House Subcommittee Starts to Review Communications Laws
A House subcommittee today took its first, small step toward opening the legal can of worms that comprise the nation’s communications laws, holding a hearing on a 25-year law that [...]
Lawmakers to FCC: Fix Your Website
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The Federal Communications Commission, the independent agency in charge of regulating the fast-moving communications industry, took a beating from a number of lawmakers about its own poor communications. Lawmakers from [...]
Future of Audio Hearing Kicks Over Old Issues
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A House hearing on the future of audio kicked the rock over on two old issues in the radio business exacerbated by the stunning growth of digital radio services like [...]
New Bill Aims to Close Crunch in Spectrum Auction
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It's finally beginning to sink in in Washington that the pending auction of spectrum voluntarily relinquished by TV broadcasters may hardly make a dent in the looming shortage of wireless [...]
FCC Process Reform Bill Passes House
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Dems put up a vigorous attack of the GOP's bill to reform how the Federal Communications Commission conducts its rulemaking process and reviews mergers, but they couldn't get the votes [...]
House Committee Sends FCC Reform Bills to the Floor
Over the objections of House Democrats, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to send to the floor a bill that would transform how the Federal Communications Commission conducts its [...]