Declaratory Judgment

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Declaratory Judgment

A ruling by a court (or, less commonly, a regulator) that resolves a dispute but does not order an action. That is, a declaratory judgment states a fact. For example, a declaratory judgment may state who owns a patent or a piece of property.
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(38.) See 2015 TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order, supra note 5, at para.
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Pai's plan would take aim at a "functional test" created during a 2014 Declaratory Ruling under former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler that requires telecom companies who want to abandon copper networks ensure that Americans are provided with networks that are at least as good as the networks being replaced.
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Bralow, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Navigating The Omnibus Declaratory Ruling on FCC's Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 2016." This event is scheduled for May 18, 2016 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm (ET).
David S. Bralow, Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP to Speak at TKG's Navigating The Omnibus Declaratory Ruling on FCC's TCPA
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S corporations take notice of DRA ruling
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