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Salon.com
August 6, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
The Media Borg's man in Washington FCC chairman Michael Powell, Colin's smooth, ambitious son, has never met a media merger he didn't like...   |
Wired
March 2002
Frank Rose |
Big Media or Bust As consolidation sweeps the content and telecom industries, FCC merger maniac Michael Powell has a plan: Let's roll... |
Salon.com
June 7, 2002
Jeffrey Benner |
Getting a lock on broadband How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
One big happy channel? The Telecommunications Reform Act handed over control of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next? |
Reason
December 2004 |
The Reluctant Planner FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition. |
Reason
November 2008
Jesse Walker |
Beyond the Fairness Doctrine Barack Obama says he wouldn't reintroduce the Federal Communications Commission's most notorious speech-squashing regulation. But there are more mundane reasons to fear the next FCC. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Catherine Yang |
Getting Real At The FCC Unlike Michael K. Powell, the next chairman must put ideology aside to foster new services. The new chairman must safeguard basic communications services and promote new entrants who'll create competition. |
InternetNews
January 21, 2005
Roy Mark |
Powell Resigns From FCC Regulatory chief leaves controversial legacy on telecom and Internet issues. |
Salon.com
October 16, 2000
Eric Boehlert |
Big radio bites back! Major broadcasting companies and NPR are ganging up on low-power FM radio. Can John McCain save the day? |
Salon.com
June 13, 2001
Eric Boehlert |
Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC Citing new indecency guidelines, the commission fines a radio station for playing Eminem... |
Knowledge@Wharton
March 12, 2003 |
The FCC's Latest Telecom Ruling: Far-Reaching, Yes, But Also Far From Clear A recent vote on deregulation by the Federal Communications Commission left many questions unanswered and none of the players in the telecommunications industry entirely satisfied. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2004
Roy Mark |
DOJ Joins FCC in Cable Case The agencies ask a court to hold off on enforcing a ruling that could force cable companies to open broadband networks to rival ISPs. |
InternetNews
April 1, 2004
Roy Mark |
Court Refuses to Review FCC Modem Rule Ninth Circuit upholds decision saying cable broadband is subject to common carrier rules. |
BusinessWeek
October 31, 2005
Catherine Yang |
Storm Warnings For Kevin Martin Some background on the new FCC chairman, Kevin J. Martin, who will be facing tough issues like indecent broadcasts, media consolidation, and next year's rewrite of the telecom laws. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2007
Roy Mark |
House Democrats Blast FCC Policies Democrats found fault with the FCC's handling of the AT&T-BellSouth merger, broadband penetration rates, the digital television transition, cable franchise rules and lack of interoperability among first responders. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Reforming Regulators: Does the FCC Need Saving? Critics talk up ways the FCC can distance itself from industry and revamp its culture. |
Reason
January 2004
Ben Compaine |
Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone? |
Mother Jones
August 1999
Alex Markels |
Low Power To The People Muted by the high cost of broadcast licenses, diverse voices may yet step up to the mike, thanks to a new FCC proposal |
InternetNews
December 6, 2004
Roy Mark |
Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2007
Roy Mark |
Network Neutrality Does Wireless An upcoming spectrum auction gives net neutrality proponents an opportunity to push for open wireless networks and a whole lot more. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC Seeks TV 'White Space' Spectrum for Wi-Fi The Federal Communications Commission wants to let wireless Internet service providers operate in unused spectrum space currently occupied by TV broadcasters. The proposal is aimed at giving consumers an alternative to cable and telecom broadband providers. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2004
Roy Mark |
Congress Praises FCC VoIP Ruling Both sides of the Voice over IP divide weighed in on yesterday's Federal Communications Commission ruling that stipulates the interstate nature of VoIP services. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Envisioning a Re-Regulated Internet Progressive telecom and media policy wise men gather in Washington for an unapologetic rallying cry for stronger government regulation. |
InternetNews
December 30, 2010 |
Net Neutrality 2011: What Storms May Come The Federal Communications Commission passed the rules, but that's not going to be the last word. Where will the battle lines shape up in the new year and the new Congress? |
Information Today
March 3, 2015
George H. Pike |
FCC Approves Net Neutrality The Federal Communications Commission gave a huge victory to Net Neutrality advocates by voting in favor of sweeping new rules that change the way internet services are regulated. |
InternetNews
September 10, 2004
Gus Venditto |
FCC's Failures Covered in Mud In a pattern of decision-making that deserves to be covered like the scandal it is, the FCC continues to put the interests of lobbyists over consumers in setting regulations for the nation's voice and data networks. |
BusinessWeek
February 28, 2005
Yang et al. |
The Shifting Telecom Landscape With AT&T and MCI going, the Bells will compete with cable and tech companies. |
InternetNews
August 9, 2005
Roy Mark |
FCC: 'Net Neutrality' For All U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) urges Congress to make FCC's principles of open networks part of telecom reform. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC Mulls November VoIP Vote In the absence of congressional action, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has taken over the direction of Voice over IP policy in the Capitol, at least for the time being. |
InternetNews
January 30, 2004
Roy Mark |
Tauzin Presses FCC for VoIP Decision The House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman wants the agency to rule on access fees for long-distance calls using the new technology. |
InternetNews
June 27, 2005
Roy Mark |
Court Backs Cable in Brand X Case The Supreme Court ruled that cable broadband providers do not have to share their lines with independent Internet service providers. |
InternetNews
March 10, 2005
Roy Mark |
Powell's Last Mile as FCC Chairman At his last public meeting, Michael Powell praises agency, laments personal attacks, and punts on his legacy. |
InternetNews
May 12, 2004
Roy Mark |
EarthLink: Telecom Reform Unnecessary Nation's third largest ISP tells Congress it should focus on enforcing current law, while broadband providers Verizon and Comcast argue for new ones. |
InternetNews
March 23, 2005
Roy Mark |
Brand X Case Challenges Open Access Rules Supreme Court to hear case questioning 2002 FCC decision declaring cable modems an information service. |
InternetNews
October 23, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Net Neutrality Postmortem: Cheers and Jeers The first bomb dropped. Here come the aftershocks. |
InternetNews
March 16, 2005
Roy Mark |
Martin To Take Over at FCC No material change in recent policy seen as key Bush ally tapped as chairman. |
PC World
July 17, 2002
Stephen Chiger |
Telco Customer Data Goes Up for Grabs FCC's contentious ruling gives 'affiliated' parties default access to customer data, requires opt-in for others. |
Information Today
February 4, 2014
Nancy K. Herther |
FCC Confronts Issues of Net Neutrality, Future of the Internet at Stake On Jan. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the authority over broadband providers in its provision of internet access and traffic "control" as it has with ISPs. Immediately red flags went up. |
InternetNews
March 25, 2010 |
FCC Grilled on Spectrum, Net Neutrality Plans Commissioners appear on the Hill for first congressional proceeding on national broadband plan, airing opposing views on competition and regulatory frameworks. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC Sends Cable Dispute to Supreme Court Agency wants high court to overturn decision forcing cable companies to share high-speed lines with other ISPs. |
Wired
May 2001
Frank Rose |
Telechasm Can we get to the future from here? First we have to get telecom out of the Stone Age... |
InternetNews
August 26, 2005
Roy Mark |
Same Broadband Numbers, Different Conclusions Consumer advocates claim the FCC is misleading public about pace of broadband rollout -- and DSL and cable modem users are paying more because of it. |
Wired
June 2000
Alex Markels |
Radio Active Up against the megastations in a battle for the airwaves, do-it-yourself DJs are deploying two potent weapons - 100-watt transmitters and the global reach of the Web. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lowry et al. |
Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution |
InternetNews
April 6, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
FCC Looks Ahead to Net Neutrality, Privacy Top agency advisors look ahead to the simmering issues likely to boil over this year at the FCC. |
InternetNews
August 17, 2007
Roy Mark |
FCC: Get Your Spectrum Paddles Ready The FCC's January 700MHz spectrum sale might be most compelling air-wave auction in years. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC's Powell Joins Blogger Roll The chairman jumps into give-and-take world of blogging and gets an ear full from telecom. |
Information Today
May 13, 2014
George H. Pike |
FCC Open Internet Proposal Could End Net Neutrality In what is being described as the end of Net Neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission expects to publicly propose new rules to allow ISPs to create different rate scales and transmission speeds for different types of content. |
InternetNews
June 5, 2007
Roy Mark |
Spectrum Comments Flood FCC Should telecom and cable companies be barred from participating in the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of spectrum? |
InternetNews
April 15, 2004
Roy Mark |
Independent ISPs Vow Open Access Fight New political and lobbying group plans to rally subscribers to pressure Congress into making cable lines open to competition. |
