FCC Denies GTL Objection to CenturyLink Counsel Bid To View Sensitive Info
The FCC rejected a Global Tel*Link objection to a request by CenturyLink’s outside counsel to view confidential information GTL submitted in response to a commission order in the inmate calling service rulemaking. GTL didn’t raise any objections that were specific…
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to the counsel but instead made arguments that “amounted to a disagreement with the terms” of a protective order in the proceeding, the bureau said in an order in docket 12-375 listed in Tuesday’s Daily Digest. “Because GTL’s arguments all go to the merits of allowing its information to be reviewed pursuant to the Protective Order, we dismiss GTL’s objection as untimely,” the bureau said. The bureau also said it disagreed with GTL’s arguments on the merits. While the information may be confidential and commercially sensitive, GTL’s concerns are “unfounded,” given the safeguards of the protective order, the bureau said. The company information is also relevant to the rulemaking, weighing in favor of making it available under the safeguards, the bureau added.