Watchdog petitions for Hill hearings on News Corp.

Experienced FCC watchers believe that US broadcast licenses held by News Corporation are in little or no regulatory danger as a result of the...
Al Franken

Franken wants Comcast under FCC investigation

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was opposed to the Comcast/NBCU merger from the get-go on anti-competitive grounds, and now suspects his fears were well-founded. He...
U.S. Congress

Rockefeller not likely to get UK help on News Corp.

The battle between News Corporation and the government of the United Kingdom has been going on for upwards of a year now, and News...
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB backs off white space challenge

For a time the dominant spectrum concern of broadcasters was rampant and possibly untraceable interference from unlicensed devices in the white spaces between television...
FCC

FCC releases tentative May agenda

There are no broadcast items on the schedule of the next FCC Open Meeting, but there may well be a matter of interest to...
U.S. Congress

Senate vote on FCC candidates may be on tap

A senator from the home state of one of the two nominees to become FCC commissioner sent out a tweet that indicates a vote...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC sets up workshop on online ads

The Federal Trade Commission’s set of rules on online advertising,, known as Dot Com Disclosure, is 12 years old and in need of revision....
Jay Rockefeller

Senator unloads about FCC nominee hold

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is allowing a vote on the FCC nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai to proceed, at long last. The...
U.S. Congress

House panel forms special spectrum working group

House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) want to make sure America is making the most effective use...
FCC

FCC lightens its open meeting load

The FCC agenda for its April Open Meeting has been available for public perusal for some time. But now comes word that at least...
Charles Grassley

Rockefeller echoes call for FCC nominee vote

The FCC has released more documents on the LightSquared affair – some 13,000 according to a Hillicon Valley report – and Senate Commerce Committee...
U.S. Congress

Online filing: Senators refuse to enter 21st Century

One of the hottest broadcast topics in Washington these days has been posting information about political television advertising online. Opinions vary on the manner...
Verizon

CWA asks FCC to stop clock on Verizon spectrum buy

Communications Workers of America says that there is already ample evidence that the deal under which Verizon will acquire spectrum from a consortium of...
Charles Grassley

Report suggests Republican tiring of Grassley FCC blockade

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been battling the FCC over its dealings in a proceeding involving LightSquared, and has been expressing his displeasure with...
Susan Whiting

Witnesses named for Senate TV hearing

We knew that the Senate Commerce Committee was planning to look into the future of television, and now we know who the witnesses will...