FCC on Townhall

• The Freakin' FCC: The Increasingly Incomprehensible Ban on Broadcast Indecency Wed Jan 11
  Jacob Sullum
  My daughters, who range in age from 5 to 18, watch TV programs and movies on DVDs, on smart phones, streaming from Netflix through our Wii, on video websites, on our DVR and on demand from AT&T U-verse. They do not know or care what "broadcast television" is, and they certainly do not perceive a categorical distinction between "over-the-air" channels and the rest. ... more
• Sprint gives LightSquared 30 more days to get FCC nod Mon Jan 2
  Reuters News
• FCC approves AT&T purchase of Qualcomm spectrum Thu Dec 22
  AP News
• Longtime FCC commissioner Copps to retire Tue Dec 6
  AP News
• AT&T slams FCC report on T-Mobile merger Thu Dec 1
  AP News
• AT&T says FCC "cherry-picks" facts in T-Mobile spat Thu Dec 1
  Reuters News
• FCC rescinds church broadcast exemptions Thu Nov 3
  Baptist Press
  FCC rescinds church broadcast exemptions ... more
• Appeals panel sides with CBS over Super Bowl fine Wed Nov 2
  AP News
• Tax Ethics For Smarties Mon Oct 31
  Katie Kieffer
  I have tax reform guidelines, and they’re not for dummies. My guidelines are for smart people who think rationally. Irrational folks like Warren Buffet may need to eat a bag of Halloween candy before they’re alert enough to understand my conception of ethical taxation. ... more
• Cellphone cos. to warn as plans approach limit Mon Oct 17
  AP News
• U.S. wireless initiative stalls new billing rules Mon Oct 17
  Reuters News
• FCC presses AT&T on jobs claims for merger Thu Oct 13
  Reuters News
• Regulator unveils plan for universal broadband Thu Oct 6
  Reuters News
• Verizon sues to overturn 'net neutrality' rules Fri Sep 30
  AP News
• FCC sued over new Internet rules Wed Sep 28
  AP News
• "Dancing with the Stars": Nancy Grace's wardrobe malfunction Tue Sep 27
  Townhall.com Staff
• White House Fingerprints on LightSquared Scandal Fri Sep 23
  Bob Beauprez
  A second witness has now come forward, as well. Anthony Russo, director of the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing told The Daily Beast, that the White House pushed him to alter his testimony to say that "the government's concerns about the project by the firm LightSquared could be resolved in 90 days." ... more
• Lawmakers tell FCC to protect GPS from Falcone Thu Sep 22
  Reuters News
• LightSquared: Poster Child for Crony Capitalism Thu Sep 22
  Rachel Alexander
  Two high-level government officials have revealed they were pressured by the Obama administration to change their testimony to Congress in order to favor a wireless company linked to a high-level Democratic Party donor, and to sound supportive of Obama’s stated goal of bringing high-speed wireless to at least 98 percent of Americans within five years. ... more
• New Day, a New White House Scandal: First Solyndra, Now LightSquared Sat Sep 17
  Bob Beauprez
  The company is LightSquared, a Virginia wireless broadband provider seeking approval for a coast-to-coast wireless network. The majority owner of LightSquared is Harbinger Capital Partners an investment fund whose CEO, Philip Falcone, is a large Democrat Party donor. ... more
• Anchorman: The Legend of Al Sharpton Sat Sep 10
  Carl Horowitz
  Would you believe it? Al Sharpton’s newest role – full-time anchorman – is now a reality. ... more
• Dish asks FCC to let it build wireless network Tue Aug 23
  AP News
• FCC: Call centers in coalition creating 100K jobs Thu Aug 4
  AP News
• FCC: Call centers in coalition creating 100K jobs Thu Aug 4
  AP News
• Broadband services approach advertised speeds Tue Aug 2
  AP News
• Summary Box: FCC seeks more cable channel choices Mon Aug 1
  AP News

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