Washington :: DC :: USA
| 12 days ago
In an order released Thursday, Arthur Steinberg, an administrative law judge at the Federal Communications Commission, pushed back a 60-day timeline to rule on the dispute. That time frame had been set in an order by the FCC in October. Steinberg also...
Tags: FCC, NFL, Comcast Corp., NFL Network, Federal Communications Commission, NFL Inactives
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA
| 27 days ago
In response, Bethpage-based Cablevision said in a statement, "Digital delivers better service, clearer pictures and additional choices, which is why more than 89 percent of our cable customers receive iO TV." The company announced last week that it will...
Tags: FCC, cable companies, Federal Communications Commission, Kevin Martin, prices policies, probing cable, cable operators, cable prices, chairman kevin, Verizon Communications Inc
New York City :: NY :: USA
| 28 days ago
The case came about after singer Cher dismissed her critics by saying "[expletive] 'em" during a live 2002 awards show, and celebrity Nicole Richie told millions of viewers in 2003: "Have you ever tried to get cow [expletive] out of a Prada purse?...The...
Tags: The Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Communications Commission, dirty words, FCC, Cher, hears fcc, profanity case, live television, court takes
Washington :: DC :: USA
| 28 days ago
The head of the Federal Communications Commission is canceling a controversial Election Day vote on a plan to overhaul telecom regulations.The decision is a setback for FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, one of three Republicans on the five-member commission.
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Kevin Martin, fcc chairman, Mr. Martin
San Francisco :: CA :: USA
| 28 days ago
Prototype wireless broadband devices operating in television spectrum were frequently, but not always, able to sense TV stations and wireless microphones operating in the spectrum and avoid causing interference, according to a report released late Wednesday...
Tags: internet, all, white space, world, wifi, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, wireless broadband
Washington :: DC :: USA
| about 1 month ago
Nearly 75 members of Congress are urging the head of the Federal Communications Commission to delay next week's vote on a proposal to overhaul key pieces of telecommunications regulation, arguing that the matter should get public review. FCC Chairman...
Tags: commission, welfare, Farm Bureau, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, john mccain
Martin :: Slovakia
| about 1 month ago
Microsoft Corp.'s chief strategy officer, Craig Mundie, said Monday that a plan to use television airwaves for free Internet access may face significant delays if the Federal Communications Commission puts off a vote next week. If the FCC heeds requests...
Tags: commission, Federal Communications Commission
San Francisco :: CA :: USA
| about 1 month ago
Martin said yesterday that the agency would vote on two proposed mergers involving major wireless carriers at its next meeting on Nov. 4, an ambitious regulatory push before the end of the year. The five-member commission will vote on the proposed $28.1...
Tags: FCC, white space, Kevin Martin, Google Inc., Federal Communications Commission, fcc chief, chairman kevin, technology companies, Verizon Wireless, Alltel
Washington :: DC :: USA
| 2 months ago
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed halving the minimum opening bid on a piece of valuable wireless spectrum, but several commissioners expressed doubt that the plan would work, after an earlier auction failed to attract industry...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, FCC, white spaces
Wilmington :: NC :: USA
| 2 months ago
What about Wilmington, Del., and the other 208 markets that don’t make the transition until Feb. 17, 2009? Wilmington — a city hard by the Atlantic shore that nearly postponed the transition due to Tropical Storm Hanna — was an important test case that...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Wilmington
