Number: RL32985 Title: Defining Cable Broadband Internet Access Service: Background and Analysis of the Supreme Court's Brand X Decision Authors: Angie A. Welborn, American Law Division; and Charles B. Goldfarb, Resources, Science, and Industry Division Abstract: This report provides an overview of the regulatory actions leading up to and an analysis of the Supreme Court's decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services. It also provides a discussion of the possible legal and economic implications of the Court's decision. Pages: 8 Date: December 22, 2005