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Robert McDowell and Michael Copps, former commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, discussed technology issues facing the FCC, the increasingly political culture around it, an…

Michael Copps and Robert McDowell talked about media merger proposals, including the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger and the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. They discussed the pros a…

Michael Copps and Robert McDowell talked about the decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have authority to regulate how Inte…

The Federal Communications Commission met to discuss changing the universal service fund to provide broadband services to rural areas. They voted unanimously to change the universal service …

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting to consider a proposal to replace television broadcast stations' public files with online public files to be hosted on the FC…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners testified at a hearing on the commission’s authority and rulemaking process. Among the topics addressed were the proposed merger between…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting on filing electronic tariffs, the emergency alert system, and an FCC study on the effects of online technology on local media…

Members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified on the commission’s national broadband plan and net neutrality, a policy that requires Internet providers to allow content pr…

The Federal Communications Commission held an open hearing on the National Broadband Plan which included proposals to encourage broadband Internet expansion in rural areas by redirecting fed…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting on ways to incorporate broadband and mobile devices into 9-1-1 emergency service as well as “net neutrality,” the principle t…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held its monthly public meeting, focusing on proposals to reclaim spectrum from broadcasters and auction it for wireless broadband use. The reclai…

At a meeting on broadband spectrum issues, Julius Genachowski talked about the importance of the broadband spectrum and maintaining a strong broadband plan and infrastructure in the U.S. He …

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…

Commissioners considered a Notice of Inquiry to begin an open, public process to investigate legal frameworks for broadband Internet services in order to promote innovation and investment, p…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski and other FCC members testified an an oversight hearing of the commission. The focused on proposals to expand broadband acces…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its National Broadband Plan for expanding access to high speed internet, also known as broadband. The plan aims to connect one hundred mi…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met to vote on a proposal by the agency’s chairman, Julius Genachowski, to create regulations that require Internet service providers to manage tr…

Witnesses testified at an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Chairman Genachowski outlined plan to make permanent network neutrality rules that would prevent t…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting. Among the issues addressed were innovation and investment in wireless technology, competition in the mobile wireless market,…

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.…