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FCC Commissioner Michael Copps at NCMR 2008

mthompson — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:59:47 -0700

Net Neutrality's Quiet Crusader

Stevie Converse — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:15:35 -0700

Bearing video cameras, laptops and cellphones, a small army of young activists flooded into a recent federal meeting in protest. Members of public-interest group Free Press weren't there to support a presidential candidate or decry global warming.

FCC Debates Open Internet at April 17 Stanford Hearing

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:34:24 -0700

Today, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it will hold a second public hearing on the future of the Internet on April 17 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

FCC Public Hearing on Broadband Network Management Practices

Stevie Converse — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:02:08 -0700

Start: 04/17/2008 - 03:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The Commission will hear from expert panelists regarding broadband network management practices and Internet-related issues.

Resolution of Disapproval: Federal Communications Commission Media Ownership Rules

Migrated Content — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:52:42 -0700

Senate Joint Resolution 28, introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), would rescind the Federal Communications Commission's December 2007 vote to remove the "newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership" ban prohibiting one company from owning a broadcast station and the major daily newspaper in the same media market.

Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008

Migrated Content — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:52:41 -0700

The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (H.R. 5353), introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would establish a national broadband policy and would direct the FCC to conduct summits to assess competition, consumer protection and other issues related to broadband Internet access.

Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2007

Migrated Content — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:35:07 -0800

The Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492), introduced by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), seeks to improve the quality and speed of broadband Internet by requiring the Federal Communications Commission to re-evaluate its current 200 kilobit broadband standard.

FCC Chief Martin Is the Nation's Indecency Czar

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:32:07 -0700

They hail him as a hero.

He is Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and, for proponents of family values, the man who can shield America's living rooms from the coarse and offensive offerings of the cable television industry.

With his Harry Potter glasses and polite Southern manner, Martin, 42, a Republican up-and-comer, has become the nation's indecency czar.

Two Issues with Major Repercussions for Consumers at FCC -- Cell Phone Fees and Satellite Radio

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:34:03 -0700

Two issues that could have major repercussions for consumers are now floating around the executive offices of the Federal Communications Commission headquarters.

Complaints over TV Content Plunge in 2007

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:55:38 -0700

While the Federal Communications Commission continues to fight court battles over indecency complaints filed five years ago (NYPD Blue) and more (profanity on Fox's Billboard Awards), the commission's most recent tally of radio and TV indecency complaints (for

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein: NCMR 2008

mthompson — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:54:50 -0700

Creative Voices Files Brief Seeking Reversal of FCC NYPD Blue Fine

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:24:55 -0700

Creative Voices asked the Second Circuit to do what it did last year in Fox v. FCC: reverse yet another arbitrary and capricious FCC indecency decision that puts creative, challenging, controversial, non-homogenized broadcast television programming at risk.

Senate Democrats Weigh In on XM-Srius

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:32:41 -0700

With the Federal Communications Commission members kicking around the compromise proposal for an XM Satellite Radio-Sirius Satellite Radio merger and both Democrats and Republicans still talking of wanting to get a decision out the door "soon," several high-profile Democrats weighed in saying that the proposal does not go far enough for their liking.

FCC to Probe TV Show Product Placements

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:12:26 -0700

Under pressure from digital recorders that let television viewers skip commercials, advertisers have increasingly resorted to sneaking product placements into the shows themselves, from characters using branded props to actually shifting the plots of shows to focus on particular products as plot points.

Court Backs Cable Competition

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:47:42 -0700

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to set rules meant to make it easier for new cable television competitors to gain local franchises.

Reform Groups Tell FCC that D Block Needs New Leadership

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:10:30 -0700

A small set of public interest groups are back on the warpath regarding the D Block—that big piece of the 700MHz spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission tried to auction off in March as a combined commercial/public safety band. Nobody bid the FCC's minimal asking price for the zone, and now the Commission is running a proceeding on how to do it right the second time around.

FCC Announces Public Hearing in Pittsburgh on Broadband and the Digital Future

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:55:46 -0700

The Federal Communications Commission today announced a public en banc hearing to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, July 21, 2008.

The hearing time and location are as follows:

Time: 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Directions:
http://www.cmu.edu/about/visit/directions-parking.shtml

FCC to Discuss Digital Future at Pittsburgh Hearing

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:55:16 -0700

Today, the Federal Communications Commission announced it will hold a public hearing about broadband and the digital future in Pittsburgh on July 21.

Last week, industry, advocacy, academic and financial leaders launched InternetforEveryone.org -- a groundbreaking initiative to make access to a fast, open and affordable Internet a basic right for all Americans.

Reps. Barton, Stearns Ask FCC to Drop Free Internet Idea

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:44:47 -0700

Two senior House Republicans are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to drop a proposal that the winning bidder of a swath of airwaves offers free Internet services to the public as part of the deal.

Qwest's FCC Pricing Request Stirs Debate on Competition

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:24:21 -0700

Telecom companies squabbling over Qwest International Inc.'s bid to raise wholesale prices in four cities are nervously eyeing the end of July, when the Federal Communication Commission must make a decision.

The FCC has received dozens of letters, visits, and documents from lobbyists arguing for and against the proposal. The deadline for a decision is July 26.