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14 Nov 2013, 1:50 pm by Jon Brodkin
In one of his first days on the job, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has asked the CTIA Wireless Association to move quickly toward unlocking phones for consumers. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 7:28 pm by Sheldon Toplitt
Image via WikipediaThe Federal Communications Commission this week passed rules related to the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation ("CALM") Act [H.R. 1084/S.2847] signed into law by President Barack Obama a year ago that mandates tv and cable operators maintain volume on local and national advertisements at the same level as for programming (see "TUOL" posts 10/1/10 & 6/12/09).The FCC rules take effect on Dec. 13, 2012, according to the San… [read post]
28 Apr 2015, 4:03 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The Federal Communications Commission recently warned government agencies not to use “jammers,” devices that block cell phone signals, because of public safety risks. [read post]
10 Feb 2015, 4:44 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
We conclude that a diverse set of actors working in conjunction through the networked public sphere played a central, arguably decisive, role in turning around the Federal Communications Commission policy on net neutrality. [read post]
15 Jul 2014, 2:14 pm by Jon Brodkin
Steven Depolo There are a lot of good things for Comcast in the Federal Communications Commission’s network neutrality proposal, and Comcast is smart enough to recognize it. [read post]
19 Jan 2017, 7:38 am by Jon Brodkin
The potential of reversing net neutrality rules increased the moment Donald Trump became president-elect, as Republicans in the Federal Communications Commission and Congress want to get rid of the rules. [read post]
24 Nov 2006, 3:15 am
We'd like to see the record on appeal in this case: Lawyers for CBS Corp. argued Monday that singer Janet Jackson's breast-baring at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 was unintended, took place without the knowledge of the network, and should not be considered indecent.CBS is suing the Federal Communications Commission in the 3rd U.S. [read post]
16 Oct 2017, 1:25 pm by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bill Hinton) The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) will investigate DDoS attacks that allegedly targeted the Federal Communications Commission's system for accepting public comments on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to roll back net neutrality rules. [read post]
8 Sep 2013, 1:00 pm by Jon Brodkin
Free Press In December 2010, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the Open Internet Order, enshrining the concept of "network neutrality"—that Internet Service Providers must treat all data on the Internet equally—into law. [read post]
16 Oct 2018, 2:06 pm by Jon Brodkin
(credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Wireless carriers' failure to fully restore cellular service in Florida after Hurricane Michael "is completely unacceptable," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said today in a rare rebuke of the industry that he regulates. [read post]
9 Feb 2023, 11:49 am by Jon Brodkin
(credit: Amazon) Amazon's Kuiper division can start launching satellites to offer broadband service in the US, the Federal Communications Commission said yesterday. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 5:35 am
But if you're a major Internet provider, you love both of these ideas a lot... and you found support for both of them in Wednesday's "net neutrality preview" from the Federal Communications Commission. [read post]
15 Jul 2014, 8:03 am by Jon Brodkin
Today is the last day to file initial comments on the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality proposal, and the FCC's ancient website is unable to handle the load. [read post]
15 Sep 2010, 8:47 pm by Sheldon Toplitt
Image via WikipediaThe Associated Press reports that the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood ("CCFC") has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to block the airing of Nickelodeon's new action cartoon series Zevo-3, which boasts teen-aged superheroes featured in the Skecher shoes advertising campaign.The animated action stars, whose quest is to make New Eden City an evil monster-free zone, appear in tv commercials and comic books… [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 1:18 pm
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) recently released an Order allocating 2 MHz of new spectrum for advanced wireless implanted devices, which may enable the certification of new devices by the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. [read post]
30 Jan 2020, 12:55 pm by Jon Brodkin
The broadband industry and Federal Communications Commission officials have used capital expenditures as a measure of broadband-network investment and have claimed that eliminating net neutrality rules and other regulations would cause such investment to rise. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 9:43 am by Jon Brodkin
The law was originally scheduled to take effect on June 20, but Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission leeway to delay enforcement by six months if the FCC "finds that good cause exists for such an additional extension. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 11:59 am by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Steven Puetzer) The Federal Communications Commission should investigate whether Verizon Wireless violated net neutrality rules by throttling video applications on its mobile network, advocacy group Free Press says. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 11:52 am by Jon Brodkin
Michael Powell, who was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2001 to 2005 and is now CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA), is not one of them. [read post]