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1966 CI - Regulatory & Policy Problems Presented by the Interdependence of Computer and Communications Services & Facilities (Computer I), Docket No. 16979, NOI, 7 FCC 2d 11, 13 (1966)        
1967  Computer I, Docket No. 16979, NOI 7 FCC 2d 19 (1967)        
1968          
1969         First IMP installed at UCLA

First packet transmission on ARPANET
1970 CI- 28 FCC.2d 291 (1970) (Tentative Decision)        
1971 CI-28 FCC 2d 267 (1971) (Final Decision)        
1972         InterNetworking Working Group formed with Vint Cerf as first Chair.
1973 CI - decision on Remand, 40 FCC 2d 293 (1973). CI-aff'd in part sub nom. GTE Service Corp. v. FCC, 474 F.2d 724 (2d Cir. 1973),     Bob Metcalfe completes Ethernet thesis
1974         Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf create TCP

Telenet started
1975          
1976 In re Amendment Of Section 64.702 Of The Commission's Rules And Regulations, Docket No. 20828, Notice Of Inquiry And Proposed Rulemaking, 61 FCC2d 103 (August 9, 1976)        
1977 Supplemental Notice of Inquiry and Enlargement of Proposed Rulemaking (Supplemental Notice), 64 FCC 2d 771 -r-        
1978          
1979 Tentative Decision and Further Notice of Inquiry and Rulemaking 
(Tentative Decision), 72 FCC 2d 358 		     GTE/Telenet Merger Opinion, 72 FCC 2d 111 (1979) USENET Established
1980 CII - Final Decision, In re Amendment of Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations (Second Computer Inquiry), 77 FCC2d 384 (1980) (Computer II Final Decision)

In the Matter of Amendment of Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations (Second Computer Inquiry), 
Docket No. 20828, MO&O, 79 FCC2d 953 (July 22, 1980) (resolving requests for partial stays of final decision)

In re Amendment of Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations (Second Computer Inquiry), Memorandum Opinion and Order, 84 FCC2d 50 (1980) (Computer II Reconsidered Decision)

        
1981 CII - Memorandum Opinion and Order on Further Reconsideration, In re Amendment of Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations (Second Computer Inquiry), 88 FCC2d 512 (1981) (Computer II Further Reconsidered Decision)       BITNET Started
1982   CII - Computer and Communications Industry Association v. Federal Communications Commission, 693 F.2D 198, 224 U.S.APP.D.C. 83 (D.C. Cir. 1982)   United States v. AT&T, 552 F.Supp. 131, 189 (DDC 1982), aff'd sub nom. Maryland v. United States, 460 U.S. 1001 (1983), vacated sub nom. United States v. Western Elec. Co., slip op. CA 82-0192 (DDC Apr. 11, 1996) (MFJ prohibiting BOC entrance into info services). Term "Internet" coined
1983   CII - cert. denied, 461 U.S. 938 (1983).   MTS and WATS Market Structure, CC Docket No. 78-72, MO&O, 97 FCC 2d 682, 711 (1983) ARPANET converted to TCP/IP
1984   (BOC Separation Order), affirmed sub nom. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. FCC, 740 F.2d 465 (7th Cir. 1984) Policy and Rules Concerning the Furnishing of CPE, Enhanced Services and Cellular Communications Equipment by the Bell Operating Companies, CC Docket No 83-115, Report and Order, 95 FCC 2d 1117, 1120, & 3 (1984) (BOC Separation Order) 

(BOC Separation Order) affirmed on recon., FCC 84-252, 49 Fed. Reg. 26056 (1984) (BOC Separation Reconsideration Order)

   DNS Introduced
1985 Amendment of Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations  (Third Computer Inquiry), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 85- 229, 50 Fed.Reg. 33581 (Aug 20, 1985) . (BOC Separation Order) affirmed sub nom. North American Telecommunications Ass'n v. FCC, 772 F.2d 1282 (7th Cir. 1985).      
1986 CIII - In re Amendment of Sections 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations (Third Computer Inquiry); and Policy and Rules Concerning Rates for Competitive Common Carrier Services and Facilities Authorizations Thereof Communications Protocols under Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, REPORT AND ORDER, CC Docket No. 85-229, 104 FCC.2d 958, & 9 (1986).       NSFNET Created

First IETF meeting

Cleveland FreeNet created
1987 Phase I, Report and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 3035 (May 22, 1987)

CIII Phase II, Report and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 3072 (1987) (Phase II Order)

   Amendments of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules Relating to Enhanced Service Providers, Order, 2 FCC Rcd 4305 (1987)

In re Petition of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company for Waiver of Comparably Efficient Interconnection Requirements of the Third Computer Inquiry MO&O 2 FCC Rcd. 5149 August 19, 1987

 United States v. Western Elec. Co., 673 F.Supp. 525 (DDC 1987) (MFJ modified to permit BOC to transmit info service) NSF contracts with MERIT to run NSFNET
1988 CIII - MO&O on further reconsideration, Phase I, 3 FCCR 1135 (1988); 

CIII Phase II, MO&O on reconsideration, 3 FCCR 1150 (1988)
 
In Re BellSouth Corporation on Behalf of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Petition for Waiver of Section 64.702 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations To Authorize Protocol Conversion Offerings 3 FCC Rcd. 6961 December 6, 1988

In re  New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Technical Trial of Asynchronous to X.25 Protocol Conversion  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER October 5, 1988

  Amendments of Part 69 of the Commission's Rules Relating to Enhanced Service Providers, 3 FCC Rcd 2631 (1988) (access charges)

Filing and Review of Open Network Architecture Plans, 4 FCC Rcd 1 (1988) (BOC ONA Order)

In re Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Offer of Comparably Efficient Interconnection to Providers of Voice Messaging Services MO&O 3 FCC Rcd. 5772 September 30, 1988

In the Matter of Filing and Review of Open Network Architecture Plans, CC Docket No. 88-2, Phase I, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER,  (December 22, 1988)

In the Matter of BellSouth Plan for CEI for Voice Messaging Services, DA 88-1947, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 3 FCC Rcd. 7284, 65 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 1113, 1988 WL 486786  (Dec 23, 1988)

 United States v. Western Elec Co 714 F.Supp. 1 (DDC 1998) (Bocs permitted to engage in transmission of information but not create content) CERT Formed

IANA Established, led by Jon Postel

IRC Developed
1989 CIII Phase II further recon., 4 FCC Rcd 5927 (1989) (Phase II Further Recon. Order)       First commercial ISP - The World.

RIPE Formed
1990 Computer III Remand Proceedings, 5 FCC Rcd 7719 (1990) (ONA Remand Order) CIII - People of California v. FCC, 905 F.2d 1217 (9th Cir. 1990). (Phase II Order vacated) BOC ONA Order recon., 5 FCC Rcd 3084 (1990); 5 FCC Rcd 3103 (1990) (BOC ONA Amendment Order), Erratum, 5 FCC Rcd 4045 (1990)   ARPANET decommissioned

First Commercial ISP
1991 Computer III Remand Proceedings: Bell Operating Company Safeguards and Tier 1 Local Exchange Company Safeguards, 6 FCC Rcd 7571 (1991) (BOC Safeguards Order)   BOC ONA Order, 6 FCC Rcd 7646 (1991) (BOC ONA Further Amendment Order) United States v. Western Elec. Co., 767 F.Supp. 308 (DDC 1991), stay vacated, United States v. Western Elec. Co., 1991-2 Trade Cases (CCH) & 69,610 (D.C.Cir. 1991) (MFJ modified to permit to permit BOC ownership of content based info services) CIX Established

World Wide Web introduced
1992 CIII Remand recon., 7 FCC Rcd 909 (1992)       ISOC Formed

IAB ReChartered
1993   CIII Remand pets. For review denied, California v. FCC, 4 F.3d 1505 (9th Cir. 1993) (California II) 

BOC ONA Order pets. for review denied, California v. FCC, 4 F.3d 1505 (9th Cir. 1993) (Amendment Order and Second Amendment Order)

 BOC ONA Order recon., 8 FCC Rcd 97 (1993) (BOC ONA Amendment Reconsideration Order)

BOC ONA Order 8 FCC Rcd 2606 (1993) (BOC ONA Second Further Amendment Order)

   InterNic created

White House online
1994 Joint Contingency Petition for Interim Waiver of the Computer II Rules  (Nov. 14, 1994) California v. FCC, 39 F.3d 919 (9th Cir. 1994) (California III) GTE ONA Order, 9 FCC Rcd 4922 (1994) (applying ONA to GTE)   US Congress online

Pizza Hut accepts orders online

First time word "Internet" appears in federal court case
1995 Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced Services, CC Docket No. 95-20, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 10 FCC Rcd 8360 (1995) (Computer III Further Remand Notice)
 
Bell Operating Companies' Joint Petition for Waiver of Computer II Rules, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 1724 (Jan 11, 1995) (Interim Waiver Order)

IDCMA Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding AT&T's InterSpan Frame Relay Service, DA 95-2190 (Com. Car. Bur. rel. Oct. 18, 1995) (AT&T Frame Relay)

Public Notice: Pleading Cycle Established ATT Petition for Reconsideration  Nov 28, 1995
CIII - California III cert. Denied, 115 S.Ct. 1427 (1995) (BOC Safeguards Order) Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies, Offer of CEI to Providers of Video Dialtone-Related Enhanced Services, DA 95-1283, Order (June 9, 1995)

Pleading Cycle Established For Comments On Ameritech's Plan For CEI To Message Delivery Service Released: July 10, 1995 DA 95-1530

Pleading Cycle Established For Comments On AT&T's Petition For Waiver Of CEI Requirements Of Third Computer Inquiry DA 95-2179 Ccbpol 95-17 (October 17, 1995)

In re US West Communications, Inc., Petition for Computer III Waiver, Order, 11 FCC Rcd. 1195  (Nov 6, 1995)

 Competition in the Interstate Interexchange Marketplace, MO&O on Recon., 10 FCC Rcd 4562 (1995) NSF withdraws support for NSFNET - returns to role as research network

RealAudio introduced

Netscape issues IPO

FNC passes resolution defining "Internet"
1996 AT&T Frame Relay Order Feb 7, 1996 (granting motion for extension of time to file) | Wordperfect | Text |   BOC Safeguard Order recon. Dismissed in part, Order, CC Docket Nos. 90-623, 11 FCC Rcd 12513 (1996)

Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Offer of CEI to Providers of Internet Access Services, CCBPol 96-09, Order (June 6, 1996)

Pleading Cycle Established For Comments On SWBT's CEI Plans For Internet Support Services, Da 96-1031, CC Docket Nos. 85-229, 90-623 and 95-20 (June 26, 1996)

 Telecommunications Act of 1996 (See particularly Sec. 272)

Accounting Safeguards Order Docket No. 96-150 (Dec 24, 1996) 

Implementation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, First Report and Order and NPRM, Docket 96-149 (Dec 24, 1996)

Access Charge Reform, NPRM, Third Report and Order, and NOI, CC Docket 96-262 & 285 (Dec 24, 1996)

 CDA Passed
1997 Computer III Further Remand, CC Docket 95-20, Order (May 14, 1997)   Pleading Cycle Established For Comments On SWBT's Plan To Provide CEI For Internet Support Services CCBPol 96-09 Released: May 29, 1997

Ameritech Withdraws CEI Plan For Personal Access Service CC Docket NOS. 85-229, 90-623 and 95-20 June 4, 1997

Ameritech's CEI Plan for Electronic Vaulting Service, CCBPol 97-03, Order (December 31, 1997)

 Access Charge Reform, CC Docket No. 96-262, FCC No. 97-158, First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 15982, 16131-32 (1997)

Implementation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, Second Order on Recon, Docket 96-149 (June 24, 1997)

Implementation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, Order On Rec, Docket 96-149 (Feb 19, 1997)

  
1998 Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced Services; 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review B Review of Computer III and ONA Safeguards and Requirements, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 98-10, 13 FCC Rcd 6040 (Jan 30, 1998)    The Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies Offer of CEI to Intranet Management Service Providers, Order (August 20, 1998) CCBPol 98-01 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Report to Congress, FCC 98-67 (April 10, 1998). ICANN Formed, enters in to agreement with US DoC
1999 Computer III Remand Proceeding: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced Services, CC Docket No. 95-20, CC Docket No. 98-10, Report and Order (March 10, 1999)

Computer III Remand Proceeding: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced Services, CC Docket No. 95-20, CC Docket No. 98-10, CIX Petition for Recon (April 26, 1999).

Computer III Further Remanded Proceedings: Bell Operating Company Provision of Enhanced Services; Biennial Review, CC Docket No. 95-20, Order (December 17, 1999).

     Implementation of the Non-Accounting Safeguards of Sections 271 and 272 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, Order on Recon and Petition for Forbearance, Docket 96-149 (Sept 3, 1999)

Accounting Safeguards Third Order on Reconsideration, Docket 96-149 (October 1, 1999)

CIX ITAA Petition to Extend Sec 272

 Y2KCC/JP and ISPY2K-Status organized
2000 Cable Open Access NOI Gen Docket 00-185     Sunset of Sec 272 InterLATA info service restrictions.  CIPA passed
2001 Further Comment Requested To Update And Refresh Record On Computer III Requirements Cc Docket Nos. 95-20; 98-10 CPNI Request for Comments September 11, 2001

Patriot Act Passed.
2002
Cable Modem Service Declaratory Ruling and NPRM Gen Docket 00-185, CS  Docket  No.  02-52

Broadband NPRM 

 Cable Modem Service Declaratory Ruling CS  Docket  No.  02-52 Appealed in 9th Circuit by Earthlink, Verizon, MAP, and BrandX
2005   Wireline Broadband Proceeding declares Internet over wireless broadband to be an Information Service

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