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2 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Millicorp to Represent Smaller VoIP Providers in FCC's VoIP Numbering Trial

Millicorp released the following statement in response to the announcement today by the Federal Communications Commission that Millicorp has been selected to participate in a six-month technical trial of the direct provision of telephone numbering resources to voice over Internet protocol providers.

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Related Topix: VoIP, Business News, Science / Technology

7 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

Timothy Karr: Five Questions for the Next FCC Chief

Tom Wheeler, the White House's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission, was for years a well-heeled lobbyist for cable and wireless companies.

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Related Topix: Business News, Wireless, Emerging Technology

11 hrs ago | KXVO

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 19

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Related Topix: Business News

11 hrs ago | Newsday

Dish abandons bid for Sprint Nextel

US satellite TV operator Dish Network has said it will not submit a revised bid for Sprint Nextel, the third-largest mobile provider in the US.

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Related Topix: Sprint Nextel, Telecom, IT Services, Business News

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Rockefeller Urges Wheeler to Strengthen E-Rate at FCC

June 18, 2013 Contact: Kevin McAlister, 202-224-8374 ROCKEFELLER URGES WHEELER TO STRENGTHEN E-RATE AT FCC Prepared Opening Statement - Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman "Nomination of Mr. Thomas Wheeler to be Chairman, Federal Communications Commission" Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:30 p.m. Mr. Wheeler, when confirmed, you will lead an agency ... (more)

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Related Topix: Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Telecom, Emerging Technology, Wireless

JD Supra

FCC Generally Affirms IP Closed Captioning Rules on Reconsideration,...

The Federal Communications Commission has released an Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking affirming, modifying and clarifying certain aspects of its closed captioning rules for Internet Protocol video adopted in January 2012 pursuant to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act .

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Related Topix: Business News, Cameras

TV Technology

FCC Declines to Reinstate WALO-LP License

The Federal Communications Commission told proprietors of a low-power TV station that "no" means "no."

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Related Topix: Business News

ARLnow.com

Meeting for Starting a Community Radio Station

A meeting on Thursday will bring Arlington one step closer to getting its own independent community radio station.

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Related Topix: Business News

KRYS-FM Corpus Christi

Hidden camera catches companies willing to give 'Obama phones' ...

The so-called "Obama phone" has caught the ire of American conservatives for quite some time .

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Business News

Reuters

Obama pick for top U.S. telecom regulator to face Senate panel

President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Business News, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Senator Jay Rockefeller

WZVN-TV Fort Myers

Parents protest school's proposed cell tower

A group of Collier parents is protesting rumored plans to build a cell phone tower at Naples Park Elementary School.

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Related Topix: Naples Park, FL, Family, Kids, Business News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Washington Times

TV viewers weary of nudity and obscenity look for decency from FCC nominee

The future of long-standing government bans on obscenity and nudity on the airwaves soon could become much clearer as President Obama's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday - one day before the public comment period on the policy ends.

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Related Topix: Business News, The National, Entertainment, Television

CNET News.com

Possible Nokia EOS smartphone for AT&T clears FCC

A new phone model named Nokia RM-877 recently spied at the Federal Communications Commission suggests that AT&T could be among the first carriers to offer the rumored Nokia EOS smartphone .

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Related Topix: Business News, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

The Hill

FCC proposes making TV menus accessible to blind

The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission will require that users have an option have onscreen menus read out loud, helping the blind understand what's playing on different channels.

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Related Topix: Business News, Arts, Theater

The Hill

New regs for Tuesday: ObamaCare exchange guidelines

A bunch of new rules will be proposed in the Federal Register in coming days. Here's what's coming: Healthcare exchanges: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are proposing standards for insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Frank Lautenberg, Business News, Prison

Politico

Obama memo to open up airwaves

In the ongoing battle over broadband, President Barack Obama gave a reluctant bureaucracy a push by ordering government agencies to figure out how to make more federal frequencies available for private use.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Business News

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Customer Interaction Solutions

Butler County to apply for 10 new radio frequencies [The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) June 16--Smack in the middle of a sprawling 102-page bill approved in 2012 to extend a payroll tax cut and emergency jobless benefits sit a few paragraphs that force public safety agencies to give back radio frequencies in the so-called T-Band, so that the federal government can auction them to commercial interests.

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Related Topix: Business News

Sat Jun 15, 2013

MLive.com

Sam Williams has served up gospel to Flint for more than 50 years on Sunday radio show

Gospel radio host Sam Williams used to end his shows with the phrase, "What on Earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?" Flint radio listeners have been able to answer that question for him for more than 50 years as he hosted his Sam Williams Sunday Morning Gospel Show for more than five decades.

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Related Topix: Flint, MI, Business News, Entertainment

Examiner.com

ATT&T deregulation may cause Florida residents to pay more, lose phone service

Landlines may seem like an antiquated way to communicate in an age of cellular technology, but they still provide essential service, especially in rural areas.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Business News

CNet News

White House pushes for sharing of government spectrum

President Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to find ways to share their wireless spectrum with commercial providers.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Business News, Wireless, Emerging Technology