FCC, Industry Attempting to Protect Broadband Database

Here is a link to an exhaustive article about the Center for Public Integrity's lawsuit against the FCC for the FCC's database listing companies that have deployed broadband services.  The FCC is attempting to withhold the database citing Exemption 4 of the FOIA (trade secrets/confidential business information). 

The article includes links to all Court filings in the case, including those by intervenors ATT, Verizon and U.S. Telecom Association.  The Intervenors all side with the government and urge the Court to withhold the database from Plaintiff.  Plaintiff has until February 12, 2007 to file its Opposition to the FCC's Motion for Summary Judgment