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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 –...

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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 broadcasters....

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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 Nelson...

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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 to...

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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 routinely...

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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 spectrum...

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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 Gordon...

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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 massive...

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NAB remains vigilant in the halls of Washington

The National Association of Broadcasters has had its hands full in Washington representing the views of its members in the halls of Congress and at...

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New York Times advocates alternative piracy bill

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-CA) have introduced The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act as a replacement for...

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RTDNA weighs in on FCC reporting requirements

Some may think that the quest for information about news programming by the FCC is a noble cause, but members of the Radio Television Digital...

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FCC Chairman details extent of backlog diminishment

One of the primary areas of concern of Republican members of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy has been the sea of paperwork in...

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Conflict continues between senator and FCC

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been trying to learn about the FCC dealings involving the LightSquared project, and has asked that his staff be allowed to meet with a departing FCC executive...

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Another FCC meeting, another broadcast snoozer

The FCC hasn’t even held the January Open Meeting yet, but is already out with a preliminary agenda for the February Open Meeting. And as...

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FCC opens 2012 with slim open meeting agenda

The FCC of Julius Genachowski has been cooking with gas when it comes to broadband issues, but when it comes to broadcasting the action has...

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Feds brew up a consumer protection alphabet soup

It seems that the FTC, which has been around for awhile, will have some overlapping areas of jurisdiction with the CFPB, which is brand spanking...

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Key legislators decry Citizens United ruling

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is indelibly linked to its two senatorial sponsors, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI). Over the...

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SOPA and PIPA exhibit extreme toxicity

The blackout day staged Wednesday 1/18/12 by a multitude of popular websites sent denizens of Capitol Hill scurrying away from the two main anti-piracy measures...

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When the FCC asks for info, supply it

This isn’t a broadcast story so much as it is an FCC licensee story, and there is a lesson in here for anybody who holds...

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FCC adopts closed captioning protocol for internet video

The new FCC rules mandating closed captioning for certain video programming found on the internet is in response to legislation -- the Twenty-First Century Communications...

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