public airwaves

End the Big Broadcast Swindle

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:28:14 -0500

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Libby Reinish
Television and radio broadcasters get to use our public airwaves for free. It's a great deal -- for them, at least. For the rest of us, it's just another corporate giveaway. It's time for the FCC to address these serious problems once and for all. We need to put the public interest back into the public airwaves. It begins with you.

FCC Considers Shifting Some TV Airwaves to Broadband

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:11:06 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amy Schatz
Federal regulators are considering taking back some airwaves from television broadcasters and auctioning them off to wireless companies to increase the availability of wireless broadband services.

Commissioner McDowell's Mistaken Views on Fairness Doctrine

Stevie Converse — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:56:09 -0500

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
Henry Geller
In his recent speech to the Media Institute, Commissioner Robert McDowell warned against the return of the fairness doctrine and said that its return might put in jeopardy the entire broadcast regulatory scheme like children's TV rules. Former FCC General Council Henry Geller thinks the commissioner is wrong on several counts.

Public Airwaves Should Always Be Used to Best Serve the Public Interest

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:48:18 -0500

Full article: Culpeper Star-Exponent
Robert Legge
It’s time for the FCC to reverse its "anything goes" ownership structure of media consolidation. If mainstream media can’t start serving the public interest, the FCC should grant localities the right to charge them for using our public airwaves.

Tell Washington to Open the Airwaves to Everyone

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:50:32 -0400

Full article: Hawaii Reporter
Tim Karr
On Nov. 4, the FCC will vote on whether to open unused television airwaves to provide affordable Internet services nationwide.

NAB Launches Shrill Attack on Public Interest Groups

Jen Howard — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:15:24 -0400

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television launched an attack on public interest groups that support using empty public airwaves -- known as "white spaces" -- to bridge the digital divide and bring Internet access to millions of Americans in underserved communities.

Open Networks a Must in Wireless Mergers

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:55:20 -0400

WASHINGTON -- With the Federal Communications Commission poised for a Nov. 4 vote on the Verizon Wireless-Alltel merger and the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire deal, Free Press is calling for conditions that require both wireless networks to be open to all devices and applications.

Can the FCC Finally Sell the Airwaves That No One Wanted?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:31:37 -0400

Full article: Silicon Alley Insider
Dan Frommer
Earlier this year, the FCC raised billions by selling spectrum to telecom players. But it failed to auction off a chunk of airwaves that the winning bidder would have to share with emergency responders. Will it find a buyer the second time on the block?

Broadcasters Scramble to Change the Channel on FCC's Community Mandates

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:45:36 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Cindy Skrzycki

Congress to Examine Failure of Plan for Emergency Communications Network

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:15:06 -0400

Full article: Associated Press