Genachowski admits FCC’s PPM role is limited
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) was the first broadcast group to get an official visit from new FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (D). So, of course he
Leahy puts reporters shield in different form
If you can't do it right the first time, or second then try, try, try again. And that is what Patrick Leahy ios doing...
Five states sue for bigger House
People in Delaware, Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota and Utah think their presence in the US House of Representatives is inadequate, and have persuaded the...
Judiciary moves SHVURA, delays shield
The debate over the massive health care package in the Senate Finance Committee managed to rob the Senate Judiciary Committee of the presence of...
FCC lays out schedule
You can mark your calendar, if you’re so inclined and like to keep track of what the five FCC Commissioners are up to. There...
NUDs/NHDs on McDowell’s radar
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell said that an oblique FCC approach was necessary as the agency works with the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters...
McDowell calls for indecency enforcement now
In an address before the National Religious Broadcasters Association, Commissioner Robert McDowell noted a 1.3M FCC backlog of indecency complaints and said that the...
All broadband, all the time
The FCC already allowed us a sneak sunshine peak at the agenda for the next Open Meeting Tuesday, 9/29/09. We learned then that the...
Another campaign rule toppled
Many think that the Supreme Court is about to make it easier for corporations and unions to spend money during an election. And while...
Shield vote, interrupted
The Senate Judiciary Committee failed to achieve a quorum last Thursday, and among the victims was the reporter’s shield. But the matter is already...
Broadcast low on FCC oversight totem pole
Broadband and wireless issues where the top of mind items at the Communications Subcommittee meet-up with the five FCC Commissioners Thursday. However, Chairman Julius...
Shield teed up today in Senate Judiciary
S. 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009, attributed by the Senate Judiciary Committee to Arlen Specter (D-PA), Schumer (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC),...
House debut for three from FCC
Three of the five FCC Commissioners have yet to get a good grilling from the members of the House of Representatives, but that will...
House panel reads out SHVURA bill
The reauthorization of SHVURA is on its way for consideration by the full House of Representatives with the Judiciary Committee stamp of approval. A rollcall vote produced a unanimous result, although
FCC petitions to revisit Janet Jackson fine
The FCC believes that if it can go after fleeting expletives, punishing and fining the guilty, than it should be able to do the same when fleeting images go beyond