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FCC’s Comcast ruling: Not unreasonable  -  04 Aug 2008
ZDNetAndrew Orlovsky delivers a scathing attack on the FCC decision against Comcast. Orlovsky’s sources tell him the FCC’s statement (PDF) was drafted and then

FCC approves Verizon Wireless-Rural Cellular deal  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.comBut the FCC is requiring the combined company to divest licenses, network assets and related operations in three markets in Vermont, two in Washington state

FCC Receives Comments on WiMax  -  04 Aug 2008
Broadcasting & Cable,That would serve twin FCC goals of promoting competition in the wireless space and hastening the rollout of broadband. The venture received the blessing of

Valero: gasoline leak near Del. City refinery FCC  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersNEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) reported a valve leak near the fluid catalytic cracker unit at

RFM Pleased with FCC's Approval of Satellite Radio Merger  -  04 Aug 2008
TMCnetThe FCC (News - Alert) commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the merger, which will eventually result in huge cost savings in the industry.

Buzz Out Loud 780: Microsoft to dump Windows?  -  04 Aug 2008
CNET News,In other news Comcast gets slapped on the wrist by the FCC but does the FCC have the authority to make the slap stick? We'll talk about it.

Translation Please: Upstream Bandwidth And Symmetry  -  04 Aug 2008
Multichannel News,This industry’s monthly engineering trades actually print a “Frequency Chart,� produced annually and in coordination with the FCC. Walk into any headend,

Neutrality gets an enforcement mechanism  -  04 Aug 2008
ZDNetIt’s the next President’s FCC nominations that will tell the tale on network neutrality. And whether they’re willing to enforce anti-trust laws again.

Tool from EFF tests whether your Internet is being throttled  -  04 Aug 2008
BetaNewsBy Ed Oswald, BetaNews Just hours before the FCC slapped Comcast on the wrist for its BitTorrent throttling practices, the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Wireless Devices May Be Future P2P Battleground  -  04 Aug 2008
Datamation,By Judy Mottl While the regulatory debate between the FCC and Comcast over the provider's tactics for Internet traffic management may have ended today,

CBS is off the hook financially, but not with the public  -  04 Aug 2008
Minot Daily News,The Federal Communications Commission then fined CBS $550000 for breaking FCC broadcast indecency rules. A federal appeals court in Philadelphia overruled

EFF release Switzerland; net neutrality testing tool  -  04 Aug 2008
Heise Online,Fred Lochmann, EFF Senior Intellectual Property Attorney wrote "The sad truth is that the FCC is ill-equipped to detect ISPs interfering with your Internet

Did Eva Mendes really get naked in a Calvin Klein television ad?  -  04 Aug 2008
Gay Socialites,However, since Mendes flashed her nipple - the FCC ain't gonna let the commercial on the air. Calvin Klein has decided to produce an edited version for US

Would the elimination of ETFs make customers any happier?  -  04 Aug 2008
FierceWireless,This, of course, is evidenced by the class-action lawsuits, loud complaints from consumer advocacy groups and the many complaints the FCC has received about

updated Today, 11:31 AM  -  04 Aug 2008
Phone ScoopThe FCC has given Verizon Wireless permission to acquire Rural Cellular Corporation. In order to complete the purchase, one of the two companies will need

PTC Responds to Networks’ Supreme Court Filings  -  04 Aug 2008
Broadcasting & Cable,While the networks argued that the FCC violated the Administrative Procedures Act by not sufficiently justifying a change in regulatory policy,

The Early Edge: CenturyTel, Continental Airlines, HSBC, and Yahoo!  -  04 Aug 2008
Schaeffers Research,According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the FCC's Office of Inspector General requested a "broad range" of information regarding

T-Mobile takes M2Z to task over AWS-3 auction arguments  -  04 Aug 2008
FierceBroadbandWireless,By Lynnette Luna T-Mobile USA is taking M2Z Networks to task for the company's claim that T-Mobile's interference concerns over the FCC's proposed plans for

MPAA Want to Bung-Up "Analog Hole," Disable Piracy-Enabling Cable ...  -  04 Aug 2008
GizmodoThe fab guys at the Motion Picture Association of America are petitioning the FCC on behalf of some major movie studios to close the "analog hole" that may

Push Up And Back For Internet Freedom!  -  04 Aug 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),That's the question posed by SOLO Principal Lindsay Perigo in the wake of the FCC's decision to penalize Internet Service Provider Comcast for its blocking

Linear Acoustic gear meets DTV loudness specs  -  04 Aug 2008
Broadcast Engineering,Linear Acoustic’s audio processing solutions for DTV audio satisfy existing and pending FCC regulations for loudness. The newly introduced Commercial

CORRECTING and REPLACING Navajo Satellite Crisis: FCC Action Welcomed  -  Aug 2, 2008
MarketWatchFortunately, the timely intervention of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin led SES to delay the shutdown threatened for noon Friday." In a message to SES Chief

Sirius And XM Satellite Radio Finalize Long-Delayed Merger After ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
MTV.com...free radio stations, which waged a lobbying campaign in Congress and at the FCC to stop the merger, arguing that it would create a pay-radio monopoly.

FCC to vote against Comcast, which questions its authority  -  Jul 28, 2008
ZDNetThe FCC is set to vote to fine Comcast for its blocking of BitTorrent traffic, with the two Democrats voting with chairman Kevin Martin.

FAQ: What Does the XM-Sirius Merger Mean For You?  -  Jul 28, 2008
PC Magazine...by Chloe Albanesius With the blessing of the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), XM and Sirius have the official go-ahead to

FCC approves long-proposed XM, Sirius merger  -  Jul 26, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Denver-based Mountain States Legal Foundation, in a letter to the FCC, contends the agency is violating the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee by

Fox Tells High Court FCC Overstepped With Indecency Fine  -  Aug 1, 2008
CNNMoney.comIn a brief filed to the high court, Fox said the FCC departed from established legal precedent when it issued its enforcement order.

FCC rules Comcast violated Internet access policy  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Associated PressIn a precedent-setting move, the FCC by a 3-2 vote on Friday enforced a policy that guarantees customers open access to the Internet.

Mobile Termination Fees Deemed Illegal  -  Jul 31, 2008
Red Herring,Watch for the FCC to stomp all over the California ruling and declare that this policy will become federal problem. The FCC, under Chairman Kevin Martin is

CNET News Daily Podcast: Comcast vs. FCC vs. itself  -  Aug 1, 2008
CNET News,Though Comcast has since stopped the practice, it's unclear whether the FCC actually has the authority to rule on this kind of issue.

FCC Approves Verizon, Rural Cellular Merger  -  Aug 1, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe FCC's vote assures the merger will go through. Antitrust officials at the Justice Department already have indicated their approval of the deal if

After Nipplegate defeat, FCC crusade in tatters  -  Jul 21, 2008
Globe and Mail,..."Like any agency, the FCC may change its policies without judicial second-guessing," wrote Judge Anthony Scirica of the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit

AT&T to FCC: We Ban P2P Traffic  -  Jul 31, 2008
ZDNetOr, is there only selective outrage — inside or outside the FCC — when it comes to stated violations of the Commission’s own Internet poiicy?

Japan's Idemitsu plans $150 mln upgrade of FCC unit  -  Jul 31, 2008
ReutersT: Quote, Profile, Research), said it plans to invest 16 billion yen ($148.2 million) to upgrade the 45000 barrels per day fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)

Native tomatoes $3.75 a lb.? Reaction to FCC  -  Aug 2, 2008
Providence Journal,At the farmers' market at Hope High School this morning, native tomatoes were $3.50 and $3.75 a pound at little stands set up in the driveway.

FCC: Qwest can't charge rivals more  -  Jul 28, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Competitive local exchange carriers and a host of others in each of the markets all had sent the FCC letters asking the commission to deny the petition.

FCC rules Qwest must continue line discounts for competitors  -  Jul 29, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune,The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied Qwest's plea to raise prices for competitors who use its telephone lines, saying Qwest hasn't lost

FCC Denies Qwest Bid For Pricing Deregulation In Four Markets  -  Jul 25, 2008
CNNMoney.comMore than a year ago, Qwest filed four petitions asking the FCC for relief from requirements that it offer cost-based prices to smaller competitors in

FCC: Comcast Broke Rules, But Will Not Face Fines  -  Jul 11, 2008
PC Magazine...by Chloe Albanesius Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin will not recommend a fine against Comcast regarding its network management

Networks Ask Supreme Court to Toss FCC Indecency Rules  -  Aug 1, 2008
Television Week,4 about an appellate court ruling reversing an FCC decision that labeled indecent comments by Cher and Nicole Richie during the live telecasts of the 2002

FCC Orders Comcast to Stop P2P Blocking  -  Aug 1, 2008
Gizmodo Australia,It comes as no surprise, but the FCC has officially ruled on the issue of Comcast P2P blocking and determined in a 3-2 vote that the company must stop

UPDATE 1-Spain's FCC H1 net profit falls 59 pct  -  Jul 30, 2008
ReutersMADRID, July 30 (Reuters) - Spanish building and services group FCC (FCC.MC: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a 59 percent fall in first-half net profit to

Airspan Networks Granted FCC Certification for 5.4 GHz WiMAX  -  Jul 29, 2008
MarketWatch...a leading provider of WiMAX broadband wireless access networks, today announced that it had received the first formal FCC certification for WiMAX equipment

Comcast Expands New Throttling Tests As FCC ruling demands Comcast ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
DslreportsToday, as expected, the FCC voted 3-2 to do absolutely nothing to Comcast for the company's adventures in packet forgery. While the FCC ruling is being

FCC’s Comcast Decision: Statement from Verizon  -  Aug 1, 2008
Product Reviews,...“With both the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) engaged in oversight of Internet usage and practices, new legislation and more regulation,

FCC Nears End of White Space Spectrum-Sensing Field Tests  -  Aug 1, 2008
TV Technology,At FCC headquarters in Washington and at residences in Maryland, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has completed its third week of white space

Verizon Opposes FCC Making Tru2way Standard  -  Aug 1, 2008
Multichannel News,In a July 31 letter to the FCC, Verizon reiterated its support for a “platform-agnostic� solution that could apply to all video distributors and asserted

Biz break: FCC reportedly close to concluding Comcast wrongfully  -  Jul 28, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,The FCC reportedly plans to censure Comcast and order the company to take corrective action. The company has acknowledged it slowed some traffic,

AT&T asks FCC to block WiMax deal  -  Jul 28, 2008
VNUNet.com,...to merge "failed to address in any meaningful way the competitive showing traditionally required by the FCC when reviewing major transactions.

FCC Issues Comcast Decision  -  Aug 1, 2008
IT Business Edge,It looks like the FCC took Chairman Kevin Martin’s suggestion on punishment for Comcast. In a three to two decision, the FCC issued an Order for Comcast to




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