David Fish
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David Fish leads media relations activities at the federal level for Verizon Communications, Inc., serving as company spokesman on national-level policy issues.
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Verizon Statement VT Public Service Board Order
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Posted by
David Fish in Policy on
December 21, 2007, 03:54 PM EST
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| Thought our Policyblog friends would want to see this statement on the Vermont Public Service Board order: MONTPELIER, Vermont -- The Vermont Public Service Board today denied approval of the transaction between Verizon and FairPoint. The Board noted that its order did not consider the terms of the stipulation recently filed by the parties in Maine, and invited the applicants to submit a proposal to address its remaining concerns.Verizon and FairPoint announced in January definitive... |
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"Bread & Circuses" -- A telecom conspiracy theory
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Posted by
David Fish in PolicyBlog on
November 07, 2007, 04:09 PM EST
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| In a town replete with conspiracy theories, XO Communications CEO Carl Grivner test flew a real doozy in his Washington Post letter published on Friday, “And Now, for the FCC’s Next Trick.” Likening members of the FCC to corrupt Roman emperors, he suggests the agency’s recent action to increase cable TV choice for apartment dwellers is a mere “bread and circuses” sop to the masses to distract them from its dark deeds to come. Unfortunately for Grivner, his colorful invective fails to divert... |
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Old Regulations Bite the Dust
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Posted by
David Fish in Policy on
September 04, 2007, 03:24 PM EST
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| A bit of good news for consumers – and those at this company and others vying for their business – may have gone unnoticed by some over the long weekend. Friday evening, the Federal Communications Commission issued a news release with the headline “FCC Replaces Outmoded Long-Distance Rules With New Protections For Consumers.” Those outmoded rules required companies like Verizon, AT&T and Qwest to offer in-region, long-distance service through a separate subsidiary in order to avoid the various... |
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700MHz statement
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Posted by
David Fish in Wireless on
July 26, 2007, 08:59 AM EST
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| Just in case anyone isn’t clear about Verizon’s current stance on the 700MHZ spectrum, here is our statement released Wednesday evening: “Verizon’s position is that the Federal Communications Commission should not impose ‘open access’ conditions on the 700 MHz spectrum. The record compiled at the FCC does not justify these conditions. Imposing any such requirements in the competitive wireless market would reduce the revenue the government will receive from the spectrum auction and limit the... |
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SCOTUS Rules on Twombly Case
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Posted by
David Fish in PolicyBlog on
May 21, 2007, 12:01 PM EST
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| I just put this out this morning and thought I’d share here…FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: May 21, 2007 David Fish 202-515-2514david.m.fish@verizon.comdavid.m.fish@verizon.comSupreme Court rules in favor of Verizon inBell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, No. 05-1126, No. 05-1126WASHINGTON: The United States Supreme Court today dismissed an antitrust case filed by class-action plaintiffs William Twombly and Lawrence Marcus against Bell Atlantic Corp. – which merged with GTE Corp. in 2000 to form... |
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