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Comcast Ups Data Usage Limits Following Netflix Complaint 1 week ago

Comcast Corp. announced Thursday that it is lifting its cap on customers' monthly bandwidth use in favor of a model that will enable...

By Doug Halonen

Netflix Turning Up the Heat on AT&T, Comcast and TWC Over Data Caps

May 15, 2012 By Doug Halonen 1 week ago

Netflix is lobbying federal regulators to prevent the cable companies from leveraging monthly broadband-usage caps against the video-streaming giant

Consumer Group: Verizon-Time Warner Cable-Cox Joint Venture a 'Template for Cartel'

May 9, 2012 By Doug Halonen 2 weeks ago

Public Knowledge wants more information about the joint venture to develop new technologies be made public

Senate Confirms 2 New FCC Commissioners

May 7, 2012 By Doug Halonen 2 weeks ago

The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm the long-pending nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai

FCC to TV Stations: Put Political-Ad Information Online (Updated)

April 27, 2012 By Doug Halonen 4 weeks ago

The new FCC requirements came as a rebuff to broadcast station owners, who said the change will hurt them competitively

FCC Chairman to Broadcasters: Keep Betting Big on Digital

April 16, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 5 weeks ago

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tells the NAB gathering that TV stations that aggressively pursue digital initiatives are reaping dividends

DirecTV Blames Bankruptcy Mess for Pulled Tribune Stations, Seeks FCC Intervention

April 2, 2012 By Tim Molloy 7 weeks ago

Tribune denies it ever had a deal with DirecTV as 5 million customers remain without Tribune stations

FCC Asks Verizon for More Info on $4B Spectrum Deal

March 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

The commission wants to know more about Verizon's $4 billion deal for more spectrum from Time Warner and Comcast

FCC Hears Pros, Cons on Its Latest Attempt to Allow Media Cross-Ownership

March 6, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 11 weeks ago

Organization hopes to get around 2011 court decision upholding limits on the cross-ownership of newspaper and broadcast entities

Comcast to FCC: We Have Met -- and Often Exceeded -- Merger Conditions

February 28, 2012 By Peter Voskamp 12 weeks ago

Comcast files one-year-anniversary compliance report on its $13.8B merger with NBC Universal (Updated)

T-Mobile Asks FCC to Block Verizon's Spectrum Deals with Comcast, Time Warner

February 22, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 13 weeks ago

T-Mobile says the deal would give Verizon too much spectrum

Steven Tyler Makes Expletive-Laden Plea for Decency on TV

January 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 19 weeks ago

Profanity on TV "turns it into something crass," says F-bomb-dropping "Idol" judge as Supreme Court begins indecency case

Zachary Katz Named FCC Chief of Staff

January 5, 2012 By Brent Lang 20 weeks ago

FCC Chief Julius Genachowski names new staffers and shakes up senior team

Verizon Caves to Public Pressure, Scraps 'Convenience Fee'

December 30, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

Telco acknowledges that public backlash prompted the reversal

AT&T Kills $39B T-Mobile Bid

December 19, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 22 weeks ago

The two companies decide not to continue merger talks following regulatory scrutiny

FCC Cracks Down on Loud Commercials

December 13, 2011 By Brent Lang 23 weeks ago

New rules stem from Congress' Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act and will be adopted by 2012

Justice Dept. to AT&T, T-Mobile: Get Thee Back to the FCC!

December 9, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 24 weeks ago

A DOJ lawyer announces the agency's intention to file for a suspension of the case

Broadcasters Press Supreme Court to Overturn TV, Radio and Newspaper Ownership Rules

December 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 24 weeks ago

The NAB says the regulations prevent broadcasters from having the financial means to produce higher quality news

Civil Rights Groups Push FCC to Investigate Lack of Minority Media Ownership

December 2, 2011 By Brent Lang 25 weeks ago

The percentage of people of color is on the rise, but not in the corporate suite

AT&T Lashes Out at FCC Over T-Mobile Deal, FCC Responds (Updated)

December 1, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 25 weeks ago

In a lengthy blog post, AT&T's Jim Cicconi continues the public squabbling between his company and the federal agency

FCC Permits AT&T & T-Mobile to Withdraw Merger Application (Updated)

November 29, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 25 weeks ago

The two companies asked to withdraw their application for a merger on Thanksgiving, but consumer groups had wanted to speak out against it

AT&T's T-Mobile Deal: Could the Election Tip the Scales Again? (Updated)

November 28, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 25 weeks ago

The FCC seems pretty dead set against the deal, but what if a Republican gets elected President? It worked for AT&T in the 1990s

AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Buy Hits Setback -- FCC Wants Judge to Look at Deal

November 22, 2011 By Peter Voskamp 26 weeks ago

Move is seen as a sign that the regulatory agency might soon shoot down the merger

FCC, Cable Companies to Provide Cheap Broadband to the Poor

November 9, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 28 weeks ago

They unite to provide low-income families with affordable access

Parents Group Outraged Over Appeals Court's Nipplegate Ruling

November 2, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 29 weeks ago

"How can nudity and a striptease in front of 90 million unsuspecting TV viewers not qualify as indecency?" professional scolds ask

Appeals Court Rules for CBS, Janet Jackson in 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Case

November 2, 2011 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

Court rejects the FCC's $550,000 Super Bowl fine

FCC's Genachowski Continues Broadband Access Push With 'Connect to Compete'

October 12, 2011 By Peter Voskamp 32 weeks ago

New non-profit program will promote broadband adoption and digital literacy