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Congress Drafts Bill To Turn Volume Down On TV Commercials

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Association of Broadcasters, Congress Commercials Bill, Tv Ads, Mark Richer, Federal Communications Commission, Congress Commercials, Commercials Volume, TV Commercials, Anna Eshoo, Advanced Television Systems Committee, TV Ads Volume, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Television viewers jarred by abrupt spikes in volume during commercial breaks may someday be able to give their mute buttons a rest...

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Proposed FCC Rules Will Put Glenn Beck on the Gold Standard

N. E. Marsden | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Truth in Advertising, Stealth Advertising, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Media News, Media Bias, Glen Beck Gold, Endorsements, Embedded Advertising, Media News
N. E. Marsden

Beck insists that his reporting is not biased. Does he tell viewers that coins may not be the best way to buy gold? That too much gold can sink a portfolio? That gold may be the next bubble?

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NBC, Broadcast Pioneer, Prepares For Comcast Takeover

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media

Read More: General Electric Co., NBC News, Nbc, Cable Tv, Comcast NBC, Radio Corporation of America, NBC Universal, Comcast, Museum of Broadcast Communications, Jeff Zucker, Federal Communications Commission, David Sarnoff, NBC Broadcast, Vivendi SA, Media News

NEW YORK — Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast televi...

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Dear FCC, Please Don't Let Hollywood Break My TV

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology

Read More: Arlen Specter, Fcc, Mpaa, Senate Judiciary Committee, Gary Shapiro, Selective Output Control, Congress, Piracy, Julius Genachowski, Dan Glickman, Federal Communications Commission, Analog Hole, Department of Justice, Hdtv, Cea, Consumer Electronics Association, Motion Picture Association of America, Technology News
Gary Shapiro

The MPAA is back -- this time, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -- asking permission to disable lawfully purchased HDTV-capable TVs.

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Innovation in America: An Autobahn, or a Suburban Street With Speed Bumps?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

Read More: Fcc, Gps, Telemedicine, Pandora, Dtv, Gary Shapiro, Telework, Innovation, International CES, Dvr, Facebook, Spectrum, Satellite Radio, Sputnik, Broadband, mp3, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, Wireless, Blu-Ray, Youtube, Consumer Electronics Show, Autobahn, Hdtv, Cea, Consumer Electronics Association, E-Book, Technology News
Gary Shapiro

My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?

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Crack Open and Crowdsource AT&T's Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Art Brodsky

All of the lobbying you read about is minor league compared to the telephone industry. Read on and you will get a first-hand look at the power of a real major league lobbying organization.

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Support Net Neutrality

Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Open Access, Internet, Fcc, Net Neutrality Laws, National-Wirless, Net Neutraily, Federal Communications Commission, Denver News
Rep. Jared Polis

Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding an important meeting to consider a net neutrality framework for the internet.

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FCC Chief Seeks Broad Open-Internet Rules

WSJ | Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology

Read More: Genachowski, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Open Internet, Federal Communications Commission, FCC Chairman, FCC Open Internet, FCC Net Neutrality, Open Internet Rules, Net Neutrality, Technology News

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules broadly, raising concerns...

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C.A.L.M.: Loud TV Commercial Bill Would Curb Annoying Ads

DailyFinance | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Fcc, Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act, Federal Communications Commission, Business News

Annoyingly loud TV commercials are like the weather. Everyone complains about them, but no one does anything about them. Except that lately, someone i...

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FCC Chairman Channels Bruce Springsteen To Explain Net Neutrality

WSJ | Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology

Read More: Fcc, Julius Genachowski Bruce Sringsteen, Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman Bruce Springsteen, FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski Sringsteen, Federal Communications Commission, Bruce Springsteen, Technology News

We're not sure just where Bruce Springsteen stands on open Internet policies, said Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski Monday at a mu...

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Patton Boggs Snags Former FCC Chair

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbyblog, Federal Communications Commission, Politics News

The revolving door spins again! The former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has joined megafirm Patton Boggs' telecommunications and...

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Net Neutrality Expected To Get Passing Votes From FCC

AP | DANIEL LOVERING | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Federal Communications Commission Net Neutrality, Federal Communications Commission, Fcc, Net Neutrality, FCC Net Neutrality, Media News

The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and c...

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FCC Wants To Review Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case

WSJ | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction, Fcc, Wardrobe Malfunction, Janet Jackson, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

The Federal Communications Commission wants to take another look at singer Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction."... The FCC said Tuesday...

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Robocalls Banned By Government? Not So Much

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Investigative Fund, Fcc, Donotcall.gov, Courtesy Calls, Consumer, Newspaper Association of America, Election Calls, Campaigns, Robocalls, Washington D.C., Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Robocall Rules, Political Campaigns, Consumer Bankers Association, Regulation, Do Not Call List, Phone Calls, Mortgage Bankers Association, Campaign Calls, Federal Communications Commission, Telephone, Ftc, Consumers, Politics News

It's dinnertime, the phone rings and it might be someone important. Instead, you hear a recorded voice: "Congratulations! You've been pre-approved for...

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A Deserved Double-Take on Wireless Prices

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wireless, Julius Genachowski, Oecd, Texting, U.S. Mobile Marketplace, Wireless Plans, Federal Communications Commission, Data-Driven, Mobile Communications, Politics News
Jonathan Spalter

Consumers have scarcely paid a dime more for the extraordinary step into virtually limitless mobile communications. The average price of a U.S. wireless plan remains about $50 a month.

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What Sotomayor Could Mean for Network Neutrality and the First Amendment

Marvin Ammori | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: First Amendment, Fcc, FCC Media Consolidation, Federal Communications Commission, Free Speech, Sonia Sotomayor, Network Neutrality, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marvin Ammori

Here's the question I'd ask Sotomayor: Please tell us about the free speech rights of media, telephone, and cable companies. That is, do their rights trump the rights of citizens and users of media?

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$350 Million Internet Program Being Set Up to Fail

Art Brodsky | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Broadband, Economic Stimulus Package, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Media News
Art Brodsky

The stimulus broadband mapping program is set up for massive failure unless changes are made. Consistency, transparency, public verification and less protection of information are needed.

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Digital TV: Switch From Analog Causes Confusion

Yahoo! Finance | Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | Posted 07.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Analog Television, Federal Communications Commission, How-to-Switch-From-Analog-to-Digital, Digital Television, Switch to Digital TV, Digital Converter Box, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) -- TV stations across the U.S. started cutting their analog signals Friday morning, ending a six-decade era for the technology and like...

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Cheney, Rove, and Fleischer and the Importance of Net Neutrality

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Abc, Fcc, Karl Rove, President Barack Obama, Clear Channel, George W. Bush, David Gregory, Nbc, Ari Fleischer, Anti-Trust Division, Dick Cheney, Talk Radio, Cnn, George Stephanopoulos, John King, New York Post, Federal Communications Commission, Media Monopolies, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Department of Justice, Net Neutrality, Media Consolidations, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer and other right-wing mouthpieces are trying to frame future debates while they reinvent the George W. Bush years...

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Sharpton To Meet With F.C.C. About Murdoch's Media Empire

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Fcc, Al Sharpton, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

Al Sharpton, who last week was protesting against the NY Post's chimp cartoon, is continuing his efforts against the Murdoch media empire. Tomorrow, h...

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It's Time to Resuscitate the FCC

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Television Licenses, Bill Clinton, Bernie Goldberg, Ronald Reagan, Fairness Doctrine, Clear Channel Radio, The New York Times, Lou Dobbs, Media Power, FCC Chair Mark Fowler, Federal Communications Commission, Fox News, Public Airwaves, The Washington Post, Bill O'Reilly, Reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, Media Consolidation, Media Corporations, President Barack Obama, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

Why do all the right-wing television personalities fear the Fairness Doctrine so much? Could it be because if it were reinstated they would have to enter into a real public debate?

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Internet Censorship: Dead or Just Dormant?

Leslie Harris | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court, United States, Internet Censorship, Law, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, First Amendment, Media News
Leslie Harris

Will the Obama administration slam the coffin on Internet censorship laws once and for all? It would seem so. However, it's not clear the Congress will fall in line.

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Julius Genachowski to Chair FCC: Prospects for Media and Internet

Josh Silver | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Transition, Media News, Media, Fcc, Barack Obama, Obama Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, Media News
Josh Silver

Genachowski anchored the drafting of Obama's comprehensive media policy agenda that promotes diversified media ownership and fast, affordable, neutral Internet connections.

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Memo for the Incoming Federal CTO

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 01.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Transparency, Sms, Wireless, Federal Communications Commission, Mobile Future Coalition, Technology, Barack Obama, Cto, Business News
Jonathan Spalter

Several governments around the world have successfully adopted mobile technologies to deliver important services and improve constituent communication. Their success should serve as models for Obama.

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House Report on FCC Chairman Is No Laughing Matter

Art Brodsky | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Kevin Martin, Technology, Fcc, Fcc Report, Federal Communications Commission, Media News
Art Brodsky

As damaging as are the accounts of the individual cases, however, are the reports of staff intimidation and of the creation of the "climate of fear" in the agency.

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