May 19 Sprint will pay $7.5 million in record settlement over Do-Not-Call list By Justin Scuiletti Telecommunications company Sprint will pay $7.5 million in a record settlement after the Federal Communication Commission said the company failed to honor consumer requests to be spared from unwanted telemarketing calls. Continue reading
May 15 Watch FCC moves forward with new rules on net neutrality By PBS News Hour Putting the widely cherished principle of net neutrality at stake, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3 to 2 to allow broadband providers to charge for faster access in how online content is prioritized and delivered. Gwen Ifill talks to Cecilia… Continue watching
May 15 FCC approves net neutrality proposal but paves the way for paid “fast lanes” By Sarah McHaney 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 and, in… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Consumer groups warn dismantling net neutrality could stymie startup innovation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch How will regulators see the Comcast-Time Warner deal? By PBS News Hour Comcast is making a bid to buy Time Warner for $45 billion. If approved, Comcast will extend its geographic reach and control nearly 30 percent of all paid cable subscribers in the United States. Gwen Ifill learns more about the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Will end of net neutrality rules impact future innovation? By PBS News Hour The FCC's net neutrality rules were adopted to guarantee equal access to all sites on the Internet. But an appeals court ruling releases broadband providers from those guidelines, allowing them to prioritize certain traffic. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Craig Aaron… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch News Wrap: Court throws out FCC’s rules on net neutrality By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Americans Cut Off From Opportunity Without Equal Access to the Internet Americans Cut Off From Opportunity Without Equal Access to the Internet… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Court Rejects FCC Fines for Indecency, Rules Against SEIU The Supreme Court dismissed fines against broadcasters who violated FCC indecency policies but did not address whether the government has the authority to regulate indecency on broadcast TV. The justices also said unions must let nonmembers object to unexpected fee… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: In Syria, Apparent Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 10 In other news Friday, an apparent suicide attack rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus. State TV reported at least 10 people were killed and nearly 30 were wounded in a bomb attack targeted at riot police and troops. In Afghanistan,… Continue watching