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June 13, 2018
Subcommittee Advances PIRATE Act To Full House Energy And Commerce Committee
The HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology sent H.R. 5709, the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act, to the full Committee for consideration after a markup hearing TODAY (6/13). … more »
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May 8, 2018
Anti-Pirate Radio Bill Introduced In Congress
After the bill knocked around in draft form for several months, the Pirate Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act ("PIRATE Act") has been formally introduced in Congress. The bill was introduced TODAY (5/8) by Communications and Technology … more »
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April 24, 2018
FCC General Counsel Tells House Democrats That Pai, O'Rielly, Carr CPAC Appearances Didn't Violate Hatch Act
FCC Chairman AJIT PAI and Commissioners MIKE O'RIELLY and BRENDAN CARR's appearances at the CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE (CPAC) on FEBRUARY 23rd was fine with FCC General Counsel THOMAS M. JOHNSON, JR., who has dismissed the concerns … more »
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February 12, 2018
House Panel's Friday FCC Oversight Hearing Canceled
The HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has canceled its FCC budget and oversight hearing originally scheduled for FRIDAY (2/16). The panel, chaired by Rep. MARSHA BLACKBURN (R-TN), said in a release that the … more »
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February 6, 2018
RAB's Sam Matheny Testifies To Congress About Emergency Preparedness
NAB EVP/Chief Technology Officer SAM MATHENY testified this morning at a Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications hearing titled "Ensuring Effective and Reliable Alerts and Warnings." As part of his testemony, … more »
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October 19, 2017
House Communications Subcommittee Sets FCC Oversight Hearing For Next Wednesday
The next FCC oversight hearing before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is scheduled for next WEDNESDAY (10/25). The release by the subcommittee says that it will "press the FCC on removing innovation-killing Title II … more »
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October 12, 2017
House Panel Sets Next FCC Oversight Hearing For October 25th As Reauthorization/Reform Bill Emerges From Markup
The next FCC oversight hearing before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has been scheduled for OCTOBER 25th, reports BROADCASTING AND CABLE. The hearing comes in the wake of two events affecting the media, one being the markup of … more »
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October 9, 2017
House Communications Subcommittee Sets FCC Reauthorization Bill For Markup Wednesday
The FCC reauthorization bill is moving forward with a markup in the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee scheduled for WEDNESDAY (10/11). “This reauthorization and reform measure is long overdue. The FCC, the agency charged with … more »
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July 25, 2017
FCC Faces Oversight And Reauthorization Hearing In House
The FCC returned to CAPITOL HILL today for an oversight and reauthorization hearing before the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee. Chairman AJIT PAI and Commissioners MIGNON CLYBURN and MICHAEL O'RIELLY faced heavy criticism from … more »
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May 17, 2017
NAB Touts Online Survey Showing 57% Of Americans Turning To Broadcast Media For Emergencies
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS is touting an online survey from MORNING CONSULT showing that Americans turn to broadcast TV and radio above all other media for emergencies by a factor of nearly four to one. The online poll with 2,251 … more »