... Comcast officially announced it's dropping a $45 billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable. The move had faced opposition from the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement today, "The proposed merger would have posed an unacceptable risk to competition and innovation." Comcast CEO Brian ...
... Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 434-3388 (800) 445-8106 Website: www.caregiver.org E-mail: info@caregiver.org Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) offers an extensive online library of free educational materials for caregivers. The publications, webinars and videos offer families the kind of straightforward, practical help ...
... The phone companies say they worry that automatic call blocking might run afoul of laws requiring them to connect phone calls and have asked the FCC to clarify that it doesn't. Many carriers offer call blocking services to consumers, sometimes for a fee. But they also don't want ...
... very one-sided," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Chaffetz said his office had been told that the FCC Inspector General's office has opened an investigation into the agency's deliberations process on its net neutrality decision. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said ...
... DEP’s director the year Scott took office in 2011. That same year, Scott said he was not convinced that humans were the reason behind global warming. In 2014, when asked about his stance on global warming, Scott deflected the question, saying “I’m not a scientist,” according to FCIR.
... idea of net neutrality. This means they don't discriminate among similar types of web traffic, and don't intentionally slow or block data. The FCC decision was intended to make sure that the Internet as we know it doesn't change. Regulators say this was important because some providers ...
... service. — FCC Chairman Wheeler. THE FACTS: Under Wheeler's plan, broadband providers won't have to get their rates approved ahead of time by the FCC. But the law would allow the FCC to step in if charges were "unjust or unreasonable." The law also allows the FCC to investigate ...
... 115484.html) to Congress “destructive.” Republicans conceded Tuesday that they wouldn’t have the signatures for a legislative response to net neutrality. On Thursday, the FCC is expected to approve regulations to regulate Internet service like a public utility. As the Center for Public Integrity details, Mitt Romney’s presidential ...
... Commission and Federal Trade Commission. The company had announced last week it would give customers the chance to opt out of the tracking program. The FCC and FTC did not respond to questions on whether they would conduct a review. The FCC regulates the telecommunications industry, while the FTC investigates ...
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