FCC News

NEW YORK + They get flush turning TV shows into promotions + and all you get are these lousy product placements.

After five years of failed efforts, Choice Communications' ongoing quest to enter the territory's ... Under Federal Communications Commission regulations, companies that have fewer than 100,000 phone lines are not required to allow competitors to use their networks.

Louder than a locomotive. More annoying than fingernails on a chalkboard ... Even if these contest winners don't prevail in their lawsuits, it's a sure bet that the Federal Communications Commission will be investigating the incidents.2.7

"Once e911 services are available, a better emergency services system will be in place," Mobile ... In 2000, the Federal Communications Commission started focusing on enhancing wireless networks, so they could support e911 services.2.9

IBEW President Edwin D. Hill warned that a successful effort by Comcast and Time Warner to purchase Adelphia would strike a blow against competition, hurt consumers and hand near-monopoly control to two of the ...2.7

The business of providing Internet services on airplanes is just taking off ... The Homeland Security Federal Communications Commission They also want the airlines to be able to ...2.7

Federal agents raided and shut down a pirate radio station that claims to be San Diego's longest-running unlicensed broadcaster.

"New Jersey's Do Not Call law successfully and aggressively protects citizens from unwanted ... I am calling on the public to voice their support for New Jersey's program and ensure their quality ...2.7

WASHINGTON-With little fanfare, an influential Democrat on the House Commerce Committee introduced legislation last month to reorganize the Federal Communications Commission.2.7

VOIP service providers have one more week until the July 29 Federal Communications Commission deadline that requires them both to inform their customers that they do not offer as yet enhanced 911, or E911, ...2.7

Editor's note: Richard Deason is a consultant with Lightwave Consulting Group based in Charlotte.

Advertisement *** VoIP Providers Worry as FCC Clams Up . As a Vonage customer.. I have received numerous notifications to activate the E911.2.7

It's worth noting a near-collision of events late last month with potential ramifications for the media industry here in The Naked Pueblo.2

According to the Copper Development Association, many new homes continue to be built with ... According to Cowie, a revised minimum standard for residential communications wiring was enacted by ...2.7

A Melbourne Beach-based company is making plans to buy a low-power television station in Jacksonville, WBXJ TV-43, with plans to air ethnic programming targeting either the Hispanic or African-American ...2.7

The League of United Latin American Citizens reported today that its members have unanimously approved a resolution warning that changes under consideration at the Federal Communications Commission to the ...2.7

They get flush turning TV shows into promotions - and all you get are these lousy product ... Its broadcast channels are carried on public airwaves and regulated by the Federal Communications ...4.3

The TV content watchdog group Parents Television Council filed an indecency complaint with the Federal Communications Commission Monday concerning the Fox drama "The Inside," which PTC alleged aired an episode ...2.7

A wildfire on Mt. Powell on the Navajo Nation is burning near the towers of several broadcast stations.

Dr. Benjamin Brewer says he welcomes the informed patient. What troubles him are patients who are partially informed or outright misinformed, thanks to their own research.2.7

BRATTLEBORO , Radio free brattleboro did a final live broadcast, blasting music into the breeze from a gazebo in the park.2.7

THE NEW POLITICAL SPLIT BETWEEN FCC commissioners has derailed its vote yesterday to start hearings that would write new media ownership rules.2.7

You ease your seat back as the airplane lifts off, anticipating a few stress-free hours en route ... Lifting the ban would require the approval of both the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration, because both have jurisdiction.4

KTTV in Los Angeles is better known as FOX 11. Its station logos, on-air signoffs and Web site ... station, public broadcaster KCET-TV (Channel 28), have about a month to correct "impermissible ...2.7

The Indiana do-not-call list is under siege once again, this time by 32 organizations including Miracle Flights for Kids and the Cancer Recovery Foundation of America.2.7

The Parents Television Council has accused ABC of violating broadcast decency standards when it failed to censor all profanity uttered during the recent Live 8 gig, an event held to draw attention to poverty in ...3.7

The Directorate General of Telecommunications , a government agency under the supervision of the ... According to the DGT, Taiwan regulations are very similar to those of the Federal Communications ...2.9

Discovering Multi-Core: Extending the Benefits of Moore's Law Learn how multi-core processor ... That's the latest worst-case scenario being painted by the Department of Justice (DoJ) in its ...2.7

Henderson's only local radio station has changed call letters. WFHC officially became WFHU at 9 ... "However, I was told by the FCC that the new call sign was simply not available.2.9

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. appears to be prepping a new phone from LG Electronics Co.2.7

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division says it's filed a civil lawsuit to block the ... The transaction is also subject to review by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The broadband revolution is picking up steam. The Federal Communications Commission said high-speed Internet connections increased 34% last year, putting a total of 38 million lines in service.2.7