FCC Chairman Genachowski to step down
BY: Associated Press NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday announced his resignation in the “coming weeks.” The country’s top telecommunications regulator told a staff meeting of his decision Friday morning. His impending departure was reported Thursday by several news outlets. Genachowski, 50, was appointed in 2009 and has hewed a [...] |
FCC approves T-Mobile-MetroPCS deal
BY: Associated Press NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications Inc., the No. 4 and No. 5 cellphone carriers in the country. The Justice Department cleared the merger last week, meaning that the last hurdle will be a vote by MetroPCS shareholders, who convene in a month. [...] |
Federal regulators criticize Verizon’s response to derecho
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have issued a sharply critical report on phone problems that followed a severe wind storm in the Washington-metro area last year. The Federal Communications Commission says even now, it remains concerned about the maintenance and repair practices of Verizon Communications. The FCC says stronger regulation is needed nationwide for telephone companies [...] |
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Supreme Court won’t hear ‘wardrobe malfunction’ appeal
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided Friday not to consider reinstating the government’s $550,000 fine on CBS for Janet Jackson’s infamous breast-baring “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl. The high court refused to hear an appeal from the Federal Communications Commission over the penalty. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals twice had thrown [...] |
FCC requires TV stations to post rate info online
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to require broadcast TV stations to post online the advertising rates they charge political candidates and advocacy groups. The vote came despite strong opposition from many broadcasters, who have argued that making sensitive advertising rate information so publically available will undermine stations’ competitiveness and give advertisers unfair [...] |
Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions
BY: Associated Press NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband. The offer is contingent on Verizon getting government approval for three deals to buy spectrum from cable companies and Leap Wireless for [...] |
FCC fines Google $25,000 over Street View probe
BY: Associated Press NEW YORK — The Federal Communications Commission has fined Google $25,000, saying the online search leader impeded an investigation into how it collected data while taking photos for its “Street View” mapping feature. The FCC said in a report from Friday that Google Inc. “deliberately impeded and delayed” the investigation for months. The agency said [...] |
Wireless providers to disable stolen phones
BY: Associated Press WASHINGTON — Major wireless service companies have agreed to disable cellphones after they are reported stolen under a strategy intended to deter the theft and resale of wireless devices. The system announced Tuesday relies on a centralized database that will enable providers to recognize when a phone has been reported as stolen and prevent it [...] |
T-Mobile asks FCC to block Verizon-cable deal
BY: Associated Press NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA, which just had its acquisition by AT&T blocked by regulators, is urging the federal government to block another deal in the wireless world: Verizon’s planned purchase of spectrum from cable companies for $3.9 billion. In a filing late Tuesday, T-Mobile USA said the Federal Communications Commission should stop the deal [...] |
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