FCC’s Dispute On Broadband Access

On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had its widely anticipated hearing on...

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April 19th, 2008 - 22:12

FCC Fines Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, Best Buy over DTV Rules

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has underlined the fact that the transition to digital...

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April 11th, 2008 - 21:46

Comcast Turns The Page on Traffic Management

Accused of interfering with the traffic towards certain Internet file-sharing services, Comcast...

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March 28th, 2008 - 13:34

The Winners of Airwaves Auction Revealed

The Federal Communications Commission made public the results of the 700-megahertz spectrum...

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March 22nd, 2008 - 12:53

Supreme Court to Examine Fleeting Expletive Case

The US Supreme Court has said it will hear in September arguments in the case of the so-called...

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March 18th, 2008 - 20:23

FCC Criticized by GAO for Ineffectiveness

The Government and Accountability Office (GAO) criticized the U.S. Federal Communications...

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March 16th, 2008 - 19:43

Comcast Denies Claims Of Network Discrimination

Comcast, the US second-largest Internet provider, told the FCC in formal comments that its policy...

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February 13th, 2008 - 23:33

Google Announce Its Intention To Bid In Spectrum Auction

In an open letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced...

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July 20th, 2007 - 19:20

Former FBI Director To Join Wireless Company

Louis Freeh is a former United States’ FBI Director who seems to know where the money could come....

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July 14th, 2007 - 21:37

FOX Sued By Justice Department For Refusing To Pay FCC Fine

Lawyers representing the U.S. Justice Department have filed a lawsuit against FOX Television...

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April 06th, 2008 - 15:17

FCC Investigating "60 Minutes" Alabama Blackout

The Federal Communications Commission has decided to look into a recent blackout on an Alabama...

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March 05th, 2008 - 12:50

Fox TV Fined For Indecency

The Federal Communications Commission decided to reject Fox’s arguments that the reality...

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February 25th, 2008 - 18:16

ABC To Be Fined For 2003 Indecency Incident

ABC is in hot water nearly five years after airing an episode of “NYPD Blue” that...

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January 28th, 2008 - 11:39

ABC Faces $1.4 Million Fine Over 'NYPD Blue' Nude Scene

US television network ABC is facing a $1.4 million fine brought by the Federal Communications...

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January 26th, 2008 - 20:27

Court To Review Jane Jackson’s ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’

Janet Jackson’s "accident" in which her breast was briefly exposed in front of 90 million...

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September 11th, 2007 - 21:44

Apple Considers Wireless Spectrum Bid- Report

Apple might enter the competition for the wireless spectrum bid to be held on January 16 next year,...

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September 10th, 2007 - 16:17

Google’s Bid for FCC's 700MHz Spectrum Still Possible

Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed the company’s intention to pursue its interests in the upcoming...

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August 23rd, 2007 - 15:11

Wilmington, NC – The First Market To Test DTV Transition

Although we’re months away from the digital transition that is set to take effect on February 17,...

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May 12th, 2008 - 11:57

FCC Caps Universal Service Fund At March 2008 Level

The Federal Communications Commission announced its decision to limit payment to wireless...

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May 04th, 2008 - 10:42

FCC’s Reaction Is A Re-auction

After a successful 700-megahertz auction in March, which managed to raise more than $19 billion,...

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April 27th, 2008 - 00:34

FCC: Comcast Blocked Subscribers Even At Low Congestion Levels

The Federal Communications Commission’s investigation on Comcast’s Internet practices revealed...

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April 23rd, 2008 - 10:52

Skype Announces Cheap Unlimited PC-to-Phone Plans

Skype announced unlimited SkypeOut plans, which allow a user to call phone numbers. The plans are...

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April 21st, 2008 - 16:51

Net Neutrality Hearing at Stanford without Big ISPs

Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner did not attend a net neutrality hearing Thursday at...

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April 21st, 2008 - 12:20

FCC’s Second Hearing on Net Neutrality Held in Comcast’s Absence

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s second hearing on Net neutrality held at Stanford...

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April 18th, 2008 - 11:02

FCC Fines Retailers over Analog TVs

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued fines worth $6 million to 11 retail...

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April 14th, 2008 - 19:25

FCC: Nationwide Alert System For Mobile Phones Approved

A nationwide alert system will be put in place for mobile phones, enabling the Federal...

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April 10th, 2008 - 10:20

NTIA: Consumers Increasingly Aware Of Digital Transition

As America prepares for the digital TV transition, Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal...

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April 09th, 2008 - 15:41

AT&T, Google and Verizon Talk Wireless Plans

The three big players in the 700MHz auction, AT&T and Verizon, which won big blocks of...

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April 06th, 2008 - 17:24

Verizon, AT&T Reveal Their Plans For The Wireless Spectrum

Verizon Wireless said that the spectrum it gained in the FCC’s 700 MHz auction will allow the...

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April 05th, 2008 - 19:26

Google Finally Talks About 700MHz Auction

Companies are finally allowed by auction rules to talk about the recently leased 700MHz...

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April 04th, 2008 - 19:51

FCC Chairman Opposes Skype’s Request For Open Networks

Skype’s petition with the Federal Communications Commission is doomed to fail after FCC Chairman...

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April 02nd, 2008 - 14:57

Microsoft's White Spaces Contraption Breaks Again

The last white spaces prototype device submitted by Microsoft to the Federal Communications...

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March 29th, 2008 - 22:33

Google Pushes for White Space Use

The auction raised $19.6 billion, more than the Commission ever hoped and the prime chunks went to...

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March 24th, 2008 - 20:34

FCC Announced The Big Winners – Verizon And AT&T Top Of The List

Two months after the auction began and almost $20 billion later, The Federal Communications...

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March 21st, 2008 - 16:04

Auction for 700MHz Spectrum Generates $20 Billion

The Federal Communications Commission's auction of the 700MHz spectrum, which actually covered the...

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March 19th, 2008 - 19:40

GAO Criticizes FCC’s Lacunose Complaint Management

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission was found to be badly managing consumer complaints,...

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March 14th, 2008 - 12:19

Comcast Criticized over Net Limiting, Seat Warming and Nonsense

A simple test by the AP last October has found that Comcast appears to interfere with the...

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March 03rd, 2008 - 17:06

Comcast Limits Both P2P File Sharing And Seats To FCC Hearing?

Comcast Corp. denied accusations of unfair treatment towards its users through limiting...

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February 27th, 2008 - 12:59

700MHz Auction: Biddings For Block C Stagnate

As the Federal Communication Commission’s 700MHz auction continues, the infamous block “C”...

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February 07th, 2008 - 11:17

Sudden Interest in C Block of 700MHz Auction

A high buyer has broken the $4.6 billion minimum price for the C block of the 700MHz spectrum...

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February 01st, 2008 - 12:58

The 700Mhz Auction Raises $3.2B, Fourth Bidding Round Starts

Today the fourth round of bidding is scheduled for the Federal Communications Commission auction...

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January 26th, 2008 - 18:30

The 700MHz Auction: A Not So Promising Start

The Federal Communications Commission didn’t get what they expected on the governmental auction of...

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January 25th, 2008 - 15:02

FCC to Test New White Spaces Prototypes

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is slated to begin testing next week devices to use the...

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January 20th, 2008 - 18:59

FCC To Meet The Digital TV Transmission Deadline

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin announced on Tuesday at the...

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January 09th, 2008 - 13:16

Major Player Bails Out of 700MHz Auction

Prominent wireless startup company Frontline Wireless LLC has allegedly bailed out of the upcoming...

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January 09th, 2008 - 10:48

Analog Cell Phone Networks to Be Turned Off

In 2008 carriers are to begin turning off the United States’ oldest cellular network, in a...

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December 25th, 2007 - 19:35

Google, 95 Others Accepted to Bid For 700MHz Spectrum

It's official: Google has been accepted to bid for a chunk of wireless spectrum in the Federal...

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December 19th, 2007 - 20:52

Appeals Court Back FCC’s Decision on Verizon’s Broadband Business

Sprint Nextel Corp. and Quest Communications International were given an unfavorable decision on...

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December 08th, 2007 - 12:53

FCC Sets Nov. 27 Public Meeting on Media Issues

The FCC announced a public meeting for media issues on Nov. 27, with several issues such as the...

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November 24th, 2007 - 19:06

Report: Google Wants to Bid for 700MHz Wireless Spectrum

Reportedly, Google wants to bid for a serious chunk of wireless spectrum in the Federal...

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November 16th, 2007 - 23:03

FCC Wants to Ban Cable Monopolies, Lower Rates

The US Federal Communications Commission is pondering whether it should enforce the 70/70 rule for...

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November 12th, 2007 - 22:08

The Federal Communications Commission Asked to Check on Comcast

In the recent weeks another scandal has hit the virtual world of the Internet. It has all started...

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November 04th, 2007 - 15:45

FCC Rejects Pressure from Carriers, Postpones 700 MHz Auction

Strangely enough, the US Federal Communications Commission is now sort of a champion of consumer...

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October 14th, 2007 - 15:55

Here Comes iPod Killer 2.0..Zune 2.0

There are rumors that Microsoft will try again to compete with Apple’s iconic iPod, this time with...

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October 02nd, 2007 - 22:13

Microsoft and Philips Push with FCC for White Space Use

Microsoft and Philips have both previously pushed for the use of white space frequencies (those...

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September 22nd, 2007 - 19:01

Report: Google Has Plan for Undersea Fiber Cable

An Australian telecommunications news service, Communications Day, reports that Google is allegedly...

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September 22nd, 2007 - 15:46

Verizon Doesn’t Like Open-Access, Sues FCC for That

Verizon Wireless sues the Federal Communications Commission for accepting a condition imposed by...

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September 14th, 2007 - 17:01

Microsoft to Renew Its Internet-through-TV Proposal

Microsoft will try to be more convincing this time with a new proposal to use the spare TV airwaves...

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August 13th, 2007 - 11:57

FCC Approves iPhone

Apple announced today that its latest gadget, iPhone, was approved by FCC. According to the...

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May 18th, 2007 - 12:23

Sony Out of the Closet: Cheaper 40GB PS3 for US

Although there have been rumors for weeks or even months about a 40 GB version of the Sony...

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October 18th, 2007 - 16:59

Cheaper, 40GB PS3 Spotted at Best Buy

Speculations about a new model of PlayStation 3 have increased with the discovery of some secret...

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October 03rd, 2007 - 22:35

Sony To Launch 80 GB PS3 in South Korea

The first rumors about a better PS3 with a 80 GB have emerged for the first time shortly after...

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May 21st, 2007 - 15:12