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Former FCC Commissioner Warns Paramount Will Be ‘Melting Ice Cube’ if Skydance Deal Collapses
The pending $8 billion merger has been stuck in regulatory limbo as the media giant fends off a $20 billion lawsuit from ...
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What was that noise? FEMA, FCC emergency alert test jolts devices nationwide
"Every phone lit up in the room." It also happened in the White House ... which was what the Federal Communications Commission had long planned. FCC issued a memo dated Aug. 3 noting that the ...
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FCC won’t block California net neutrality law, says states can “experiment”
When it comes to zero-rating and interconnection, the FCC said there is "room for states to experiment and explore their own approaches within the bounds of our overarching federal framework." ...
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Paramount Will Be A “Melting Ice Cube” If Trump Dooms Skydance Deal, Ex-FCC Commissioner Rob McDowell Says – But Even A 2-Member Agency Could Still Approve It
“The Big X factor, just to talk about the elephant in the room, is the Trump factor. But I think as a general matter, especially with traditional media, I think the FCC is going to be a little ...
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FCC head seeks investigation of NBCUniversal over DEI efforts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seal hangs inside a meeting room at the headquarters ahead of a open commission meeting in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2017. In a Feb. 11 letter to ...
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FCC Proposes Fine Against Video Doorbell Manufacturer Following Consumer Reports Investigation
Washington, DC – Earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a $734,872 fine against Eken, a Hong Kong, China-based smart home device manufacturer, for providing ...
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FCC officially votes to reinstate net neutrality
When we were asked to do something about it, thanks to the last FCC stepping out of the broadband fray, the best we could offer was a forum in the Commission Meeting Room. I don’t think that det ...
Politico20d
A federal agency goes full Trumpist
Four months into his tenure as head of America’s top communications regulator, Brendan Carr appears to be running a Trumpian playbook to transform a long-independent agency. Immediately after ...
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PRESS ROOM: National Urban League’s Marc H. Morial and National Action Network’s Al Sharpton commend FCC’s vote to prevent digital discrimination
This vote by the FCC will place us on the course of ensuring all experience the social and economic benefits of high-speed internet access. “Our organizations tirelessly advocated for both ...
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FCC moves to update satellite power limits amid push for adaptive regulations
FCC Space Bureau Chief Jay Schwarz outlined plans ... However, SpaceX and other NGSO players argue that the agreement left room for other avenues to study and potentially revise the limits.
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Here’s how many complaints the FCC got about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent government agency ... “It is tiresome to have to send children out of the room during what should be a family event due to possible ...