statement of FCC Commissioner Susan Ness Regarding Spectrum Auctions

10/24/97
Application for Review of Denial of Petition for Reconsideration Seeking Waiver of IVDS Final Down Payment Deadline

10/16/97
Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Installment Payment Financing for C-block Personal Communications Service (PCS) Licensees

10/9/97
Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

9/26/97
Public Utility Commission of Texas, CCB Pol 96-13

9/17/97
State Challenge to FCC's Ameritech Michigan Order

9/15/97
Regarding Nomination of Gloria Tristani to be an FCC Commissioner

8/21/97
FCC's Approval of MCI/British Telecom Merger

8/19/97
Application of Ameritech Michigan To Provide In-Region, InterLATA Services in Michigan

8/14/97
Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace; Implementation of Section 254(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

8/11/97
Modification of the Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules

8/7/97
International Settlement Rates Report and Order

7/17/97
Administration of Universal Service Mechanisms

7/16/97
Huntington Park Ordinance No. 576 (FCC 97-251)

7/9/97
Proposed Notice of Inquiry on Broadcast Liquor Advertising

7/2/97
SBC Challenge To Telecommunications Act

5/7/97
Universal Service; Access Reform; Price Cap Review

4/18/97
Regulatory Treatment of LEC Provision of Interexchange Services Originating in the LEC's Local Service Area; Policy and Rules Concerning Interstate, Interexchange Marketplace

4/3/97
Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, MM Docket No. 87-268

3/10/97
Use of the 220-222 MHz Band, PR Docket No. 89-552

2/19/97
Wireless Communications Service (GN Docket No. 96-228)

2/6/97
Digital Television and the Public Interest

1996

12/26/96
Digital Television Fourth Report and Order: Adoption of Digital Television Standard

11/25/96
Agreement on Digital Television (DTV) Standard

11/7/96
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Recommended Decision;

9/17/96
Shareholders of Citicasters, Inc. and Jacor Communications, Inc.

8/9/96
The Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

8/8/96
Adoption of New Children's TV Rules

8/2/96
The Nomination of Regina Keeney to the FCC

8/1/96
The Interconnection Report and Order

7/29/96
WQED Petition to Delete Non-Commercial Reservation

7/18/96
Before the House Subcommittee onTelecommunications and Finance

7/11/96
Children's Television Programming Order

2/8/96
Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development of Paging Systems

2/8/96
Applications of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. and The Walt Disney Company for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Broadcast and Television Station Licenses

2/1/96
Passage of the Communications Act of 1996

1995

12/15/95
Sprint Corporation Petition for Declaratory Ruling

12/15/95
Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding 37.0-38.6 GHz and 38.6-40.0 GHz Bands

12/15/95
Interconnection Between Local Exchange Carriers and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers

12/13/95
Savoy-Fox: Assignment of License of Three TV Stations from BBC License Subsidiary L.P. to Subsidiaries of a Savoy-Fox Venture

11/20/95
Redding, CA: Petition for Reconsideration

10/17/95
Advanced Communications Corporation

10/12/95
Motion of AT&T Corporation to be Reclassified as a Non-Dominant Carrier

7/28/95
Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service (MM Docket No. 87-268)

6/15/95
Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band

6/15/95
Licensing and Service Rules and Competitive Bidding Procedures for Multipoint Distribution Service

5/4/95
NYNEX Telephone Companies's Petition for Waiver; Transition Plan to Preserve Universal Service in a Competitive Environment

4/27/95
WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI and W40AN, Escanaba, MI: Applications for Assignment of License (MM Docket No. 137-95)

4/5/95
Policies and Rules Concerning Children's Television Programming (MM Docket No.93-48)

3/30/95
Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers (CC Docket No. 94-1)

2/7/95
Market Entry and Regulation of Foreign-Affiliated Entities

2/3/95
Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) Systems (Docket No. 93-61)

1/17/95
TV Ownership (MM Docket No. 91-221, 87-8

1/12/95
Regarding: Digital Audio Radio Services (Docket No. 90-357)

1994

6/28/94
Children's Television Regarding: Policies and Rules Concerning Children's Television Programming