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FCC commissioners talked to reporters and answered their questions at a press conference held after the board’s September 2016 open meeting. Tom Wheeler, the FCC chair, first talked about a …

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Tom Wheeler met with reporters following a meeting in which commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of allowing consumers to buy cable set-top boxes in…

The Federal Communications Commission held an open meeting on proposed rule changes that would allow consumers to buy cable set-top boxes instead of renting them from cable companies. Commis…

The Federal Communications Commission met to consider proposed rules that would compel cell phone companies to alert consumers when they are in danger of incurring high charges. Other issues…

The Federal Communications Commission held an open meeting in regards to the Commission’s plan for developing a national broadband system and the status of the digital television transition.…

The Federal Communications Commission held a meeting about the partial transition to digital television that took place on February 17, 2009, and lessons to be learned for the full transitio…

The Federal Communications Commission held a public en banc hearing regarding broadband network management practices. Topics discussed included network neutrality and piracy. Also discussed …

In an open commission meeting members considered wireless telecommunications and media ownership rules. There was a brief disruption by Code Pink.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave a press briefing about a hearing for the Cable Landing License Act. The briefing focused on the amount of local news that was broadcast into …

In a continuation of an open commission meeting, members considered issues including media diversity, broadcast localism, and ownership limits in the cable television industry.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a hearing where they talked about new rules for cable subscribers' access to traditional broadcast signals and a proposal that would allow ca…

Witnesses testified at an open meeting on cable television rates, failures to award competitive franchises, a national public safety network, and captioned telephone service.

Rosemary Harold responded to questions from reporters about new rules for cable television franchises and rates adopted by the Federal Communications Commission.

The Federal Communications Commission met and voted to reaffirm its 2001 decision that broadcasters were not entitled to carriage of their analog and digital signals during the digital trans…

Chairman Powell and television industry officials talked about the implementation and distribution of high definition television. Among the topics they addressed were regulatory issues, mark…

The participants discussed a la carte programming by cable and direct satellite systems. Topics included the impact on consumer prices, small and rural markets, and diversity of programs. Me…

Federal Communications Commission commissioners met to vote on new regulations for media ownership. They voted 3 to 2 to pass new rules that relaxed restrictions on the numbers of media outl…

Commissioners Copps and Adelstein held a meeting for public advocates to express their concerns of proposals before the Federal Communications Commission to change rules governing media owne…

Federal Communications Commission officials answered reporters questions about Digital TV requirements.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Chairman William Kennard held a news conference to release a Federal Communications Report on the implications of the Telecommunications Act of 199…