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February 16, 2021
Paloma Perez Named FCC Press Secretary
PALOMA PEREZ, most recently Communications Director for former Rep. XOCHITL TORRES SMALL (D-NM), has been named Press Secretary at the FCC. “Communicating clearly with the American people and ensuring we have respectful and honest engagement with … more »
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January 21, 2021
Jessica Rosenworcel Named Acting Chairwoman Of FCC
With AJIT PAI's exit as Chairman of the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC), Commissioner JESSICA ROSENWORCEL has been named Acting Chairwoman by President BIDEN. ROSENWORCEL said, “I am honored to be designated as the Acting Chairwoman of … more »
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November 30, 2020
Chairman Ajit Pai Announces Departure From FCC On January 20th
FCC Chairman AJIT PAI has made it official, announcing MONDAY (11/30) that he will leave the Commission on JANUARY 20th, with the end of the TRUMP administration signaling a coming Democratic majority on the panel. PAI wrote, “It has been the honor … more »
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October 27, 2020
FCC Proposes Notification Requirements For Programming Provided By Foreign Governments, Agents
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing notification requirements for broadcast programming paid for or provided by a foreign government or its representative. In proposing the disclosure rule, the Commission noted that while some … more »
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May 28, 2020
Trump's EO Seeking To Punish Social Media Platforms In A Partisan Move Is Called 'Largely Toothless' By Legal Experts
President TRUMP's promised executive order taking aim at legal protections for social media platforms, was announced today. While in the Oval Office, ahead of signing the order, TRUMP said the EO was to "defend free speech from one of the … more »
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September 23, 2019
Appeals Court Vacates, Remands FCC's 2017 Broadcast Ownership Rule Changes
In a 2-1 decision, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the FCC's 2017 broadcast ownership rule changes that loosened cross-ownership and duopoly prohibitiions and remanded them to the Commission for further consideration of how the … more »
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September 16, 2019
FCC Approves Nexstar Acquisition Of Tribune Media
The FCC has approved NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP's acquisition of TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY for $6.4 billion and related divestiture deals worth $1.32 billion to bring the end result in line with ownership caps. In approving the transaction, the Commission … more »
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April 18, 2019
FCC Media Bureau Names Holly Saurer Deputy Bureau Chief, Paul Jackson Associate Bueau Chief
The FCC Media Bureau has upped HOLLY SAURER to Deputy Bureau Chief and named PAUL JACKSON Associate Bureau Chief. SAURER has served in several positions at the Bureau, including Associate Bureau Chief, Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, and … more »
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March 6, 2019
New Bill To Restore Net Neutrailty Introduced In House, Senate
With the new Democratic majority in Congress comes a bill aimed at restoring the net neutrality rules jettisoned by the FCC two years ago. The new bill, the “Save the Internet Act,” has been introduced in both the Senate and the House, looks … more »
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December 12, 2018
FCC Votes To Move Forward With Quadrennial Ownership Rules Review
It wasn't entirely unanimous, but the FCC approved its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to commence the 2018 Quadrennial Review of its media ownership rules at the Open Meeting in WASHINGTON TODAY (12/12). The three Republican members of the … more »