FCC July agenda peripheral to broadcasting
Broadband providers and those wanting to use white spaces are eying the same spectrum broadcasters use, particularly on the television side. So although there...
Chairman Walden weighs in on the Future of TV
House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) says it is not time to find ways to regulate new entrants into the video marketplace –...
Witnesses discuss the Future of Television
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on the Future of Television, inviting as witnesses representatives that could be called a...
Mixed review for SCOTUS from creatives on indecency
The Center for Creative Voices in Media applauded the Supreme Court decision finding for Fox and ABC in their indecency case v. the FCC....
MVPD nailed by FCC for EEO violations
It’s not just broadcasters who are under the FCC EEO microscope – an MVPD serving parts of Texas has just been hit with a...
New York Times calls on FCC to revamp indecency regs
Venerable newspaper The New York Times believes that the message sent by the Supreme Court to the FCC is to try to brighten the...
Commissioners weigh in on Supreme Court indecency ruling
In general, the chairman and commissioners at the FCC see the SCOTUS decision as the signal that their agency has more work to do....
House Committee urges President to protect the internet
In a relatively rare showing of bipartisan unanimity, the House Energy and Commerce Commission passed a resolution urging President Barack Obama to resist international...
Future of Video gets a date
We knew House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) wanted to explore the future of audio/visual communication. Now we know when.
The session is now...
Senators call for electronic SCOTUS ACA coverage
Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have fired off a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts asking for television coverage when the Supreme...
Coalition calls for electronic SCOTUS coverage
With high interest in the release of the Supreme Court’s decision in its review of the Affordable Care Act, a who’s who of journalism,...
Walden looking into the future of TV
The House Communications Subcommittee recently held a hearing to delve into the future of audio – and now it has a companion hearing teed...
FCC to look at communications entry barriers
A scholarly look at the difficulties faced breaking into the communications field and its impact on meeting information needs will get an airing at...
FCC hears opposition to Verizon spectrum buy
Members of the CWA and other organizations demonstrated at the FCC as promised. Meanwhile, across the Mall, members of Congress were busy firing off...
Union looks to head of Verizon/cable spectrum deal
The Communications Workers of America see monopolistic business practices and lost jobs if a consortium of cable companies are allowed to sell spectrum to...