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    Obama and FCC Betting on Broadband as Stimulus

    Mar 15, 2010 09:31 PM EST

    ... have high-speed connections often lack computer literacy, are worried about online identity theft or simply can't afford to pay another monthly bill, the FCC has found. Julius Genachowski, head of the FCC and the man in charge of implementing a broadband plan, called for a "national commitment" to ...

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    FCC Plan Urges Faster, Wider Broadband Internet Access Across U.S.

    Mar 15, 2010 04:00 AM EST

    JULIUS GENACHOWSKI: It's vital that we have strong competition policies at the FCC. This is the best strategy in our country to produce investment and innovation, to produce lower prices and better services. We will be moving forward with a series of initiatives that are in the plan. I ...

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    FCC Chairman Signals Strong Backing for 'Open Internet'

    Sep 21, 2009 10:00 PM EST

    FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined broad and explicit guidelines to internet service providers in a speech Monday during a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington. He said his agency must act affirmatively to preserve an open Internet. "Saying nothing -- and doing nothing -- would impose its own form of unacceptable ...

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    Court Rules FCC May Pursue Fines for On-air Profanity

    Apr 28, 2009 04:00 AM EST

    ... FCC. How did it end up in the Supreme Court? MARCIA COYLE, National Law Journal: Well, Ray, in 1978, the Supreme Court said that the FCC, the government, could regulate indecent speech that refers to sexual or excretory activity or organs.But up until, from 1978 until 2004, the FCC ...

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    FCC Rules Comcast Violated Internet Access Policy

    Aug 01, 2008 06:05 PM EST

    ... groups that filed complaints with the FCC against Comcast, told the Online NewsHour that his group could not be more pleased with the ruling. "The FCC's ruling today sends a clear message to policymakers, the public and Wall Street that the FCC will not tolerate companies blocking or slowing ...

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    FCC Weighs Changing Media 'Cross-ownership' Rules

    Dec 17, 2007 11:25 PM EST

    ... several FCC commissioners, contend that easing the rules would give too much power to too few companies, allowing fewer voices to be heard.MICHAEL COPPS, FCC Commissioner: The FCC is lurching dangerously off course.JEFFREY BROWN: Frustration over the measure was on display at a recent congressional hearing.REP. MIKE ...

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    House Approves Increase in FCC Fines for Indecency

    Jun 07, 2006 10:45 PM EST

    ... to satellite or cable stations that are often available side by side the over-the-air networks on most cable and direct satellite services. The FCC only has jurisdiction over the traditional broadcasters.And joining me to discuss the new law is Jeremy Pelofsky, who covers telecommunication and media policy ...

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    FCC Fines Stations for $3.6 Million for 'Indecent' Programs

    Mar 16, 2006 05:00 AM EST

    ... is, you can't tell these stories, not here. That's not what the First Amendment is about. This is core First Amendment speech. The FCC, historically, has tread very lightly in this regard, until just two years ago. This is unnecessary, and the FCC should not take the role ...

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    FCC Warns Broadcasters to Identify Source of Video News Releases

    Apr 14, 2005 10:25 PM EST

    ... doing so. "People in this country have a right to know where their news is coming from, but it's getting almost impossible to know," FCC Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps said in a statement. "Knowing the source of a story can help viewers and listeners judge its substance." The FCC ...

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    President Bush Names Kevin Martin to Head FCC

    Mar 16, 2005 09:51 PM EST

    Martin, who has been an FCC commissioner since 2001, replaces Michael Powell, who is stepping down this month after four years in the top post. "I am deeply honored to have been designated as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and I thank President Bush for this distinct ...