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The Senate Commerce Committee convened a hearing to examine broadband access and capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included executives from the telecommunications and…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing to examine the impact of online media platforms on the news industry. Witnesses included…

Carl Szabo of NetChoice and Gene Kimmelman, president and CEO of Public Knowledge, debated the pros and cons of breaking up big tech firms like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook.

The heads of T-Mobile and Sprint testified before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the proposed merger that would form the country’s second largest wireless carrier. They talked about how the…

Chief executive officers Randall Stephenson of AT&T and Jeffrey Bewkes of Time Warne, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and other telecommunications experts testified at a hearing on possible…

Gene Kimmelman and Harold Furchtgott-Roth talked about the proposed merger of Charter Communications with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks and what it would mean for U.S. media,…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger and its impact on consumers. David Cohen of Comcast and Arthur Vinson of Time-Warner told…

The Federal Communications Commission held a meeting about the partial transition to digital television that took place on February 17, 2009. Panelists also made recommendations for the…

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…

After opening remarks, two working groups presented proposals for future telecommunications policies. The first panel focused on public access to telecommunications technology, the…

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on video franchising. The hearing was one of a series of hearings on telecommunications issues held by the…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee heard testimony in the second part of a hearing on digital television. Witnesses testified about household transition and spectrum…

The Media and Democracy Coalition, representing 116 interest groups, held a news conference about the release of its “Bill of Media Rights.” The report criticized the 1996…

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.…

Witnesses testified about rising cable television rates, the state of competition in the industry, and policies affecting consumers. Among the issues they addressed were providing a la…

Consumer advocates spoke to reporters about an effort to improve the reliability of electric distribution, recent power outages in the Northeast, and the impact of energy industry…

Witnesses testified about a proposed merger between DirecTV and News Corporation. Among the issues they addressed were the state of competition in the media industry, media concentration,…

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…

Witnesses testified about the state of competition and pricing in the cable and satellite television industry. Among the topics they addressed were the costs of programming and…

Witnesses testified about the state of competition in the direct satellite television broadcast industry. Among the topics they addressed were acquisition of distribution companies,…