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Deroy Murdock: Regulators regulate, and that's a problem
Federal regulators are keeping America from moving forward. According to recent news stories reviewed by my colleagues at the conservative nonprofit organization Engage America, federal red tape has squelched at least 736,203 potential jobs.
Carlos Slim, FCC chief tout pilot project to erase digital divide
Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, spoke in San Diego Thursday about Connect2Compete, a project to ease the digital divide for low income families.
Jacksonville State may add new station after FCC ruling
Jacksonville State University could create a new radio station following the reversal of a decision by the Federal Communications Commission According to the Anniston Star , the FCC last week awarded the JSU Board of Trustees a license to broadcast a noncommercial educational format on 100.1 FM from a transmitter in Anniston.
Congress To Look At Future Of Internet Control
U.S. lawmakers will delve on Thursday into an international debate on whether to hand more control of the Internet to the United Nations, a move many fear would turn it into a political bargaining chip for censorship and global taxes on Web companies.
House Passes FCC Reform Measure on Voice Vote
A bill designed to simplify how the Federal Communications Commission reports to Congress on competition in the media industry passed the House of Representatives Wednesday by a voice vote under suspension of the rules.
Regional carriers call AT&T's bluff on spectrum interference
A group of regional wireless carriers is calling AT&T's bluff when it comes to claimed interference issues in the lower spectrum bands of the 700 MHz frequency.
Alliance for Broadband Competition Wants Verizon Deal Probed
The Alliance for Broadband Competition today filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission requesting that it probe Verizon's proposed acquisition of 122 AWS spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo.
FEMA Launches Mobile Phone Hurricane Alerts
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AT&T Chief's $30,800 to Republicans Shows Fury Over Blocked Deal
Bloomberg's Megan Hughes reports that AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson lost $2.08 million in bonus pay after Democrats killed his bid to build the biggest mobile provider.
Back to the Future on Unbundling
In his new book, Unzipping the Digital World , the chairman of the TM Forum takes square aim at two groups whom he views as obstacles to the success of telecom service providers in the digital era: regulators and financial analysts.
FCC, broadcasters clash over new rule on political ad data
The Paperwork Reduction Act may slow the implementation of a new Federal Communications Commission rule that will require broadcasters to post political ad data online, ProPublica reports.
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Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future;...
Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service Support May 29, 2012 -- SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission reconsiders and modifies certain provisions of its rules that were adopted in the USF/ICC ... (more)
Sussex father quizzed by FBI over Google privacy rowUpdated 12:20pm...
Former Lancing College pupil Marius Milner was named by the New York Times as an anonymous Google employee who wrote the computer code that allowed personal data to be intercepted by the internet giant's Street View cars.
FCC Spectrum Changes To Benefit Sprint, Hospitals
Spectrum changes approved by the Federal Communications Commission late last week open the door for Sprint to launch an LTE service and provide hospitals with a way to wirelessly monitor their patients.
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Hearing: International Proposals to Regulate the Internet
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
FCC Adds WGAW To Open Internet Panel
The Writers Guild of America West has been selected by the Federal Communications Commission to participate in the commission's first Open Internet Advisory Committee, which will assist in tracking and evaluating the FCC's Open Internet rules.
FCC General Counsel Schlick Exiting
Federal Communications Commission general counsel Austin Schlick will exit the commisison effective mid-June, the chairman's office announced Friday.
House considers bill to streamline FCC reports
The House next week will take up a bill to streamline reports the Federal Communications Commission is required to submit to Congress.
California Historical Society & SF Amateur Radio Club Connect...
The San Francisco Amateur Radio Club in cooperation with the California Historical Society will mark the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge by contacting other amateur radio operators throughout the world on Saturday, May 26th and Sunday, May 27th.
FCC Greenlights LTE Use in 800MHz Band
The Federal Communications Commission this week approved the use of LTE and other 3G radio technologies in the 800MHz spectrum band.