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FCC May Consider Moving FM Translators
Relocation option would be intended to aid in AM revitalization efforts
Trends - RM
FCC Chases Down Part 15 Device Interference to Sprint’s Network
The commission issued a citation to Jian Chang for operating a device from a...
Industry
Field Offices and Towers
The FCC approved a controversial plan to reduce the number of its field offices...
Industry
Walden Says Favoring Unlicensed Would Break Law
FCC is currently considering a proposal to set aside a channel for unlicensed in...
Industry
Recently Adopted FCC Rules Enable Wireless Mic Use in New Bands
Will allow for sharing in TV spectrum bands
Industry
FCC to Host Workshop Promoting Wider Use of EAS
Workshop is scheduled for Aug. 27 at FCC headquarters in Washington
Trends - RM
AT&T Fights Back Against the FCC’s Proposed $100M Fine
Mobile carrier has “come out swinging”
Industry
MMTC Endorses FM Chip Activation in Smartphones
WASHINGTON�The Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council (MMTC) has asked FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler...
Industry
Proposed Bill Could Boost Federal Agencies’ Online Security
FCC.gov could get cybersecurity help
Industry
This Is Not a Test — EAS Rules Updated (and Enforced)
The most significant change is the adoption of a nationwide location code
Industry
FCC Will Close 11 Field Offices in Modernization Effort
Wheeler voted in favor of it, as did Clyburn and Rosenworcel; Pai and O’Rielly...
Industry
FCC Postpones Incentive Auction Vote
The commission has moved the item to its Aug. 6 regular meeting
Industry
Wheeler Circulates Tech Transition Proposals
The topic of bandwidth and the transition from copper networks has effects on consumption...
Trends - RM
Sprint Reacts to FCC’s Proposed Fine of AT&T Mobility
Sprint had been ‘‘throttling’’ data to ‘‘unlimited’’ plan subscribers—but has now stopped
Trends - RM
FCC Proposes $100M Fine on AT&T Mobility
Will impose the agency's largest proposed fine to date for misleading customers, throttling data
Industry
FCC Proposes Reserving Channel for Unlicensed White Space Devices
LPTVs and some high-powers might have to make way
Trends - RM
FCC’s ‘Open Internet’ Rules Are in Effect—At Least for Now
Rules took effect June 12, as a federal court rejected requests by opponents to...
Industry
FCC Strikes New Deal With House E&C Committee
Revised plan will keep 15 of the current 24 Enforcement Bureau Field Offices open
Industry
Changes to Sponsorship Identification Proposed
In November 2014, a group of nine broadcasters filed a Petition for Class Waiver...
Industry
FCC Initiates Spectrum Sharing Policy
FCC moves forward with a sharing policy that opens more spectrum to mobile broadband,...
Industry News
New FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Lays Out Goals
Travis LeBlanc, the new FCC Enforcement Bureau chief, is trying to modernize the bureau...
Trends - RM
Broadband Service Providers Sue FCC Over New Internet Ruling
The FCC has already been sued by a consortium of broadband service providers that...
Industry
FCC Votes in Favor of Regulating Internet Under Title ll Rules
The FCC voted on Thursday to regulate high-speed Internet connectivity as a telecommunications service,...
Industry
Commissioners Pai and O’Rielly Ask for 30-Day Deferral of Net-Neutrality Vote
The FCC’s Republican members have asked that the agency delay its vote on its...
Columns and Views
Why Do We Need Public Files, Anyway?
Eliminate regulatory underbrush to keep the little guys in the game
Industry News
FCC’s Net Neutrality Vote Scheduled for Feb. 26
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is expected to release a report this week outlining recommendations...
Industry
FCC Proposes Online Public File Rules for Radio
As the radio industry enters the new year, the FCC is proposing to usher...
Industry News
FCC Considers Fining AT&T for ‘Throttling”
The FCC is considering fining AT&T Inc. for failing to adequately notify customers about...
Industry News
FCC’s O’Rielly Praises Buffalo Broadcasters
In the latest of edition of the NAB''s Licensed to Serve e-newsletter, FCC Commissioner...
Tech and Gear
The Demise of the First Phone
Have you noticed a trend in how qualification problems are addressed inside the Beltway...