In FCC meetings, broadcasters call white spaces devices "germs" that could "infect" TVs in hospital and hotel rooms. Microsoft asks everyone to just slow down the FUD train and says that the devices are 100 percent accurate. Read More... read more »
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Staff members at the FCC have been leaking nonpublic information to some lobbyists in advance of key telecommunication rulings by the Commission, according to a new report from the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. read more »
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I have wondered in this space before whether FCC chairman Kevin Martin has the, uhh, intestinal fortitude to pull off what will undoubtedly be seen as the defining task of his career: seeing through the auction of valuable 700MHz spectrum so that it benefits consumers, breeds competition in the carrier-dominated U.S. wireless industry, and brings in many billions to the U.S. Treasury. Judging ... read more »
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The NAB has filed an ex parte document with the FCC in reference to the XM - Sirius merger. read more »
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The country is in danger of running out of phone numbers again. ... the state regulators noted that the FCC so far has prohibited state regulators ... read more »
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... Web site a page (www.fcc.gov/parents_information) aimed at educating parents ... trying to chaperone kids as they venture online, according to an FCC spokeswoman. ... read more »
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The FCC's inspector general's office concluded that the evidence does not support allegations that the FCC under former chairman Michael Powell suppressed or destroyed drafts of two media-ownership reports by staff economists. read more »
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Verizon has sued the FCC in federal appeals court claiming that the FCC's spectrum auction rules violate the U.S. Constitution and federal laws. read more »
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