Federal Communications Commission News

After months of delays, the Federal Communications Commission is finally fully-staffed and moving ahead on an ambitious agenda.

Q. Kevin Koch, of Norco, wrote in to say that he is concerned about the number of vehicles he sees in the Inland Empire with tinted license plates and tail light covers.

The agency is giving away vouchers to 1,000 Twin Cities households that are still struggling with the television signal switch.

Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV.

U.S. regulator's new rules mean operators have to submit complete applications when filing petitions to raise wholesale charges.

Julius Genachowski was sworn in today as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, beginning a tenure that is expected to bring more attention to new mobile and Internet technologies.

A recent airline traveler, noticing what she considered an increasing number of people who don't turn off cell phones in flight, wanted to know if it's safe to use phones during flights.

Julius Genachowski started work as the head of the Federal Communications Commission this week and quickly named his key staff.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules implementing certain key provisions of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 , which was enacted on July 23, 2008.

" Vice President Joe Biden outlined a $4.7 billion loan and grant program Wednesday to develop the infrastructure needed to deliver broadband, or high-speed, Internet access to areas that are underserved or without access.

For a handful of area residents, the federally mandated switch from analog to digital television signals means the end of free TV.

The Federal Communications Commission will now focus on what went right and what went wrong as the nationa s television stations transitioned to digital on June 12.

A Kansas woman pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the FBI during an investigation into allegations of fraud against the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 3:00 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Most of the stations, in cities like Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and Dallas, moved their digital broadcasts from the UHF band to the VHF band on June 12, when they turned off their analog broadcasts.

President Obama last week nominated Republican Meredith Attwell Baker to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, a widely expected move that would fill the last spot on the five-person panel.

Citrus County School District officials have not received approximately $300,000 in federal rebates, which they were relying on to offset 2008-09 telecommunications costs.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski gave his first pep talk to the whole Commission staff on Tuesday.

CenturyTel Inc. has completed its purchase of Embarq Corp., forming a new rural telecommunications giant.

Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications, and Dickinson College of Law, has published "Invoking and Avoiding the First Amendment: How Internet Service Providers Leverage Their Status as Both Content Creators and Neutral Conduits." Here is the abstract.

It's official. Julius Genachowski is the newest chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.