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Fort Meyers Man Fights FCC For His Pirate Radio Station

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 01.16.2012 | Miami

Read More: Community Radio, Fort Meyers, Albert Knighten, Florida News, Pirate Radio, Radio, Dunbar, Federal Communications Commission, Fcc, Al Knighten Fcc, Miami News

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mild-mannered community activist Albert Knighten found himself in handcuffs last month when police and federal agents raided ...

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Supreme Court Debates FCC Indecency Case

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 01.10.2012 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court Fcc, Supreme Court, Fcc Indecency, Federal Communications Commission, Fcc, Supreme Court Fcc Hearing, Supreme Court Fcc Case, Media News

WASHINGTON — In colorful give and take, the Supreme Court debated whether policing curse words and nudity on broadcast television makes sense in...

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F.C.C. Chair Announces New Plan To Bridge Digital Divide

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.09.2012 | Technology

Read More: Video, Dial-Up, Broadband, Julius Genachowski, Fcc Lifeline Program, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Fcc Lifeline, FCC Broadband, National Broadband Plan, Lifeline Program, Digital Divide, Technology News

The head of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced a new plan to expand broadband Internet access by modernizing a program that pro...

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More Wireless Broadband Is What Consumers Want, U.S. Needs to Close the Digital Divide

David Honig | Posted 01.05.2012 | Technology

Read More: Susan Crawford, Usf, National Broadband Plan, Digital Divide, Fcc, Universal Service Fund, Federal Communications Commission, Technology News

For the United States to be competitive with other nations, and to end the digital divide, the Treasury should invest what's necessary to build out and sustain fast national wireline and wireless services.

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Yes, Virginia, Consumers Won a Couple in Washington

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.23.2011 | Technology

Read More: T-Mobile, Tennis Channel, Comcast, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Technology News

Treasure this past week in Washington. It's not often -- no, it never happens -- that that consumers get a multitude of good tidings from Washington. Is it too much to hope that this is the start of a trend?

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Louis C.K. Takes the Internet Seriously

Christopher Mitchell | Posted 12.22.2011 | Technology

Read More: Community Network, Internet, Broadband, Community Broadband Networks, Louis CK, Federal Communications Commission, Policy, Network Neutrality, Comedy, David Carr, Technology News

Louis C.K.'s "fun little experiment" illustrates the threat to the cable business model. Cable has long been the gatekeeper to content -- Comcast decides what channels I can choose from. But right now on the Internet, I choose what content I can choose from.

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Loud TV Commercials May Soon Be A Thing Of The Past

Los Angeles Times | Joe Flint | Posted 12.14.2011 | Media

Read More: Television, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Loud Tv Commercials, Steve Levitan, Anna G. Eshoo, Federal Communications Commission, Michael J. Copps, TV Commercials, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, Dick O'Brien, Media News

Excessively loud television commercials should be a thing of the past, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission. Responding to years of comp...

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With All The Attention on AT&T, It's Verizon Stealing The Show

Art Brodsky | Posted 02.08.2012 | Technology

Read More: Google, Verizon, Net Neutrality, AT&T, Federal Communications Commission, Verizon Wireless, Technology News

If corporations were people, here's a bit of advice: Don't enter into a Survivor game if Verizon is a contestant. Verizon shows an uncanny ability to get what it wants with a minimum of fuss, even if it means cutting out erstwhile partners.

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Longtime FCC Commissioner Retiring

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 02.05.2012 | Media

Read More: Michael Copps Retiring, Michael Copps, Federal Communications Commission, Michael Copps Retires, Fcc, Ap, Media News

Michael Copps, a longtime Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, says he's retiring by year's end. Copps, a vocal critic of...

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Regulators: Listen to Workers

Will Marshall | Posted 01.30.2012 | Business

Read More: Communication Workers Association, T-Mobile, AT&T, President Obama, Cwa, Investment, Jobs, Federal Communications Commission, Growth, Competitiviness, Business News

AT&T is a big company, which perhaps explains why federal regulators are ganging up to block its proposed merger with T-Mobile. Big must be bad, right?

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America Deserves a Government That Works

Joel Kelsey | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

Read More: Regulatory Reform, House of Representatives, Congress, Regulatory Review, Federal Communications Commission, Regulations, Fcc Regulations, Politics News

Agency reforms should insulate federal agencies from the industries they are charged with overseeing, not make them more susceptible to capture, corruption and capitulation.

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Think the FCC Killed AT&T's Plan to Take Over T-Mobile? Not So Fast

Art Brodsky | Posted 01.23.2012 | Technology

Read More: T-Mobile, Julius Genachowski, Wireless Spectrum, AT&T, Federal Communications Commission, Technology News

With any other company, in any other merger, the action the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Tuesday would be the signal that a deal is dead. But when one of the parties involved is AT&T, the rules don't apply.

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Small Business Cybersecurity: A New Way To Customize Your Online Defense System

Julius Genachowski | Posted 01.18.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Small Business, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Small Business Cybersecurity, Small Business America, Small Business Owners, Small Business Administration, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Small Business IT, Hackers, Small Business News

Barely half of small businesses have a cybersecurity strategy or plan in place and nearly 80 percent say they lack a written Internet security policy. It's vital that small businesses take the necessary steps to increase their protection against cyber threats.

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Political Advertisements May Face Disclosure Requirement

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.27.2011 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Elections 2012, Michael Copps, Fcc, Disclosure, Political Advertising, Federal Communications Commission, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Everyone is used to seeing a flood of political advertising, whether they are vicious attack ads or saccharine puff pieces, in the month...

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Senators' Choice: Their Constituents Future or Big Telecom. Hmmm...

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.06.2011 | Technology

Read More: Fred Upton, U.S. Senate, Broadband, Julius Genachowski, Net Neutrality, Federal Communications Commission, Olympia Snowe, Technology News

Regulate the Internet? Seize control? That's all nonsense, but nonsense to which our elected representatives, through the influence of the Tea Party and the big telecom companies, are willing to accede.

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Welcome to Your Hungarian Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 11.14.2011 | Technology

Read More: Corruption, Competition, Verizon, Fcc, AT&T, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, Broadband, Comcast, Technology News

While the U.S. has blindly followed a path of broadband industry "deregulation," other nations in Europe and Asia beefed up their pro-competitive policies. The results are evident in our free fall from the top of almost every global measure of Internet services, availability and speed.

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Monty Python Explains AT&T's Latest Moves

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.09.2011 | Technology

Read More: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, T-Mobile, Justice Department, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Technology News

AT&T had every expectation that they would succeed in taking over T-Mobile. Looking at it objectively, they were right. But do they have to toss T-Mobile, Monty Python-like, into an early grave?

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FCC Officially Ends Fairness Doctrine

The Hill's Hillicon Valley | Posted 10.24.2011 | Media

Read More: Fcc Broadcast Rules, Federal Communications Commission, Fairness Doctrine, Fcc, Fcc Fairness Doctrine, Fcc Media, Media News

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the elimination of 83 outdated and obsolete agency rules on Monday, including ...

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U.S. Injects More Money Into High-Speed Internet Plan

Posted 10.22.2011 | Technology

Read More: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Rural Broadband, Rural America, Federal Communications Commission, u.s. Rural Broadband, High Speed Internet, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technology News

MICHAEL FELBERBAUM, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST (RICHMOND, Va.) -- Telecommunications companies in 16 states will share more than $103 million in federal f...

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FCC Probing Wireless Blocking By San Francisco Authorities

NationalJournal | Sara Jerome | Posted 10.16.2011 | Technology

Read More: Bay Area Rapid Transit, Fcc, Anonymous, Bart, Federal Communications Commission, San Francisco, Anonymous Hackers, Hackers, San Francisco-California, Technology News

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating actions last week by the transportation authority in San Francisco which interrupted wireless s...

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FCC Lays Out Plan For Texting 9-1-1

Reuters | Posted 10.11.2011 | Technology

Read More: Emergency, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Text Messaging, 911 Emergency, 911, Texting, Technology News

Consumers will be able to text and send multimedia messages to 9-1-1 emergency call centers under a new plan from the top communications regulator. ...

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Regulators Seek More Cable Channel Choices

AP | By JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 10.02.2011 | Technology

Read More: FCC Cable, Cable Tv, Cable, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Technology News

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators are adopting new rules intended to give cable viewers more channel choices. The rules, approved by the Federal Commu...

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Iowa Senator Questions Education Department's Ties To Hedge Funds

The New York Times | BEN PROTESS | Posted 09.28.2011 | Education

Read More: Senator Charles Grassley, US Department of Education, Education, Tom Coburn, Arne Duncan, Department of Education, Charles Grassley, Education Department, Hedge Funds, Federal Communications Commission, Steve Eisman, Joseph Lieberman, Securities and Exchange Commission, For-Profit Colleges, Education News

Senator Charles E. Grassley is examining whether Education Department officials disclosed confidential government information to hedge fund managers, ...

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WATCH: How The DOJ Helped Birth A Massive Phone Scam

DailyFinance | Bruce Watson | Posted 09.27.2011 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Verizon, Fcc, Ftc, AT&T, Phones, Federal Communications Commission, Mobile Phones, Business News, Justice Department, Technology, Federal Trade Commission, Business, Business News

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Senate have all taken aim at "cramming," a multibillion dollar i...

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FCC Takes Aim At Scammers Secretly Padding Your Phone Bill

AOL Daily Finance | Bruce Watson | Posted 09.17.2011 | Business

Read More: Phone Cramming, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Mobile Phones, US Senate, Telecommunications, 112th Congress, Joel Gurin, Barack Obama, Business News

A little over two years since it took on the credit card industry, the federal government has found a fresh villain: telecommunications fraudsters. Ea...

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