... I guess, what's the original intent that's being challenged? ARIK HESSELDAHL, Senior Editor, Re/code: The original intent is whether or not the FCC has the authority to regulate the Internet as a utility. Basically, what they did was, after a series of other challenges in court and ...
... Communications Commission is now giving phone companies more power to block or prevent robocalls if consumers request it. Tom Wheeler is the chairman of the FCC, and he joins me now. And welcome back to the program. TOM WHEELER, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission: Hello, Judy. JUDY WOODRUFF: So how is ...
The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T.
In an exclusive interview with Gwen Ifill on the PBS NewsHour, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said his new proposal would stop companies from blocking content or creating fast lanes on the Internet through paid priority. While "we don't know what the Internet will look like in five years," Wheeler ...
... FCC during the past year, sometimes crashing servers. Last month, President Obama endorsed this approach as well. Joining me now to discuss the decision is FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. Welcome, and thank you. TOM WHEELER, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission: Thank you, Gwen. GWEN IFILL: Do you see your proposal as ...
... s plan aligns the former lobbyist with President Barack Obama, who has called on the FCC to apply Title II. Major cable companies that supply much of the nation's broadband have said it's likely they will sue in court, arguing that the FCC is overreaching in its authority.
... email described the letter as a 'draft' and said the Mayor could choose to use it, Wood filed the letter word-for-word with the FCC. Comcast's letter has Wood extolling the company's "outstanding job providing high quality cable TV and internet services." "What has impressed me even ...
ternet has been one of the greatest gifts our economy — and our society — has ever known. The FCC was chartered to promote competition, innovation, and investment in our networks. In service of that mission, there is no higher calling than protecting an open, accessible, and free Internet. I thank the ...
... a petition from legal activist John Banzhaf III that called for the blocking of renewed federal broadcast licenses to stations that continually used the name, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told reporters the agency will look at Banzhaf's request and address the issue "on the merits and we'll be ...
... team does not sell a certain percentage of tickets at least 72 hours prior to kickoff. In a Sept. 9 op-ed in USA Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wrote that the blackout rules are a relic of when the NFL relied primarily on ticket sales for its revenue. The ...
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