Federal Communications Commission News

The Federal Communications Commission has released an Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking affirming, modifying and clarifying certain aspects of its closed captioning rules for Internet Protocol video adopted in January 2012 pursuant to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act .

The Federal Communications Commission told proprietors of a low-power TV station that "no" means "no."

A meeting on Thursday will bring Arlington one step closer to getting its own independent community radio station.

The so-called "Obama phone" has caught the ire of American conservatives for quite some time .

President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

A group of Collier parents is protesting rumored plans to build a cell phone tower at Naples Park Elementary School.

The future of long-standing government bans on obscenity and nudity on the airwaves soon could become much clearer as President Obama's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday - one day before the public comment period on the policy ends.

A new phone model named Nokia RM-877 recently spied at the Federal Communications Commission suggests that AT&T could be among the first carriers to offer the rumored Nokia EOS smartphone .

The proposal from the Federal Communications Commission will require that users have an option have onscreen menus read out loud, helping the blind understand what's playing on different channels.

A bunch of new rules will be proposed in the Federal Register in coming days. Here's what's coming: Healthcare exchanges: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are proposing standards for insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.

In the ongoing battle over broadband, President Barack Obama gave a reluctant bureaucracy a push by ordering government agencies to figure out how to make more federal frequencies available for private use.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) June 16--Smack in the middle of a sprawling 102-page bill approved in 2012 to extend a payroll tax cut and emergency jobless benefits sit a few paragraphs that force public safety agencies to give back radio frequencies in the so-called T-Band, so that the federal government can auction them to commercial interests.

Gospel radio host Sam Williams used to end his shows with the phrase, "What on Earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?" Flint radio listeners have been able to answer that question for him for more than 50 years as he hosted his Sam Williams Sunday Morning Gospel Show for more than five decades.

Landlines may seem like an antiquated way to communicate in an age of cellular technology, but they still provide essential service, especially in rural areas.

President Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to find ways to share their wireless spectrum with commercial providers.

Telular Corporation and Avista Capital Partners today jointly announced that they have entered into Memorandums of Understanding outlining the terms of the parties' agreement in principle to settle certain litigations pending before the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, in connection with the previously announced ... (more)

"We applaud the White House for its report today acknowledging the important role that broadband service providers play in the health of the U.S. economy, and recognizing the enormous investments made by our industry during the last five years - even during the recession.

President Barack Obama is directing federal agencies to look for ways to eventually share more of their radio airwaves with the private sector as the growing use of smartphones and tablets ratchets up the demand for spectrum, according to a memo released on Friday.

A three-year contract that allows calls of Verizon subscribers to roam using AT&T cell towers in Montana will end June 24, a change that may cause a short disruption of service for some Verizon subscribers.

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