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    Obama Calls for High Speed Broadband at Schools Throughout U.S.

    Jun 06, 2013 02:12 PM EST

    ... administration also says it believes it can fund the program without additional funding or authorization from Congress. The president is directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider adjusting a program that already helps subsidize the cost of broadband for school districts and libraries. The E-rate program, as it ...

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    Obama Ponders Time Left in Office as Probes Pile Up

    May 14, 2013 01:25 PM EST

    ... the human stories behind immigration policy. She delivers this multimedia project filled with rich storytelling and gripping images. TOP TWEETS Add IRS to FEC, SEC, FCC and HHS: list of agencies of this Administration trying to silence its critics fb.me/1zZbi4f4Y— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 14, 2013 So how did ...

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    Americans Cut Off From Opportunity Without Equal Access to the Internet

    Mar 22, 2013 10:30 PM EST

    ... in the U.S. that not having access or online literacy can create major hurdles. As part of the NewsHour's series on broadband technology and its effect on society, Hari Sreenivasan explores the so-called digital divide with Vicky Rideout of VJR Consulting and former FCC official Karen Kornbluh.

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    Commentary: A Tech To-Do List for Washington in 2013

    Dec 26, 2012 08:26 PM EST

    ... get going until 2014. But it's not enough to open the air to more firms that will run on traditional wireless business models. The FCC would do well to remember the spectacular success of WiFi and ensure that unlicensed devices can tap into some of the spectrum it's ...

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    How Fine Print on Your Bills Helps Big Companies in Taking More of Your Money

    Nov 28, 2012 11:20 PM EST

    ... examples come from the telecom industry. DAVID CAY JOHNSTON: This is my latest monthly Verizon wireless bill.One of my favorites is the access charge, FCC access charge. PAUL SOLMAN: Right.I never figured out what that was. DAVID CAY JOHNSTON: Well, it sounds like the FCC, the Federal Communications ...

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    Jobs Report to Provide Fodder for Both Campaigns

    Aug 03, 2012 01:35 PM EST

    llecting and analyzing the release of FCC data on television ad purchases, a new rule that began this summer. You can also look at a scanned and searchable collection of documents from the University of Missouri here. CNN's Peter Hamby reported that Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie on Thursday ...

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    California Activists Want Smart Meters Banned, Claim They're Bad for Health

    Jul 20, 2012 10:41 PM EST

    ... of exposure to wireless. There are hundreds of peer-reviewed articles that show impacts on human health and behavior at levels far below what the FCC guidelines indicate are permissible. SPENCER MICHELS: Hart is calling for a halt to the technology, even though PG&E is 90 percent through installing ...

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    Bain Back in Spotlight as Romney Releases Ads in Four Swing States

    Jun 22, 2012 01:11 PM EST

    ... MASS. SENATE: Brown, Warren agree to fourth TV debate: this one moderated by David Gregory... #mapoli— Glen Johnson (@globeglen) June 22, 2012 Shorter #SCOTUS in FCC Case: F* the (Morality) Police— NickBaumann (@NickBaumann) June 21, 2012 Ice cream party #hellyeah twitpic.com/9z0kdp— Daniel Newhauser (@dnewhauser) June 21, 2012 The ...

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    Wal-Mart Bribery Allegations: What Legal Problems, Penalties Could it Face?

    Apr 25, 2012 10:17 PM EST

    Wal-Mart Bribery Allegations: What Legal Problems, Penalties Could it Face?

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    Connecting to the Web: Freedom or Human Right?

    Feb 24, 2012 07:13 PM EST

    Mexican journalist Sergio Sarmiento listens as former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt speaks at the Tecnologico de Monterrey campus in Mexico City. Photo by Ray Suarez.MEXICO CITY | In January 1941, with the shadow of world war looming over the United States, President Franklin Roosevelt gave his State of the Union address. These days, no one...