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FCC Regs Opening Pay TV Service To Telcos Upheld By Appeals Court - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 27 Jun 2008 05:53 PM PST

Telcos scored a victory in federal court Friday upholding an earlier Federal Communications Commission ruling that will ease the path for companies like Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T)…

Senate Votes To Roll Back FCC’s Loosening Of Media Regulations; Veto Pen Looms - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 16 May 2008 04:46 AM PST

Last night the Senate voted to roll back the FCC’s decision to loosen media cross-ownership rules, which it announced last December. The Senate vote comes less than a month after…

Senate Commitee Rejects FCC Cross-Ownership Relaxation - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 24 Apr 2008 12:47 PM PST

Just as Rupert Murdoch’s play for Newsday brings media ownership regulations into the fore, a Senate panel has voted to reject recent moves by the FCC to relax cross-ownership rules.…

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FCC Hearing on Broadband Practices: Free, Regulation, and the Bible - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 17 Apr 2008 07:47 PM PST

FCC’s much anticipated hearing on broadband access and management practices happened today, and a range of voices were heard at the hearing. At stake, according to the speakers: copyrights, Internet…

FCC Duped By Google In Auction: Republicans - 0 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Thu 17 Apr 2008 10:16 AM PST

There’s quite a bit being written on the remarks of some Republican senators that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) “gamed” the 700 MHz auction, and “duped” the FCC...Bloomberg has the quotes. Their…

Latest Guessing Game: Who Will Replace FCC Chairman Kevin Martin? - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 23 Mar 2008 08:20 PM PST

Among the many decisions facing the next president of the United States: the appointment of a new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at…

New York AG Subpoenas Comcast Over Net Neutrality - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 26 Feb 2008 02:45 PM PST

A day after getting grilled by Kevin Martin and the FCC, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has a new thorn in its side: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Right now, they’re…

FCC Holds Hearing On Net Neutrality; Transparency Urged - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 25 Feb 2008 02:21 PM PST

During a hearing today addressing whether cable companies are improperly slowing down certain types of web traffic (P2P, video, etc.), FCC Chairman Kevin Martin suggested that the agency may have…

@ NBA Tech Summit: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin: ‘I’m Not Picking On Cable’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 18 Feb 2008 12:08 PM PST

When a casual session with reporters following his appearance at the NBA Tech Summit turned to a la carte pricing and set-top box limitations, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin offered his…

Comcast Defends Slowing Down P2P Traffic; Regulators Introduce Neutrality Bill - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 12 Feb 2008 10:32 PM PST

Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been under fire for delaying P2P traffic on its network, defended itself before the Federal Communications Commission today in formal comments submitted. It said this…

FCC Gives Nod To Clear Channel Sale - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 24 Jan 2008 01:52 PM PST

The FCC has voted on a 5-0 basis not to block the sale of radio giant Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) to two private equity firms for $19.5 billion. News that…

FCC Officially Starts Inquiry Into Comcast’s Access Policies - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 14 Jan 2008 05:54 PM PST

When I asked FCC Commissioner Michael Copps what he found the most interesting of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s remarks at CES, he mentioned his surprise at the news that the…

FCC To Green Light $19.5 Billion Sale Of Clear Channel: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 11 Jan 2008 07:24 AM PST

The FCC appears set to give its approval to Clear Channel’s (NYSE: CCU) $19.5 billion sale to two private equity firms. Citing an agency official, AP reports that the official…

@ CES: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin: We Listened On Open Access - 1 Comment
Posted By Carlo Longino - Tue 08 Jan 2008 12:21 PM PST

The 700 MHz spectrum license auction, which begins later this month, was a big topic in the chat between FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro…

Updated: FCC Relaxes Cross-Ownership Rules; 3-2 In Favor; 30 Percent Cable Cap Imposed - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 18 Dec 2007 11:26 AM PST

By a vote of 3-2, split along party lines, the FCC has approved a plan to relax media cross-ownership rules. The rule change, which comes amid opposition from some politicians,…

Tribune Gets Waivers, FCC Approval - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 30 Nov 2007 04:23 PM PST

The FCC voted 3-2 Friday to allow Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) to transfer control of its radio and TV stations to Sam Zell et al, knocking aside the last major…

Google To Announce Bid For Spectrum, As Expected - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 29 Nov 2007 09:43 PM PST

So it is finalized: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will announce on Friday that it will apply to bid for wireless spectrum in a January Federal Communications Commission auction reports the Wall…

More On FCC Chairman’s Plan For Tribune Buyout Approval, Cross-Ownership - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 28 Nov 2007 05:03 PM PST

The $8.2 billion buyout to take the Chicago Tribune private could get FCC approval as early as Friday under a new plan from FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who proposes granting…

FCC: Martin Proposes Media Ownership Waiver For Tribune; Deal Obstacle Seen Removed - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 28 Nov 2007 01:51 PM PST

Removing a potential obstacle to Sam Zell’s purchase of Tribune, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed granting the company a temporary waiver of media ownership regulations, reports Reuters. The proposal…

FCC Update: Martin Can’t Find The Votes To Hit Cable; Late-Night Meeting Ends In Compromise - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 27 Nov 2007 02:29 PM PST

Updated: The FCC meeting postponed twice this morning finally wound up tonight with a compromise. Details below. Rather than wind up on the wrong end of a vote, FCC Chairman…

FCC Chairman Continues To Target Cable Despite Protests from Fellow Commissioners, Republicans - 3 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 26 Nov 2007 09:37 PM PST

The most predictable aspect of Tuesday’s FCC meeting may be its unpredictability. Chairman Kevin Martin is trying to push through several measures, including a last-minute piece of bureaucrat-ese that would…

FCC Chairman Proposes Relaxing Consolidation Rules In Major Media Markets - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 13 Nov 2007 06:15 PM PST

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to make it easier for radio and television broadcasters to own newspapers—but only if involves a top 20 market. His proposal would allow cross-ownership of…

FCC Asks XM and Sirius For More Data; Good With The Bad - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 06 Nov 2007 01:00 PM PST

The FCC has requested more information from XM (NSDQ: XMSR) and Sirius (NSDQ: SIRI) pertaining to the companies’ proposed merger. As the WSJ reports, the agency specifically wants to know…

Consumer Groups Ask FCC To Halt Comcast’s File-Sharing Delays - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 02 Nov 2007 06:33 AM PST

Comcast, (NSDQ: CMCSA) the country’s largest cable operator and the second largest ISP, could be the biggest test for FCC policies on ‘net neutrality,’ if a coalition of consumer groups…

Updated: FCC Grants AT&T Some Relief On Third-Party Broadband Charges - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 11 Oct 2007 10:30 PM PST

The FCC faces a midnight deadline for a decision on AT&T’s petition to lift regulations on charges for third parties renting its broadband infrastructure. Verizon (NYSE: VZ) earned a similar…