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• March 2, 2015

  FCC To Face House, Senate Oversight Panels

  

  The FCC will be on the hot seat for two panels coming up in the House and Senate. On WEDNESDAY (3/4), the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. GREG WALDEN (R-OR), will hold a hearing on reauthorization of the FCC … more »

• September 19, 2014

  Trio Of House, Senate Democrats Urge FCC To Extend Online Political File Rule To Radio, Cable, Satellite

  

  Three CAPITOL HILL Democrats have sent a letter to FCC Chairman TOM WHEELER urging the Commission to extend the requirement of posting political file documents online to radio and cable and satellite TV. The letter from House Communications and … more »

• September 3, 2014

  House Panel To Meet On FCC Oversight, Backlog

  

  The FCC will be the topic again at another House Communications and Technology Subcommittee meeting on SEPTEMBER 17th. Chairman GREG WALDEN (R-OR) has called the meeting to talk about the agency's management and spending, as well as the … more »

• June 11, 2014

  House Panel Hears Testimony On Media Ownership Rules

  

  Today's House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on the FCC's ownership limits included testimony from RBC CAPITAL MARKETS' DAVID BANK, the NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA's PAUL BOYLE, the NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA … more »

• June 4, 2014

  House Panel Hearing To Look At Media Ownership Rules Next Wednesday

  

  The HOUSE Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing on media ownership rules next WEDNESDAY (6/11). Subcommittee Chairman GREG WALDEN (R-OR) said, “As the communications and technology sectors continue to innovate, it is … more »

• May 21, 2014

  House Panel Grills FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler On Net Neutrality

  

  FCC Chairman TOM WHEELER faced a skeptical House panel TUESDAY, defending the Commission's actions on Net neutrality and changes in the attribution rules for television ownership while getting an earful from the Congressional panelists. POLITICO … more »

• May 1, 2014

  FCC's Wheeler Called To Testify Before House Panel, Defends Net Proposal At NCTA Cable Show

  

  While FCC Chairman TOM WHEELER defended his plan for broadband that has come under fire as a threat to Net neutrality before the NATIONAL CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION's CABLE SHOW 2014 in LOS ANGELES WEDNESDAY (4/30), Rep. GREG WALDEN … more »

• March 13, 2014

  Reps. Upton, Walden Rip FCC Media Bureau For Policy Change On TV JSAs, LMAs, SSAs

  

  Add House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman FRED UPTON (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman GREG WALDEN (R-OR) to the list of people taking a dim view of the FCC Media Bureau's issuance of a policy change regarding the … more »

• February 26, 2014

  Rep. Greg Walden To Propose Bill, Hearing To Stop FCC Newsroom Study

  

  House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Rep. GREG WALDEN (R-OR) will propose a bill to prevent the FCC from proceeding with its controversial newsroom Critical Information Needs (CIN) study, the Congressman announced TUESDAY … more »

• February 24, 2014

  Rep. John Dingell Announces Retirement

  

  Rep. JOHN DINGELL (D-MI), the longest-serving member of the House, announced his retirement TODAY (2/24) after 58 years on CAPITOL HILL.  He intends to serve through the end of his current term and will become the longest-lasting member of Congress … more »