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... 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 ...
... is one everybody sort of understands quickly. MARCIA COYLE: Absolutely. JEFFREY BROWN: What can be on television? What's indecency in the eyes of the FCC? MARCIA COYLE: All right, the Federal Communications Commission defines indecency as material that describes or depicts sexual or excretory organs or activities in a ...
... limits. The FCC proposed such rules last year, then held off on implementing them under the new agreement. Julius Genachowski is the chair of the FCC, and he joins me now. Mr. Chairman, what's bill shock? And what was the FCC looking for in the way of customer protection ...
... last working day before the Christmas holiday is observed, the FCC released what commissioners actually voted on. DV.load('http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23325-fcc-net-neutrality-order.js', { width: 450, height: 600, sidebar: false, container: "#viewer-23325-fcc-net-neutrality-order" }); We're still digging through the 194 ...
... to go on. CECILIA KANG: This is just the beginning. This is just the beginning of a lot of steps. And this particular rule, the FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, said he's tried to strike a compromise. And what he's done, effectively, by striking compromise, sort of hitting the ...
... Vote goes 3-2 in favor of the "ayes." Chairman, Comms. Copps and Clyburn in favor; McDowell and Baker against. #oirTue Dec 21 via TweetDeckThe FCCFCC The Wall Street Journal lays out the new regulations: The new FCC rules, for example, would prevent a broadband provider, such as Comcast Corp ...
... customers. While the agency has made equal treatment for all Web users a key policy goal, the court concluded Congress has yet to grant the FCC "untrammeled freedom" to regulate broadband. "Today's court decision invalidated the prior commission's approach to preserving an open internet," the FCC said in ...
The Federal Communications Commission formally unveiled Tuesday a sweeping proposal to expand broadband Internet access across the U.S., a critical peg of the Obama administration's efforts to boost the nation's global competitiveness. The FCC proposal calls for connecting some 100 million U.S. households to broadband connections ...
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