... online petition on net neutrality, the White House noted that the FCC is an independent agency, making the point that Obama can't direct the FCC to do anything, even if he wanted to. There is no deadline for the FCC to pass a new rule, and deliberations at the ...
... country -- AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile -- have been able use text-to-911 service, following a voluntary agreement between the companies and the FCC. However, today’s 3-2 vote will require smaller, regional carriers to follow suit by the end of the year. “Texting is now as ...
... districts, 100,000 public schools, 31,000 private schools and more than 16,400 public libraries collaborated on a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue the support and strengthening of the E-Rate program. The universal service support program helps schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunications services ...
... an arm's length from the FCC, in that the FCC is an independent agency. They certainly are monitoring the action right now at the FCC and the plans moving forward. But they stress that it is an independent agency. But the chairman at the FCC is President Obama's ...
Should all legal information on the internet be treated equally? Or is there room for broadband providers to charge clients such as Netflix and YouTube for faster service? The Federal Communications Commission has been grappling with these questions. In a 3-to-2 vote, the FCC has promised to maintain ...
In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal appeals court set aside the FCC's net neutrality rules. Now, major Internet providers can decide what can be accessed through their networks and at what cost. Also, the tap water ban has been lifted for 35 percent of the 300,000 West Virginians who were affected by a chemical...
The FCC might be ready to permit cellphone calls in flight. But what about the airlines? http://t.co/TiH8W6Aox2 -CJ— The Associated Press (@AP) November 23, 2013
... warning to the FCC that there may be problems with these regulations. But, for now, the broadcasters are also warned that they could violate the FCC regs. The FCC can still enforce what's on the books. RAY SUAREZ: The crack cocaine case was aimed at a fairly narrow group ...
... NYPD Blue could give rise to sanctions. ABC and 45 affiliates were hit with proposed fines totaling nearly $1.24 million. The justices said the FCC is free to revise its indecency policy. It was the second time the court has confronted, but not ruled conclusively on, the FCC's ...
... always play catchup, but there's a strong case. I don't want to understate the strong possibility that Google did violate existing laws. The FCC might just not have had the votes to bring an enforcement action right now. But that doesn't mean the Justice Department won't ...
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