ResearchThe FCC chairman’s subtle new net neutrality proposal
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler’s new pitch for open internet rules is a shrewdly subtle opening gambit in what is certain to be a tricky political process. Read more »
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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.
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