Tag: FCC
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The FCC is Going After Radio Pirates
The Federal Communications Commission is declaring war on pirates — of the radio variety. The agency on Friday said it issued nine warnings to landowners in the Boston for hosting illegal radio broadcasts from their properties. The warnings come with a threat of fines exceeding $2 million if those broadcasts don’t cease. Even in the…
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Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want YouTube TV & Others Turned Into Cable TV Companies But The FCC May Not Have That Power
Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology subcommittee held a hearing on FCC oversight of broadband. This included the possibility that the FCC may reclassify streaming services like YouTube TV into cable TV companies. This comes as recently 20 US Senators joined a growing number of local TV station owners to ask the Federal…
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Verizon Will Pay $23.5 Million For TracFone FCC Low-Income Funding Program Violations
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau reached a settlement with TracFone Wireless, resolving an investigation into whether the Verizon subsidiary violated rules for its Lifeline and Emergency Broadband Benefit programs. After being acquired by Verizon in 2021, TracFone self-identified certain occurrences where the company was found to have violated Lifeline and EBB rules. After reporting…
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The FCC Wants To Change the Rules To Speed Up The Rollout of Fiber Internet
The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on rules, including cost-sharing, regarding utility pole attachments at its December meeting. The Federal Communications Commission wants to revise its rules about attaching equipment to poles to speed up broadband deployment. Utility and telecom companies are in disagreement about who should shell out the money for pole attachments…
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FCC Says Over One Million Homes Have Gained High-Speed Internet Access Since May
The digital divide is still significant, but it’s “narrowing,” according to Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The FCC on Friday released its third National Broadband Map, which shows where internet service is available across the U.S., and said just over 7.2 million homes lack access to high-speed internet, down from 8.3 million locations when…
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Senate Bill Wants Apple, Google, Meta, Netflix, and Other Big Tech Companies to Pay For Low-Income Internet Fund
A proposed Senate bill is calling for Big Tech companies like Apple, Google-parent Alphabet, Meta, Netflix and Amazon to start chipping into the multi-billion-dollar federal fund that provides Americans with low income, schools and libraries, and rural and tribal communities with affordable internet. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo, a Republican from Idaho, Markwayne Mullin, a Republican…
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FCC Approves Rules Barring Digital Discrimination of Broadband Access
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday voted to approve a set of rules that prevent digital discrimination, or any buildout and offering of broadband services that unfairly excludes people by income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. The rules were part of a mandate set in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, President Joe…
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Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Hispanic Institute, and More Push FCC to Reject Idea of Turning YouTube TV, Fubo, and Hulu Into Cable TV Companies
A band of civil rights groups and media organizations including the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, The Hispanic Institute, Japanese Americans Citizens League, and Afroland TV sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to reject the idea of applying cable TV-style regulations on live streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV,…
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The Recap: Disney Spills Hulu-Disney+ and ESPN Plans, More Bally Sports Drama, and More
Earnings season trucks on, but Walt Disney took the spotlight based on just how much it spilled this week. We got updates on its efforts to integrate Disney+ and Hulu, as well as ESPN, and even its password-sharing crackdown plans. DISH likewise offered a lot of nuggets of info in its earnings. Bally Sports, meanwhile,…
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SpaceX Has To Convince the FCC That Starlink Cell Service Won’t Disrupt Other Satellites and Telecom Systems
SpaceX’s Starlink cellular service is slated to launch next year, but the Federal Communications Commission wants assurances that the satellite-based set-up, owned by Elon Musk, won’t interfere with other satellites and telecom operations. The FCC wants SpaceX to complete an “interference analysis” by November 17, according to an email obtained by PCMag. The agency also…