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• December 1, 2010

  FCC Proposes Changes In Experimental Radio Licensing, TV Spectrum Use For Broadband

  

  The FCC announced TUESDAY that it has issued two proposals and a Notice of Inquiry changing how it approaches experimentation with the use of frequencies and proposing the long-discussed possibility of allowing TV stations to combine on single channels … more »

• November 10, 2010

  FCC Ups Sarah Whitesell To Media Bureau Deputy Chief

  FCC Chairman JULIUS GENACHOWSKI has upped Media Bureau Associate Bureau Chief SARAH WHITESELL to Media Bureau Deputy Chief.  WHITESELL joined the Bureau in 2005 after working in several other positions at the agency, including Associate Chief of the … more »

• August 2, 2010

  Zac Katz Named Legal Advisor To FCC Chairman

  WIth PRIYA AIYAR exiting the FCC to join the National Commission on the BP DEEPWATER HORIZON Oil Spill and Offshore Oil Drilling, ZAC KATZ has been named to succeed her as Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman JULIUS GENACHOWSKI, with particular responsibility … more »

• April 6, 2010

  Court Rules Against FCC On Net Neutrality

  

  A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Circuit has ruled that the FCC overstepped its authority by sanctioning COMCAST for throttling peer-to-peer and BITTORRENT use on its Internet service.   … more »

• July 1, 2009

  950 ESPN To Determine 'Greatest Philly Athlete In Last 50 Years'

  GREATER MEDIA Sports WPEN-A (950 ESPN)/PHILADELPHIA is holding an online ballot to determine the "Greatest PHILADELPHIA Athlete in the Last 50 Years."  Voting starts MONDAY (7/6) and will feature one of the city’s four major sports … more »

• June 24, 2009

  Rockefeller Won't Hold Up McDowell's Return To FCC

  

  Sen. JAY ROCKEFELLER (D-WV), Chairman of the SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE, tells DOW JONES that he will not block the reappointment of ROBERT MCDOWELL to the FCC. ROCKEFELLER had previously been thought to oppose MCDOWELL's return after the Commissioner … more »

• June 2, 2009

  McDowell Renominated To FCC

  

  The WHITE HOUSE has announced that, as expected, ROBERT MCDOWELL will be nominated for another term as one of the two Republicans on the FCC. MCDOWELL has served as a commissioner since MAY 2006, when he took over the unexpired term of former Chairman … more »

• June 1, 2009

  Report: All FCC Vacancies About To Be Filled

  

  It looks like all the Commissioner vacancies on the FCC -- both Democratic and Republican -- are about to be filled soon. And two of the projected nominees have direct, familial ties to the WASHINGTON, DC political elite. According to several reports, … more »

• March 25, 2009

  Genachowski Nomination Sent To Senate

  

  The nomination of JULIUS GENACHOWSKI as FCC Chairman has been sent to the SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE by the WHITE HOUSE. BROADCASTING AND CABLE reports that committee Chairman JAY ROCKEFELLER (D-WV)'s Deputy Communications Dir. JENA LONGO said, … more »

• February 18, 2009

  Obama: Fairness Doctrine Return A Non-Starter

  

  The raging brouhaha over an imminent return of "The Fairness Doctrine" has been snuffed out by a spokesperson for Pres. BARACK OBAMA. White House spokesman BEN LABOLT told FOXNEWS.COM. that the President opposes any move to bring back the … more »