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By Drew Clark
April 28, 2009 – The Federal Communications Commission may proscribe the broadcast of a single expletive, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday, overturning an appellate court determination that such restrictions amounted to a change of policy.
In a 5-4 decision on Tuesday authored by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court ruled narrowly, on the […]

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 WASHINGTON, January 15, 2009 - At the last meeting of the Federal Communications Commission under Chairman Kevin Martin, it’s family time!
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WASHINGTON, August 1, 12:13 p.m. - AT&T has issued this statement on the FCC action:
“Regardless of how one views the merits of the complaint against Comcast, the FCC today has shown that its national internet policies work, and that they are more than sufficient for handling any net neutrality concerns that may […]

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WASHINGTON, August 1, 11:53 a.m. - Comcast has issued this statement:
“One need look no further than today’s FCC decision for proof that engineering challenges on the Internet should be solved by engineers, not government officials,” said National Cable and Telecommunications Association CEO Kyle McSlarrow. “In second-guessing reasonable network management techniques (with no notice or guidelines […]

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WASHINGTON, August 1, 11:37 a.m. - The Federal Communications Commission “announced its intention to exercise its authority to oversee federal Internet policy in adjudicating” Comcast’s network management practices, the agency said this morning.
The five commissioners are still debating the matter, but according to a release issued by the FCC, the agency will require Comcast, within […]

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By Drew Clark, Editor, BroadbandCensus.com
WASHINGTON, June 15 - In an effort to increase the data that the Federal Communications Commission has available as it designs broadband policies, on Thursday the FCC ordered broadband providers to provide the agency with more detailed information.
For the past eight years, broadband providers had to provide the FCC with semi-annual […]

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By Drew Clark, Editor, BroadbandCensus.com
WASHINGTON, June 2 - Ensuring that all Americans have access to broadband is about more than ensuring high-speed Internet connectivity, said the CEO of the One Economy, a non-profit organization promoting a philosophy of “digital inclusion.”
In addition to ensuring that broadband is present, affordable and available for adoption by low-income Americans, […]

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By Drew Clark
 
Here’s a maxim for Supreme Court watchers: the high court likes to be entertained.
 
The justices’ decision to take the Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations case means that the court will finally hear a case pitting broadcast-style indecency regulation against the more recent rulings that the First Amendment forbids restrictions on the […]

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By Drew Clark
 
Dominance in the broadband market is a battle of both technology and politics. Right now Comcast, America’s leading cable company, is losing on both counts.
 
Comcast Executive Vice President David Cohen emerged from the Federal Communications Commission’s hearing on Internet practices in Cambridge, Mass., as unable to defend himself and his company against charges […]

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National Public Radio kicked off a four-part series on the Federal Communications Commission with a profile of Kevin Martin. I’m interviewed by Neda Ulaby, who quotes me as describing Kevin Martin as “Nixonian.”
Kevin Martin’s Contentious Turn at Helm of FCC
 
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All Things Considered, February 5, 2008 · FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has […]

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By Drew Clark
BroadbandCensus.com, a new Web site designed to provide everyday Internet users with the ability to learn about broadband availability, competition, speeds and prices – in their local areas — launched January 31.
The information launched yesterday evening on BroadbandCensus.com is really only the beginning. We understand that the information we have about local broadband […]

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Plan on a big Halloween at the Federal Communications Commission! In addition to a full agenda — Internet-protocol enabled services, a proceeding that has been lingering since 2004, plus two new orders likely to boost the fortunes of Bell companies AT&T and Verizon Communications (exclusive service contracts for apartment buildings, and potential delays in local […]

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By Drew Clark
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2007 – The Federal Trade Commission intends to monitor the information that telecom and cable companies provide about high-speed Internet service in the service plans they offer to customers, according to a report issued last week by the agency.
The FTC asserts in the report, released on June 27, that since […]

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Google, Intel, Skype and Yahoo! Seek Rules for Bidding on Broadcast Frequencies

By Drew Clark
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2007 – The country’s two satellite television companies have joined forces with four major technology companies and a wireless company to promote the auction of frequencies currently used by television broadcasters.
In a March 5 meeting at the Federal Communications […]

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New House Subcommittee To Investigate Media Ownership
By Drew Clark
MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 13, 2007 — A new House subcommittee chaired by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, will turn its oversight to a range of government agencies, particularly the Federal Communications Commission, Kucinich announced here on Friday night.
Kucinich, a 2004 candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination who stated […]

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