Closed captioning a must on formerly exempt programs
The FCC has noted that by now, almost three hundred television programs formerly exempt from the need to provide closed captioning are now required...
Unlicensed spectrum may be the ticket for minority entrepreneurs
Latoya Livingston, writing for the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, said that the ability for socially-disadvantaged business to bid for spectrum abandoned by television...
2012 EEO audit program kicking off
The FCC is firing out notification to a number of stations and MVPDs notifying them that they have been randomly selected for an EEO...
Virginia GOP primary exposes campaign truths
The Republican Party in Virginia required candidates to jump through some hoops if they wished to have a crack at the state's delegates to...
FCC backs down on LightSquared, Grassley digs in
The FCC had cleared the way for LightSquared to offer a new mobile broadband service pending resolution of interference problems, and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been questioning the process. Now NTIA has reported the problems
Chairman on the menu for FCC budget hearing
When the House Communications Subcommittee convenes to grill the FCC on the topic of its budget during a hearing on Thursday 2/16/12, it will...
Administration budget includes FCC funding
The FY 2013 federal budget requested by President Barack Obama asks for $346.78 million to keep the FCC up and running. Meanwhile, the FCC outlined its strategic objectives through 2016
Greg Walden heats up the griddle for more FCC action
There are two bills pending in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that have been forwarded by the Communications Subcommittee for full committee markup
FCC lays out agenda for February meeting
As advertised, the FCC Open Meeting for February will feature an agenda that is once again bereft of items of any particular interest to...
Senate setback for Democrats in Nebraska
The Democratic Party was looking at a tough battle to hold on to the seat of Ben Nelson (D-NE) this election cycle, even if...
FCC seeks study of studies on diversity, information needs
Eliminating barriers to entry into the communications field and examining how the media is doing when it comes to making sure citizens have access...
Fox seeks representation parity for new Hispanic net
It is illegal for broadcast stations to be represented by their network affiliation partners when it comes to spot sales, but this rule has...
House panel trying to wrap up 2011 initiatives
The House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology came close to completing bills on reforming the FCC and on kicking off incentive auctions of television...
NAB gets behind House FCC reform bill
House Communications Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) is reportedly ready to mark up his bill to overhaul procedures at the FCC, and NAB President/CEO...
RIAA is not OPEN to SOPA/PIPA alternative
Supporters of SOPA in the US House of Representatives and PIPA in the US Senate watched the bills fall off a cliff after a...