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CNNMoney: FCC appeals indecency rule strike-downupdated: Thu Aug 26 2010 17:52:00

The Federal Communications Commission asked a Federal appeals court to reconsider a recent decision that struck down its longstanding indecency policy.

Smart regulation can foster next boomupdated: Mon Aug 23 2010 09:52:00

With only 71,000 private sector jobs created in July, the latest employment report tells the story of a slow and agonizing recovery. But if you look beneath the surface of recent government data, you can see the developing outline of the next powerful expansion.

Net neutrality crusaders slam Verizon, Googleupdated: Tue Aug 10 2010 10:17:00

Net neutrality supporters say they're unhappy that the Verizon Communications and Google proposal for new net neutrality rules does not go far enough.

U.S. not getting broadband fast enough, FCC saysupdated: Wed Jul 21 2010 08:01:00

Between 14 million and 24 million Americans still lack access to broadband internet, and "immediate prospects for deployment to them are bleak," said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday.

CNNMoney: FCC indecency ban struck downupdated: Tue Jul 13 2010 19:25:00

A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's indecency policy Tuesday, calling the agency's longstanding rules "unconstitutionally vague."

Planning ahead to avoid mobile traffic jamsupdated: Thu Jul 01 2010 16:47:00

More Americans are using more and smarter mobile phones, and consuming more data via those devices. But can wireless broadband service keep pace with this growing need?

CNNMoney: Armageddon, brought to you by the FCCupdated: Thu May 13 2010 14:53:00

Your Internet bill will go up $50 a month! You won't be able to access your favorite Web site! Your Internet connection is going to slow to a crawl!

CNNMoney: FCC looks to prevent surprise cell phone billsupdated: Tue May 11 2010 16:44:00

If federal regulators get their way, you may soon be warned before you receive another unexpectedly high bill from your cell phone company.

CNNMoney: FCC seen proposing new broadband rulesupdated: Thu May 06 2010 07:48:00

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to unveil a new proposal Thursday to require Internet service providers to give customers equal access to all available data, according to a published report.

Should the government force cell phones to carry TV tuners?updated: Mon Apr 12 2010 18:02:00

So it is The Year of Our iPad 2010, and we've all got mobile phones, netbooks, laptops, desktop computers and hybrid devices like PS3s and Xboxes.

CNNMoney: Comcast prevails over FCC in Web traffic fightupdated: Tue Apr 06 2010 14:28:00

A federal appeals court in Washington ruled on Tuesday that the FCC does not have the authority to stop Internet service provider Comcast from interfering with its customers' file sharing.

CNNMoney: FCC feels the need for Internet speedupdated: Wed Mar 17 2010 09:12:00

The United States has big problems with broadband access, speed and cost, but the Federal Communications Commission's solutions may be too weak to have any lasting impact.

FCC releases some details of its broadband planupdated: Tue Mar 16 2010 20:36:00

Sick of slow Internet connections? The federal government hears you.

Boosting broadbandupdated: Tue Mar 16 2010 20:36:00

CNN's Ali Velshi explains the FCC's plan to expand broadband Internet access and how it will benefit Americans.

FCC releases plan to improve U.S. Web accessupdated: Tue Mar 16 2010 20:18:00

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission released a national "broadband plan" Tuesday that aims to give 90 percent of Americans access to affordable, high-speed Internet by 2020.

A webmaster without the high-speed Webupdated: Tue Mar 16 2010 20:12:00

Like a photographer without a camera, or a mechanic who doesn't own a car, Kelli Fields is a webmaster without high-speed Internet access.

FCC: Cost a major barrier to broadband adoptionupdated: Tue Feb 23 2010 11:19:00

Affordability is one of the main reasons why nearly one-third of Americans do not have broadband at home, a recent Federal Communications Commission survey found.

Bill would lower volume of loud TV commercialsupdated: Wed Dec 23 2009 17:31:00

It's after dinner. You're tired. You ease yourself into a comfortable place to watch your favorite TV show. Suddenly you're jolted from your couch potato demeanor by a commercial break.

Feds indict 26 in alleged scheme to defraud FCC program for the deafupdated: Thu Nov 19 2009 18:50:00

Federal authorities on Thursday indicted 26 suspects in nine states in a wide-ranging scheme to defraud a program intended to help the deaf.

CNNMoney: Why stimulus jobs aren't here to stayupdated: Tue Nov 03 2009 14:54:00

Stimulus may have created or saved 640,000 jobs so far, but many of those positions were never intended to last.

People.com: Survivor Winner Now Working for the FCCupdated: Tue Nov 03 2009 12:52:00

2006 Cook Islands Yul Kwon follows Harold & Kumar's Kal Penn in heading to Washington D.C.

Net neutrality faces political, legal hurdlesupdated: Sat Oct 24 2009 10:28:00

Net neutrality supporters may be celebrating the Federal Communications Commission's unanimous vote Thursday to begin developing open Internet regulation, but the battle is far from over as the yet-to-be-written regulation is already facing Congressional opposition and will also likely be challenged in court.

CNNMoney: FCC chairman proposes Net neutrality rulesupdated: Mon Sep 21 2009 15:54:00

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission outlined rules on Monday that would prohibit Internet providers from selectively blocking Web content and applications.

Dawn of digital-only TV arrives; analog just a static memoryupdated: Sun Jun 14 2009 00:32:00

An era in American broadcast television will end Friday as the nation finishes its delayed transition to digital TV.

Going, going, gone digital -- with a few exceptionsupdated: Sat Jun 13 2009 22:28:00

Phones at help centers across the country rang Saturday, a day after broadcasters halted the transmission of analog signals long depended on by many people without cable or satellite television.

Yes, Virginia, the DTV transition still isn't overupdated: Thu Jun 11 2009 12:52:00

In less than 24 hours all full-power broadcast TV stations in the U.S. will flip a switch to stop broadcasting their analog TV signals and will only broadcast TV signals in digital. And for millions who are unprepared, it could mean lights out on their favorite TV shows.

Supreme Court rules against networks on indecent speechupdated: Tue Apr 28 2009 21:06:00

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday federal regulators have the authority to clamp down on the broadcast TV networks that air isolated cases of profanity, known as "fleeting expletives."

New nano coating boosts solar efficiencyupdated: Tue Jan 06 2009 06:46:00

Researchers have developed a new anti-reflective coating that boosts the efficiency of solar panels and allows sunlight to be absorbed from almost any angle.

Supreme Court to hear case about indecent speech on TVupdated: Fri Oct 31 2008 19:09:00

An audience of millions watched Cher drop a verbal bomb when she uttered the f-word on an awards show. Bono said it, too, a year later, and Nicole Richie uttered it and s--t in the same sentence.

Time.com: FCC: Comcast Broke Web Ruleupdated: Fri Aug 01 2008 17:20:00

A divided Federal Communications Commission has ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers and has ordered the cable giant to change the way it manages its network

Time.com: Court Drops CBS's Super Bowl Fineupdated: Mon Jul 21 2008 13:25:00

A federal appeals court threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction"

Time.com: FCC Chief Recommends OK of Satellite Radio Dealupdated: Mon Jun 16 2008 14:00:00

The proposed merger of the nation's two satellite radio broadcasters -- bogged down in the regulatory process for over a year -- has cleared a major hurdle: The Federal Communications Commission chief is recommending approval of the $3.8 billion deal

Fortune: XM's costs pile up as merger stallsupdated: Tue May 13 2008 10:34:00

XM Satellite Radio reported Monday more of the same as it limps toward a final decision on its proposed merger with rival Sirius Satellite Radio: Slower growth and wider losses.

Time.com: FCC Approves Emergency Text Alertsupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 17:00:00

Federal regulators approved a plan late Wednesday to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones

Cell phone alerts approvedupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 13:07:00

CNN's Veronica De La Cruz reports the FCC has approved a national emergency alert system using cell phone text messages.

FCC approves emergency alert text-messaging systemupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 13:07:00

Cell phone users will get text message alerts of emergencies under a new nationwide alert system approved late Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission, according to FCC spokesman Robert Kenny.

CNNMoney: Cell phone alert system proposedupdated: Wed Apr 09 2008 14:39:00

A nationwide alert system will use cell phones or other mobile devices to send text messages to Americans when an emergency occurs, the Federal Communications Commission will announce Wednesday, according to an FCC representative.

CNNMoney: XM-Sirius merger approved by DOJupdated: Mon Mar 24 2008 17:39:00

The U.S. Justice Department approved the merger between satellite radio companies Sirius and XM Monday, more than a year after the two companies first announced their deal.

Fortune: Justice Department approves XM-Sirius dealupdated: Mon Mar 24 2008 17:02:00

The merger of satellite radio services XM and Sirius, an improbable deal that stalled in Washington for a year, is now facing impending approval.

Time.com: AT&T, Verizon Rule Airwaves Auctionupdated: Thu Mar 20 2008 21:00:00

The two largest cell phone companies dominated bidding in a record-setting government airwaves auction, according to results released Thursday

High court to review penalties for TV expletives updated: Mon Mar 17 2008 11:45:00

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to jump back into the free speech debate over whether broadcast television networks should be penalized for indecent or vulgar language that slips through inadvertently on a live or unscripted broadcast.

Fortune: Static in the satellite radio marketupdated: Wed Feb 27 2008 13:41:00

The stalled merger between satellite radio duo XM and Sirius has suddenly lurched into the unknown as Wall Street continues to wait for a verdict from regulators.

CNNMoney: Sirius-XM: One year later and still waitingupdated: Mon Feb 18 2008 10:23:00

Happy Presidents' Day! Since the U.S. markets are closed, businesses don't usually make big announcements on this holiday.

Time.com: Study: US Broadband Goal Nearly Reachedupdated: Thu Jan 31 2008 15:00:00

In 2004, President Bush pledged that all Americans should have affordable access to high-speed Internet service by 2007. A report to be released Thursday by the administration says it has succeeded -- mostly

Time.com: Will Google Go Mobile?updated: Wed Jan 23 2008 22:00:00

The FCC's auction of rights to a huge chunk of radio airwaves invites new players to the telecom game. If Google bids big, it could mean open wireless access for all

CNNMoney: Showdown on the horizon: FCC vs. cableupdated: Fri Nov 09 2007 20:33:00

A report by the Federal Communications Commission will show that cable TV companies have met a subscriber saturation point that may lead to the agency exerting greater regulatory authority over the industry.

Proposed satellite radio merger: Boon for consumers or monopoly?updated: Tue Sep 04 2007 00:24:00

On his long commute to the office, George Doty snakes through Houston, Texas, accompanied only by the two satellite radios on the dashboard of his Chevrolet pickup truck and the hum of whatever he has playing.

CNNMoney: FCC sets new wireless sale rulesupdated: Tue Jul 31 2007 05:46:00

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday voted to shake up the wireless market by approving a set of ground-rules for a big airwaves auction that would require the winner to make them accessible to any cell phone, device or application.

CNNMoney: Sirius and XM stuck in limboupdated: Mon Jul 09 2007 01:02:00

It has been nearly five months since Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio announced plans to merge. But the likelihood of the deal passing regulatory muster is still highly uncertain, leaving investors in an uncomfortable state of limbo.

Time.com: GOP Rallies Behind Talk Radio updated: Fri Jun 29 2007 09:15:00

Fearing a legislative push from Democrats to "fix" conservative-dominated radio shows, Republicans are starting to fight back

Fortune: Bleep Deprivationupdated: Mon Mar 19 2007 00:01:00

If you are more than about 45 years old, you probably can't forget when you first heard a 1972 monologue by comedian George Carlin titled "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television." Ordinarily w...

Fortune: Television's indecency problemupdated: Tue Jun 13 2006 16:29:00

The crackdown on broadcast indecency that began with an exposed breast turns out to have legs - as well as serious consequences for the television business.

CNNMoney: Vexed by cellphone termination feesupdated: Fri Aug 12 2005 05:28:00

Almost half of cell-phone users feel hemmed in by the hefty fees they face for early termination of their contracts, according to a new survey from a consumer advocacy group.

Business 2.0: Can Wi-Fi Take Us the Last Mile? New FCC rules make it harder for DSL upstarts to compete with the Baby Bells. updated: Tue Apr 01 2003 00:01:00

So much for consumer choice. The Federal Communications Commission has turned its back on the public by abandoning rules that require the Baby Bells to accommodate competition in broadband services...

Fortune: Watch Out: More Media Mergersupdated: Mon Oct 14 2002 00:01:00

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Fortune: How To Get Broadband Moving Again Tech companies want Washington to break the broadband traffic jam by helping old-world, old-geupdated: Mon Dec 10 2001 00:01:00

Even for a time of bitter harvests in Silicon Valley, longtime tech executive Eric Benhamou has had a particularly frustrating year. Benhamou is chairman of 3Com, a producer of data-networking gear...

Fortune: Just Don't Call Him Junior Michael Powell's father is a war hero named Colin. But Michael, as FCC chairman, is the updated: Mon Apr 02 2001 00:01:00

Michael Powell got lots of unsolicited advice when President Clinton appointed him to the Federal Communications Commission in 1998. He was, after all, just four years out of law school, a burly ch...

Fortune: The FCC Tries to Keep Upupdated: Mon Oct 09 2000 00:01:00

It takes a lot of work to find the Federal Communications Commission. You have to trudge south from the National Mall and pass eight other sprawling, squat buildings until you reach the one that ho...

Fortune: Sharing the Spoils of the New Technology TOUGH LOVE FROM THE FCCupdated: Mon Dec 06 1999 00:01:00

If there's anything a baby hates, it's the arrival of a newer, cuter baby. For some, that day never comes; but for the Baby Bells (and let's face it, they're not getting any younger) the time is he...

Money Magazine: Higher Fees On Your Billupdated: Sun Aug 01 1999 00:01:00

Since the telephone industry was deregulated three years ago, $4 billion worth of new fees have shown up on our bills, according to Consumers Union. The latest: a charge for an option most of us do...

Money Magazine: New Rules To Combat Slammingupdated: Mon Mar 01 1999 00:01:00

The Federal Communications Commission is taking stronger steps to prevent companies from changing your phone carrier behind your back, a.k.a. slamming. Come mid-April, a firm can legally switch you...

Money Magazine: Please Deposit $9.58 For The Next Two Minutesupdated: Mon Jun 01 1998 00:01:00

Have you ever noticed a rogue $5 calling-card charge from an obscure long-distance company on your phone bill? If so, you're not alone. Over the past three years, the Federal Communications Commiss...

Fortune: Smart Talk The new generation of intelligent telephonesupdated: Mon Dec 01 1997 00:01:00

Whoever said "bigger is better" has never carried a cellular phone around--or even shopped for one lately. But the big news in cellular phones this year is not their decreasing size, or even their ...

Money Magazine: HERE ARE TODAY'S THREE WORST INVESTMENT SCAMS AND THE WAYS TO AVOID THEMupdated: Wed May 01 1996 00:01:00

CALLERS TO OUR NATIONAL RADIO SHOW AS WELL as securities regulators we've recently interviewed reveal the same thing: Americans are losing hundreds of millions of dollars in three growing investmen...

Fortune: WINNING THE GAME OF BUSINESS GAME THEORY IS MOVING FAST FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE, YIELDING MONEY-MAKING INSIGHTS updated: Mon Feb 06 1995 00:01:00

Ever since game theory was invented half a century ago, people have been prophesying that it was about to revolutionize economics and management. It's easy to see why. One definition of it--the stu...

Money Magazine: Long-distance carriers HOW TO AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM OF A PHONE SLAMupdated: Fri Oct 01 1993 00:01:00

Before slamming your phone down when a long-distance carrier calls to describe its latest fee plan, be sure that you haven't gotten slammed yourself. Despite 1991 Federal Communications Commission ...

Money Magazine: Temporary jobs; on-line investing tips; the Bushes' new house; car alarms Coming up updated: Wed Sep 01 1993 00:01:00

Your basic cable-TV bill could decline by 10% after the Federal Communications Commission begins enforcing the cable law Sept. 1. If your basic bill doesn't go down by November, call your company o...

Money Magazine: Fighting age bias at work; spring ski bargains; regulating financial planners; wealth-boosting videos Coming up updated: Mon Mar 01 1993 00:01:00

Soon after the 1992 cable-TV law takes effect April 1, the Federal Communications Commission will issue guidelines covering the price of basic cable service, which could lower your rate by as much ...

Money Magazine: RADIO RIP-OFFS While many financial talk show hosts are legit, a disturbing number broadcast cleverly disguised ads. And some arupdated: Sat Jun 01 1991 00:01:00

''DADDY TOLD ME THAT WHEN I'M 65 IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALMOST $2 MILLION A YEAR TO LIVE THE WAY I DO NOW. . . . SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. CALL MY DADDY. SHEEN FINANCIAL GROUP WILL MAKE SURE YOUR NES...

Fortune: WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE GREAT CELLULAR GIVEAWAY updated: Mon Nov 05 1990 00:01:00

Ruby Jean and Tolbert Moore, owners of Santa Rosa Beauty College, were winners in one of the richest lotteries ever held. So, as part of a syndicate, was Ernest Borgnine, the actor. In the lottery,...

Fortune: Watch out when they say ''equity,'' how to revive the unions, a time for indecency, and other matters. MORE KIDVID CAPERSupdated: Mon Nov 05 1990 00:01:00

In the ludicrous congressional hearings that recently culminated in House and Senate passage of the Children's Television Act, our own favorite moment was supplied by Senator J. James Exon, Democra...

Fortune: Unrepentant liberals, Gus Hall explains it all, torture in the Court, and other matters. SINGING ALONG WITH THE SUPREMESupdated: Mon May 07 1990 00:01:00

Transcripts of Supreme Court proceedings often make fascinating reading, and we lead with this thought not only to mollify the business department, which shelled out over $300 so we could fascinate...

Fortune: TV'S HIGH-STAKES, HIGH-TECH BATTLE It's over HDTV, the biggest thing since color. Both Japan and Europe are well ahead. Can the updated: Mon Oct 24 1988 00:01:00

WHEN color television burst upon the world in the early 1950s, the U.S. was in the vanguard: The first commercial broadcasts used a pioneering system developed by RCA. It was the end of the decade ...

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