... happen if there isn't a digital connection. We want to change that. And that's why, working together with Congress and with interested stakeholders, we are taking action. Amna Nawaz: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, thank you very much for being here today. Ajit Pai: Thanks again for having me.
With all the attention on the showdown between Congress and the president, it’s easy to be distracted from the everyday impact of the government shutdown. Judy Woodruff explains some of these repercussions, from delayed immigration hearings to unresolved FCC complaints to unavailable D.C. marriage licenses. ... Judy Woodruff: Before ...
... apps, slow down competing service or offer faster speeds to companies who pay up. They just have to post their policies online or tell the FCC. The change also axes consumer protections, bars state laws that contradict the FCC's approach, and largely transfers oversight of internet service to another ...
... Judy Woodruff: This Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, is expected to take a vote that could have significant implications for Americans' access to the Internet. The FCC is expected to roll back rules that were imposed to protect what's called net neutrality, regulations passed during the ...
... data cap, but got better video quality than people watching YouTube or Netflix. This decision by T-Mobile – though it passed a review by the FCC – affected how well YouTube and Netflix could compete with Vimeo, which raises a specter of more problems to come if the FCC scraps the ...
... Judy Woodruff: The Federal Communications Commission has approved the most sweeping changes in a generation when it comes to the ownership of local newspapers, TV and radio stations. Hari Sreenivasan has the story from our New York studios. Hari Sreenivasan: The FCC voted to do away with a longstanding ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: A political fight is brewing about access to the Internet. The new head of the FCC, the Federal Communications Commission, wants to clear away regulations about who controls and polices the flow of content on the Internet. William Brangham has that. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: We're talking here ...
... s broad powers to monitor Verizon, AT&T and Comcast for bad behavior. Pai, the nation's chief telecommunications regulator, said he will seek an FCC vote at a May 18 meeting. The FCC plans to release an official proposal for the vote on Thursday. Pai doesn't have an ...
... customers; and improving the video relay service, a tool used by the deaf to communicate using sign language. Joining me from Washington to discuss the FCC agenda and possible policy changes is "Washington Post" reporter Brian Fung. Brian, so, let's start with the positive. The level of transparency and ...
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