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...
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 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....
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Senate Commerce tees up future of video hearing
It has come to the attention of Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) that America’s video viewing habits are in flux and that more and more...
Watchdog cites inappropriate House panel transparency
The Sunlight Foundation believes that Congress should operate in the bright light of the day, and that it should live up to its own...
FTC cracks down on Green Millionaire
A company that used television and internet advertising to lure unsuspecting consumers into buying an unwanted magazine subscription has settled with the FCC in...
FCC awards media study contract
The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications has earned the right task of preparing a review of literature concerning the information needs...