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Whether the FCC even has an October open meeting is anybody’s guess at this point, but for at least one class of FCC licensees,...

Public interest group Common Cause has made a home for former Democratic FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, and has its own definite opinions about many...

At its 9/26 open meeting, the Commission seemed to be full-speed ahead for opening the

The Free Flow of Information Act has made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a bipartisan 13-5 vote, and now a power...

Revolution Messaging would like to be able to place political advertisements on mobile phones, but runs into the problem of their very small screen...

Broadband has dominated the agendas of FCC Open Meetings for the past several years, and even when broadcast managed to horn in for a little attention, it was often concerning incentive auctions, a plank that is also primarily about broadband. So the three broadcast/cable items teed up for the September 2013 meeting makes it the biggest broadcast session in recent memory.

Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn is planning a six-plank NPRM to help revitalize the AM band, including among other things an opportunity to fill...

One of the guiding regulatory principles of advertising is that it must be easily recognized for what it is, and its sponsor should be...

After being stymied by the Senate in 2012, House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) is back again with a bill that would change the way the FCC does business. According to The Hill, he told the American Enterprise Institute that he would be pushing for action sooner rather than later.

The Free Flow of Information Act, essentially the long sought federal shield which protects the right of journalists to protect their sources has made...

Iovate Health Sciences U.S.A was charged with making false claims about is dietary supplements via advertising, including the use of television. As part of...

It’s not at all shocking that all but one of the positive reviews cited by Anna Eshoo (D-CA) come from cable, satellite and telco entities. What other possibility is there for such a one-sided bill?

A bill that would reduce the number of beginning-of-the-year annual reports that the FCC is required to submit to Congress has passed without a...

If your station is in danger of being forced off its current channel to one lower down the spectrum ladder, then you may be...

1771 N Street N.W. is a familiar location for many members of the broadcast business and regulatory communities: It’s been home to the National...