The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security.
Globalstar maybe known for satellite phones today, but if it gets its way it could be supplying private Wi-Fi connections to consumers all over the country using its own boutique broadband… Read more »
The video industry has begun to move — haltingly but nonetheless — toward greater integration of linear and OTT services. How that integration happens, however, and on whose platform, and through… Read more »
AT&T had to make a few concessions to get the deal approved, but they were a small price to pay for the big spectrum haul Ma Bell will gain in key… Read more »
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son continues to try to convince regulators and business leaders that a merger with T-Mobile would benefit U.S. consumers. For now, at least, we remain skeptical. But there are… Read more »
One proposal added to the draft bill to reauthorize STELA would eliminate the FCC rule requiring cable operators to separate the security components of the set-top boxes they lease to subscribers… Read more »
Obama and the FCC are both calling for more unlicensed spectrum to fuel the tech economy. That kind of advocacy from the administration is just what we need in a government… Read more »
In what came as a little surprise, Dish Network(s dish) has walked away with every one of the 176 spectrum licenses the Federal Communications Commission auctioned off in the PCS band… Read more »
Like an eBay(s ebay) listing for a vintage Def Leppard concert T-Shirt, the Federal Communications Commission’s first spectrum auction in six years reached its reserve price of $1.56 billion and then… Read more »
What the Comcast deal really reinforces is what an awkward poster child for the cause of net neutrality Netflix has always been, even when it volunteers for the part. Read more »
The interconnection agreement Comcast and Netflix signed isn’t a violation of network neutrality, but it continues a troubling precedent for the internet and has anti-competitive overtones. Read more »