WASHINGTON — On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed challenges by Verizon and MetroPCS to the Net Neutrality rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in December. In their challenges, Verizon and MetroPCS had argued that the FCC lacked authority to adopt the rules.
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission fined a pair of television stations for airing commercials masquerading as news segments.
WASHINGTON – On Sunday, AT&T announced it had reached an agreement to takeover T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. If approved by federal regulators at the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission, the merger would unite the second- and fourth-largest wireless carriers, representing nearly 130 million subscribers.
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the House voted 228 to 192 to approve a bill (H.R. 1076) that would eliminate federal funding for NPR and prohibit local stations from using federal funds to purchase NPR programming.
WASHINGTON -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Tuesday to approve House Joint Resolution 37, which would nullify the Federal Communications Commission’s recently approved Net Neutrality rules.
WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association announced that Michael Powell, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, would take over as its president following the departure of Kyle McSlarrow.
WASHINGTON -- AT&T, the nation's second largest broadband service provider, announced it will soon impose on its customers monthly usage caps and penalties for exceeding those caps.
