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Cleveland Rocks & Other Wireless News

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Smartphones, Wireless, Internet, Senate Commerce Committee, Broadband, Fcc, Barack Obama, Mobile Phones, Politics News

Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously cleared a bill requiring the FCC and the Commerce Department to conduct annual audits of our wireless airwaves.

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Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?

Norman Horowitz | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Interest, Convenience and Necessity, Broadcasting, CBS News, Fcc, Media News

Networks are all controlled by gigantic companies, who for the most part do business with the Federal government and would not be critical of the Federal government in any meaningful way.

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The Other Obama Nominee

Timothy Karr | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Copps, Fcc, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Julius Genachowski, Mignon Clyburn, Media News

As the first African-American woman commissioner, she represents progressive change that is deeply in sync with the transformation of D.C. politics that Obama is trying to realize.

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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

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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What Is the Use Of Having Power If You Don't Abuse It?

Norman Horowitz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

Read More: General Electric, Time Warner, Wall Street Crisis, Fcc, Bank Bailout, Viacom, Cbs, Media News

In order to confuse those who from time to time come across something that I write, I have decided to deal in one article with some of the "transgress...

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Julius Genachowski Confirmed As FCC Chair

AP | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Robert McDowell, FCC Chairman, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Julius Genachowski as head of the Federal Communications Commission and Robert McDowell for a seco...

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New FCC Chair Brings Us One Step Closer to Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Free Press, Julius Genachowski, Net Neurality, Media News

Expect Chairman Genachowski to turn his attention to bringing more choice to a broadband market controlled by a cartel of phone and cable companies.

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Twitter Essential Tool for Iranian Election News: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 17, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 07.18.2009 | Media

The State Department asked Twitter to delay a "critical network upgrade" scheduled for yesterday in order for civilian reporters in Tehran to use th...

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Nothing Good From The Internet? Bollocks

Josh Levy | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet Policy, Fcc, Time Warner Cable, Email, Blackberry, Youtube, Internet, Freepress, Creative Content, Media News

Thanks to the Internet, the rest of us are feeling increasingly liberated from the shackles of corporate control over content.

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Europeans Are Eating Our Lunch; Our Broadband Plan Is Toast

Art Brodsky | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Broadband, Fcc, Lobbyists, Barack Obama, Net Neutrality, European Commission, Media News

Is there anyone who thinks Congress could produce anything in the way of a meaningful broadband plan that will make a real difference and raise our broadband ranking in the world?

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Supreme Court: Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Ruling Thrown Out

AP | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court Janet Jackson Ruling, Supreme Court Cbs Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Fcc, Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction, Supreme Court, Janet Jackson, Cbs, Supreme Court Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over en...

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New FCC Appointee Could Face Choice Between Obama's Agenda and AT&T's

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media

Read More: James Clyburn, Fcc, AT&T, South Carolina, Mignon Clyburn, Media News

House Majority Whip James Clyburn may not have done his daughter, Mignon, any favors by getting her appointed to the Federal Communications Commission.

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Grading the Internet President

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Obama, Net Neutrality, John Kerry, Internet, 100 Days, Obama Internet, Media News

As early as fall 2007, Obama made a strong commitment to a free-flowing, accessible and open Internet when he unveiled his new media agenda.

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Dear Justice Scalia...

Norman Lear | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Antonin Scalia, Cursing Decision, Television, TV Cursing, Scalia, FCC Expletive Policy, Fcc, Fleeting Expletives, Media News

I'd like to offer my heartfelt thanks to Scalia and his four conservative cohorts on the Supreme Court who voted 5-4 yesterday to uphold the FCC ban on the use of "fleeting" expletives on broadcast TV.

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FCC's "Fleeting Expletives" Policy Backed By Supreme Court

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.29.2009 | Media

Read More: FCC Expletive Policy, Television, Fcc, TV Cursing, Fleeting Expletives, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters w...

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

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media

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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A new leader at the FCC

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Technology, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Barack Obama, Politics News

Given the enormous role the FCC can play for ensuring not only the vitality and health of our nations' communications sector, but also the reasonable ...

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Amazon to Sell E-Books for iPhone: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 4, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media

Read More: President Obama, Wnbc, Mediabytes, Amazon, Iphone, Imac, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Media News, Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, Julius Genachowski, Ebooks, New York Nonstop, Zilliontv, Media News

Analysts believe that Genachowski's nomination for FCC Chair will strengthen the reign of companies like Google, while also pushing for more net neutrality legislation and broadband expansion.

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Obama's FCC Pick Another Good Sign for Open Media

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Obama, Net Neutrality, Genachowski, Obama Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Obama Internet, 100 Days, Media News

Obama's appointment is another indication that incoming leadership in Washington will move decisively to protect the free flowing Internet from those seeking to become gatekeepers to new media.

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Julius Genachowski, Obama Law School Classmate, Nominated To Head FCC

AP | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowki, Obama FCC Chairman, Media News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Julius Genachowski, a friend from Harvard Law School, as his nominee to chair the Federal C...

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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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Digital Boom or Doom?

Mary Pitcher | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Cable Tv, Digital Conversion, Television, Media, Fcc, Digital Converter Box, Media News

What country do we live in? We are being forced to buy additional equipment to receive a television signal?

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Kevin Martin Resigns As FCC Chief, Heads To Aspen Institute

FT | Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 02.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Kevin Martin, Aspen Institute, Fcc, Kevin Martin Aspen Institute, Kevin Martin FCC, Media News

Kevin Martin is to step down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to join the Aspen Institute, a non-profit leadership organisation, t...

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Indie Music Memo To FCC: We Need A Level Playing Field Too

Rich Bengloff | Posted 02.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Independent Label, Digital Music, Thomas Friedman, Fcc, A2IM, Julius Genachowski, FCC Chairman, Digital Downloads, Music Industry, Digital, American Association of Independent Music, Independent Music Stores, Independent Music, Indie Music, Technology, Entertainment News

Just like the free exchange of ideas, freedom in the arts requires equal access for players of all sizes. When it's up to fans, demand for independent music increases dramatically.

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It's Just Not Julius -- There's An All New Telecom Team

Art Brodsky | Posted 02.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Congress, Jay Rockefeller, Henry Waxman, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Media News

Much of the buzz around Washington in telecom circles has been about the selection of Julius Genachowski as the new chairman of the FCC. But he's only at the top of the all-new lineup.

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