This page provides information on FCC's inquiry into whether "advanced telecommunications capability" is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. Advanced telecommunications capability is the availability of high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video using any technology.

• Availability of Advanced Telecommunications Capability in the United States - Fourth Report to Congress (FCC 04-208), 9/9/04

  News Release: Word | Acrobat
  Statements: Powell Press Statement | Powell | Abernathy | Copps | Martin | Adelstein




• FCC Issues Inquiry for Its Fourth Report on Advanced Telecommunications Capability (GEN Docket No. 04-54). Fourth Notice of Inquiry (FCC 04-55): Word | Acrobat 3/17/04

  Powell's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Adelstein's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Abernathy's Statement: Word | Acrobat
  Copp's Statement: Word | Acrobat

• FCC Releases Report on the Availability of High-Speed and Advanced Telecommunications Capability: Report on High-Speed and Advanced Telecommunications Services Shows Nearly Ten Million Subscribers.
  Statements: Powell | Abernathy | Copps | Martin
  Third Report FCC 02-33: Text | Acrobat 2/7/02

• FCC Issues Inquiry for Its Third Report on Advanced Telecommunications Capability (CC Docket No. 98-146). Third Notice of Inquiry (FCC 01-223): Text | Word | Acrobat 8/9/01

• FCC Releases Report (Second 706 Report) on the Availability of High-speed and Advanced Telecommunications Services. Report. 8/23/00

• FCC Issues Inquiry for its Second Report on Advanced Telecommunications Capability (CC Docket No. 98-146). [ Word | Text | Appendix B | News Release ] 2/17/00

• Joint Conference on Advanced Services Webpage

• FCC and States Jointly Develop a Nationwide Database of Broadband Deployment Activities. 6/6/00

• Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services Gulf States and Southeastern Regional Field Hearing in Miami, Florida. 5/26/00

• Federal-State Joint Conference to Promote Advanced Broadband Services. 10/8/99

• FCC Issues Report on the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans. [ News Release | Report ] 1/28/99

• Commission's Bandwidth Task Force and Common Carrier Bureau Announce Panelists and Topics for First Two Advanced Services Technical Roundtables. (DA No. 98-2004) 10/2/98

• Commission's Bandwidth Task Force and Common Carrier Bureau Announce Three Advanced Services Technical Roundtables. 9/24/98

• FCC Holds En Banc Hearing on Bandwidth July 9, 1998. [ Public Notice | FCC En Banc Page] 6/30/98

• FCC Launches Inquiry, Proposes Actions to Promote the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Services By All Providers (CC Docket Nos. 98-146, 98-11,98-26, 98-32, 98-15, 98-78, 98-91, 98-147). [News Release | Summary | Kennard Statement | Ness Statement | Powell Statement | Tristani Statement ] 6/8/98

• Pleading Cycle Established for Comments on SBC Petition for Relief from Regulation Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act and 47 U.S.C. Section 160 for ADSL Infrastructure and Service. (DA No. 98-1111 - Dkt No.:CC-98-91) 6/11/98

• Alliance for Public Technology Petitions the Commission for Issuance of a Notice of Inquiry and a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act (RM 9844), Pleading Cycle Established (DA No. 98-496). 6/11/98