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House Subcommittee Starts to Review Communications Laws

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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 [...]


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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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House Committee Sends FCC Reform Bills to the Floor

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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 [...]