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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia found that the Federal Communications Commission had “unreasonably delayed” action to promote broadcast diversity and to increase opportunities for ownership of local TV and radio stations by women and people of color.

WASHINGTON — A coalition of more than 30 organizations, including racial-justice groups and independent content creators, filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission on Monday as part of the agency’s set-top box rulemaking.

WASHINGTON — According to several news reports, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve Charter Communications’ $90 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission today circulated an order to approve Charter Communications’ $90 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.

WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed legislation introduced by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois) that would limit the Federal Communications Commission’s ability to protect Internet users from abuses by broadband access companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon.

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee held a legislative hearing on the CURB Lifeline Act, a bill sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott (R-Georgia) that would cap spending on Lifeline.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday evening, a draft text of the “Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016” was reportedly leaked by the offices of Sens. Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein. As drafted, the legislation would require any individual or company to comply with any U.S. court order and hand over data to authorities, including data that is encrypted or made “unintelligible” by other means.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to modernize the agency’s Lifeline program to make program funds available for broadband Internet connections.

WASHINGTON — At Thursday’s open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services.” Chairman Tom Wheeler and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel voted for the item.

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