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
Apr 16 Watch How Will FCC's Google Street View Fine Shape Data Privacy Rules? How Will FCC's Google Street View Fine Shape Data Privacy Rules?… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch What Role Should FCC Play in Policing Profanity on the Airwaves? The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving freedom of speech on broadcast television and the constitutional debate over federal regulation of indecency. Jeffrey Brown discusses the arguments and the potential effects for the FCC with Marcia Coyle… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch FCC's Genachowski: New Alerts Aim to Limit 'Bill Shock' for Wireless Users Most cell phone users purchase a plan with limits on how long they can talk, text or browse the Web each month, but it can be tough to track usage. Ray Suarez discusses new consumer-friendly rules for wireless companies to… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch In NBC-Comcast Merger, Concerns Linger Over Concentration of Media Power Ray Suarez and Jessica Vascellaro of The Wall Street Journal examine the marriage of the nation's largest cable and Internet provider with one of the largest entertainment companies in a $30 billion deal approved by the Federal Communications Commission on… Continue watching