Federal Communications Commission News

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.

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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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.

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)

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 .

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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