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21 Jul 2008, 3:36 pm
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (PDF) that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity. [read post]
27 Sep 2019, 11:28 am by Odia Kagan
Though the attorney general can begin enforcement only on July 1, 2020, “When and if the attorney general takes action in July, it can, in fact, retroactively enforce for infractions committed starting Jan. 1,” said Travis LeBlanc, former enforcement chief at the Federal Communications Commission and a newly confirmed member of the federal Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 2:45 pm by Timothy B. Lee
Enlarge (credit: Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have charged former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan with obstruction of justice for hiding a 2016 data breach from Federal Trade Commission investigators. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 3:51 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
There is a keynote speech by Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. [read post]
26 Feb 2015, 3:07 pm by Jon Brodkin
 Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today filed legislation to overturn the municipal broadband decision the Federal Communications Commission made earlier in the day. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 2:30 pm
The departments considering AT&T's request are the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice. [read post]
16 Mar 2018, 7:45 am by Jon Brodkin
Washington's legislature and governor defied the Federal Communications Commission's claim that states cannot implement their own net neutrality rules, and they are likely to face a lawsuit from Internet service providers or their lobby groups. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 12:55 pm by Jon Brodkin
Pai, the Federal Communications Commission chairman, wants a major overhaul of Lifeline, a federal program that lets poor people use a $9.25 monthly household subsidy to buy Internet and/or phone service. [read post]
27 Feb 2018, 12:57 pm by Jon Brodkin
Democrats have been promising to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution ever since the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal its net neutrality rules in December. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 12:19 pm by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: BackyardProduction/Getty) The Federal Communications Commission will consider issuing new rules for wireless receivers that could prevent future conflicts like the ongoing battle between the aviation and cellular industries. [read post]
23 Sep 2014, 9:55 am by David Kravets
Instead of focusing on required safety-related tasks, flight attendants may be forced to intervene in or mediate disputes between passengers on appropriate content and volume of voice calls, thus distracting their attention from other passengers and job responsibilities," the lawmakers wrote (PDF) Monday to the leaders of the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, the Justice Department, and Federal Communications Commission. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 10:31 am
The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription) that a DoJ attorney is arguing that a fast track for the case is no longer necessary; after all, AT&T and T-Mobile withdrew their merger application from the Federal Communications Commission several weeks ago. [read post]
18 Sep 2014, 9:43 am by Jon Brodkin
Verizon is the company that sued to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order from 2010. [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 10:10 am by Jon Brodkin
State laws can be preempted by federal policy, and the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality repeal ordered states to refrain from imposing their own net neutrality laws. [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 6:00 pm
" The Federal Communications Commission plans to circulate rules by the end of this year that will tell schools that get federal cash for computer and networking gear to comply with various child-protection measures included in the Broadband Data Improvement Act. [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 10:14 am by Amy Pierce
Pre-recorded calls and text messages are governed by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) implementing rules. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 8:53 am
But the SCOTUS ruling wasn't a complete loss for free speech advocates: But the court, in a 5-4 decision Tuesday, is refusing to pass judgment on whether the Federal Communications Commission's "fleeting expletives" policy is in line with First Amendment guarantees of free speech. [read post]
4 May 2020, 10:41 am by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Peter Dazeley) The New York Times has won its lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission, as a federal judge ruled Thursday that the FCC must turn over net neutrality comment records that it refused to give to the NYT. [read post]
22 Jul 2021, 2:30 pm by Jon Brodkin
Viasat sued the Federal Communications Commission in May and asked judges for a stay that would halt SpaceX's ongoing launches of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that power Starlink Internet service. [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 11:29 am by Jon Brodkin
The Trump administration claims the California law is preempted by the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality rules. [read post]