Copps: “It’s the democracy, stupid”
Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps says that democracy runs on information, and that two decades of consolidation are taking a toll on its availability. He sees an obvious decline in the quality of both
Commerce set to consider NTIA head
After going through one of its most high-profile years with temporary leadership, the NTIA is finally about to get its top slot filled, if...
FCC appends a DTV addendum
Today’s Open Meeting has nothing scheduled on DTV even though the transition is less than a month away – but there will be a...
Will mics and cameras enter upon Souter’s exit?
It will probably take more than a change in just one of the nine seats on the Supreme Court bench, but the upcoming departure of David Souter may be
SCOTUS: Whoever it is…
Groucho Marx famously sang “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It.” Change “whatever” to “whoever” and you could have a theme song for groups getting...
Genachowski back on ice
The Senate Commerce Committee has withdrawn its planned grilling of prospective FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski scheduled for next Tuesday. The Committee Communications Director Jamie...
FCC agenda remains on the light side
There have been no major revisions to the previously announced agenda for the FCC’s 5/13/09 Open Meeting. That means there is little of interest...
Civil rights groups question performance tax
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law want House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers...
Copps welcomes, others question diversity panel
FCC Acting Chairman knows to strike while the iron is hot, and sees that when it comes to prioritizing action on increasing media ownership...
Hill rags see political flavor in Rehr resignation
It was never any secret that David Rehr came to the NAB with a Republican resume, and with Republicans very much in the minority just three years after Rehr
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...