In a case that could have major ramifications for both the cable and telecommunications industries, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal of a 9th Circuit Court decision that cable-modem offerings include a telecommunications-service component and are not information services as the FCC has contended, NewsFactor reports.

For details, see: www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Supreme-Court-To-Consider-Cable-Modem-Case&story_id=28847