Genachowski invited to Hill hot seat
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation changed the time of its 5/12/09 nominations hearing from 10AM to 11AM and yes, the hearing...
The gripes of wrath: H2 2008
The FCC released inquiry and complaint statistics for the first two quarters of 2008 simultaneously back at the beginning of the year, and now it’s dropped the last two quarters simultaneously to finish off
Nominations hearing set
Folks, they don’t get much more cryptic than this. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has announced that it will be in...
Political ad ROI rewards diverse thinking
When running a political campaign, instead of no-Urban and no-Hispanic dictates, it’s much smarter to be thinking in terms of pro-Urban and pro-Hispanic dictates,...
FCC set to seat DTV close caption panel
One of the loose ends of the DTV transition is getting close captioning to work in the new technical environment. The FCC is empaneling...
House Republicans want to reform the FCC
The Senate Commerce Committee put its plans to hold a hearing on reforming the FCC on hold, but key members of the House Commerce...
Spectre of party-flipping in Texas?
One of the worst-kept secrets in Washington is the desire of Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) to run for governor of her state in 2010....
FCC: Obama brings dems up to speed
As expected, Mignon Clyburn is set to get the nod from Barack Obama to fill the third Democratic office on the FCC’s 8th Floor....
Copps tells Congress FCC needs a raise
Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps thanked the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government for the $318M the agency received as...
Specter goes blue
The spectre of a bulletproof majority in the Senate came much, much closer to reality as Arlen Specter (R-PA) became Arlen Specter (D-PA). The...
Leader of the PAC
The Federal Election Commission has tallied up the financial results for political action committees for the 2008 election cycle, and to the surprise of...
Ambiguous results in source protection case
A reporter for the Detroit Free Press will not have to reveal sources, but it’s unclear if the reason is a nod to reporter/source...
FCC May agenda looks quiet
Acting FCC chair Michael Copps put out a tentative agenda for the next Open Meeting, pegged for Wednesday, 5/13/09, and it looks like a...
Kimmelman moves to DOJ
Few have racked up as many frequent testifier miles as Consumers Union’s Gene Kimmelman, where he tried to stem the deregulatory tide regarding the...
Timely filing is worth it
Sumter Baptist Temple’s WSSC-AM in Sumter SC was late getting its license renewal application in, and was hit with a $6K fine as a...