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The Next Chairman of the FCC

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Technology, Wireless Spectrum, Federal Communications Commission, Obama Picks, Obama Jobs, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, Media News
Art Brodsky

The first qualification for the new FCC chairman should be a firm dedication to Goal No. 1 -- The public interest, not private interest, should govern.

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FCC: NFL Network Case Against Comcast Can Go On

New York TImes | Richard Sandomir | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: NFL Network Comcast, Fcc, Comcast, NFL Network, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

A Federal Communications Commission ruling Friday night gave the NFL Network hope that it might receive a major influx of Comcast subscribers. In its...

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Broadband Data Act Signed By President Bush

CNet | Stephanie Condon | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Broadband Data Act, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

President Bush on Friday signed into law a bill that would facilitate the collection of data regarding broadband access in the United States, though m...

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XM plus Sirius = Satellite Radio Monopoly

Steve Parker | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Toyota, Economy, Honda, Acura, Ford, Xm, Satellite Radio, Nissan, Fcc, General Motors, Sirius XM Merger, Federal Communications Commission, Sirius Radio, Lexus, Hughes Electronics, HD Radio, Onstar, Infiniti, Business News
Steve Parker

Now, after several years of competition between XM and Sirius, there will be one satellite radio company -- a monopoly created by the federal government. And you don't need me to tell you how strange that is.

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FCC Says It May Crack Down On Product Placements In TV Shows

AP | JOHN DUNBAR | Posted 07.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Product Placement, FCC Product Placement, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

WASHINGTON — A stealthy form of advertising in which products are featured on television shows as props and even woven into story lines has draw...

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FCC Suddenly Relevant As It Approaches 74th Birthday

New York Sun | Harold Furchtgott-Roth | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Kevin Martin FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Media News

Tomorrow marks the 74th anniversary of the Communications Act of 1934, the legal framework for federal regulation of all manner of communications thro...

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Washington Post Hides Corporate Interests In "Web Cop" Editorial

Art Brodsky | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Washington Post, Federal Communications Commission, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

There's a lot of mischief that cable and telephone companies can perpetrate, and it's not at all clear that the FCC would have the authority to punish them.

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Big Media Continues to Fight Against Net Neutrality

Jonathan Rintels | Posted 05.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Telecom, Fcc, Save the Net, Federal Communications Commission, Net Neutrality, Network Neutrality, Media News
Jonathan Rintels

It's time for the government to implement reasonable oversight that protects consumers and content creators, and preserves the open Internet we enjoy today.

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See Who's Beating Up On Google Now

Portfolio | Sam Gustin | Posted 04.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Fcc, Fred Upton, House Telecommunications Committee, Cliff Stearns, Federal Communications Commission, John Shimkus, Google, Business News

What do Cliff Stearns, John Shimkus, and Fred Upton have in common? They're all members of the House telecommunications subcommittee, and they've eac...

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FCC Seeks To Fine ABC $1.4M For Indecent "NYPD Blue" Episode

AP | AMY SCHATZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: NYPD Blue Fine, Fcc, Abc, ABC Indecency, Federal Communications Commission, NYPD Blue, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $1.4 million fine against 52 ABC Television Network stations over a 2003 broad...

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FCC Chief's Heavy Hand Draws Bi-Partisan Ire

Wall Street Journal | AMY SCHATZ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Kmart, Business News

Today, the Federal Communications Commission is set to ram through two measures likely to roil the media and telecommunications industries and deepen ...

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FCC Expected To Approve Proposal Allowing Broadcasters To Own Newspapers

AP | John Dunbar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Kevin Martin FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Business News

Despite intense political pressure, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve a proposal Tuesday that will allow broadcasters in th...

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Ad Industry Increasingly Relying On 'Branded Entertainment' To Market Products

New York Times | LOUISE STORY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Fcc, Pepsi, Product Placement, Advertising, Federal Communications Commission, Business News

Advertising is often like a game of cat and mouse. Consumers try as hard as they can to run away from sales pitches and commercial jingles, so markete...

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Obama To FCC: Slow Down When Rewriting Media Ownership Rules

Broadcasting & Cable | John Eggerton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Kevin Martin, Fcc, Federal Communications Commission, Barack Obama, Media News

Presidential candidate and Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama wants Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin to take a series of int...

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FCC Head Wants To Relax Media Ownership Rules

New York Times | Stephen Labaton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Kevin Martin, Fcc, Media Ownership, Media Ownership Rules, Kevin J. Martin, Federal Communications Commission, Sam Zell, Media News

The head of the Federal Communications Commission has circulated an ambitious plan to relax the decades-old media ownership rules, including repealing...

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