T-Mobile fired back at a Minority Media &...
T-Mobile fired back at a Minority Media & Telecom Council filing opposing the carrier’s request that the FCC impose more stringent parties-in-interest disclosure requirements as part of process reform. “The record remains devoid of any information regarding the prevalence of…
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non-disclosure or how it materially affects the regulatory process,” MMTC said in a May 8 filing (http://bit.ly/1hb7cVO). “MMTC’s suggestion that the Commission is so different from the federal courts because it knows everyone practicing before it, and the courts do not, is exaggerated and misses the point,” T-Mobile said (http://bit.ly/1x8uiRM). Certain courts, particularly the Supreme Court, “are quite familiar with a small cast of regular players,” but still require disclosure, T-Mobile said. “Second, the Commission’s familiarity with some participating parties does not obviate the need for disclosure.” The filing was posted by the FCC Wednesday in docket 10-43.