Panel tables the shield again
The Senate Judiciary Committee took its sixth swing at moving the reporters shield from the committee to the full Senate, and the result was...
FCC moves ahead on “net neutrality” rules
The Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on regulations which would require ISP's to
Disagreement in Congress on “net neutrality”
Just as the FCC is split on whether the Internet needs more government regulation, Members of the US House and Senate are divided on...
Breaking: McCain moves to preempt FCC
Timed to be simultaneous with the FCC’s adoption of its NPRM on net neutrality, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) introduced a bill which would negate...
Breaking: FCC approves net neutrality NPRM
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on regulations which would require Internet service providers to deliver traffic without discrimination, but...
Radio’s Rep. on the DL
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), who only recently sold his small market Oregon radio group, has twittered the fact that he has come down with...
Lineup out for video competition panel
The list of witnesses is out for the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and it looks like there may be some...
Hutchison signals move to TX
It has been pretty much a given that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) will give up her seat in the Senate and leadership role...
NAB fights rear guard action on ownership reports
The National Association of Broadcasters failed to get favorable FCC action on the new ownership reports designed to provide information for study on minority...
FCC taking pity on shoestring low power
Go to the bank and withdraw $7K. In one dollar bills. Put it in a big pile where your entire staff, particularly management, even...
Subcommittee on Communications tees up video competition
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is wearing the communications industry out lately. Next week the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet under...
FCC agenda: All internet, all the time again
The FCC October Open Meeting is on the schedule for Thursday, 10/22/09, kicking off at 10PM. And once again, with a major plan on...
Shield becoming the bridesmaid bill
It seems that no matter what is on the agenda of the Senate Judiciary Committee, it is deemed more important than the reporters shield,...
FCC to unveil new comment filer
The Electronic Comment Filing System is about to graduate to version 2.0, and the FCC will unwrap its new version and display it to...
SHVERA back on the schedule again
The Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act is one of those bills that requires a going-over by more than one committee in each house of Congress. Then you can add in consideration by relevant