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Mother Jones
Sep/Oct 2001
Brendan I. Koerner |
Losing Signal The digital revolution has transformed the Federal Communications Commission into a Washington powerhouse. But just as the stakes are rising, the agency is ceding control to multimedia corporations and their lobbyists...   |
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
May 2001
Frank Rose |
Telechasm Can we get to the future from here? First we have to get telecom out of the Stone Age... |
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. |
Reason
December 2004 |
The Reluctant Planner FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition. |
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
January 21, 2005
Roy Mark |
Powell Resigns From FCC Regulatory chief leaves controversial legacy on telecom and Internet issues. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
Reason
January 2004
Ben Compaine |
Domination Fantasies Does Rupert Murdoch control the media? Does anyone? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Telecom vs. Cable In this era of technological innovation, which major communications industry will emerge victorious? |
InternetNews
June 10, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
VoIP All Smiles on FCC's Line-Sharing Move Will voice over IP benefit from the government's decision to forgo a Supreme Court appeal of telephone line-sharing rules? |
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. |
InternetNews
January 31, 2005
Jim Wagner |
SBC, AT&T Seen as Prototype For Telecom's Future SBC to Acquire AT&T For $16 Billion. Executives say the industry needs a combination like a Baby Bell with Ma Bell to survive competition. |
InternetNews
August 19, 2004
Roy Mark |
Copper Remains Golden for Legacy Networks Baby Bells, others agree to call a truce and produce an industry consensus rate reform solution to the FCC. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2004
Roy Mark |
Court Order Doesn't Alter FCC High-Speed Rules While stirring up a controversy over discount line pricing for long distance carriers, court upholds FCC broadband regulations. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2000
Sean Elder |
Fight the power A group of consumer advocates and content providers is fighting the merger of AOL and Time Warner. These strange bedfellows won't kill the deal, but they could alter it for the better. |
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. |
Salon.com
July 16, 2002
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Deregulation's big lie FCC chairman Michael Powell says the WorldCom debacle may result in more telecom mergers. So who ends up losing? We all do, explains one industry expert. |
InternetNews
March 29, 2005
Roy Mark |
Supreme Court Questions FCC Cable Modem Regs Cable industry, FCC tell high court it's lawful to deny ISPs access to cable broadband lines. |
InternetNews
August 23, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC Extends Discounted Line Sharing Agency builds in 15 percent rate hikes if FCC can't successfully redraft rules bounced by courts. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Mega-media Business Model: Doomed to Fail, or Just Ahead of its Time? Today's mega-media companies -- AOL Time Warner, Viacom, Vivendi, Disney, Bertelsmann, Sony -- may not be tomorrow's. While they all became behemoths because of past mergers among big media companies, it's very likely some of them will change into different entities. |
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
March 10, 2006
Roy Mark |
For Whom the Bells Toll AT&T and BellSouth plans to merge are drawing little antitrust interest on Capitol Hill. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Controlling Interest in Net Access Supreme Court hears the case of opening cable Internet access to competition and regulation. The decision will have important consequences that may become irrelevant if satellites, power lines or other means of transmission become more prevalent. Investors, take note. |
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
March 16, 2007
Roy Mark |
ISPs Challenge FCC Broadband Rules A group of Internet service providers including EarthLink and Time Warner Telecom, went to court Friday to challenge Federal Communications Commission rules that free wireline telecom carriers from line-sharing obligations. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2004
Roy Mark |
Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Line-Sharing Stay High court leaves in place June 16 mandate forcing long distance carriers to negotiate with incumbent telcos at market rates. |
Wired
December 2000
Frank Rose |
Vivendi's High Wireless Act CEO Jean-Marie Messier's deals with Vodafone and Seagram were a star turn on the European stage. As information becomes truly portable, a global media company paired with continent-wide distribution may prove an unbeatable combination.... |
InternetNews
June 23, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Powell: 'Hot' Future for Telecom The FCC chairman reiterates his mantra of innovation over regulation. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Cable in Talks With Sprint Nextel? Cox Communications, Comcast and Time Warner are reportedly weeks away from signing a wireless phone agreement with Nextel. |
InternetNews
August 11, 2005
Tim Gray |
Former FCC Chief Joins Tech Investment Firm Providence Equity Partners hires Michael Powell to help grow wireless firms. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Steve Rosenbush |
Verizon's Gutsy Bet Will its massive rollout of fiber-optic cable -- right to customers' homes and offices -- keep it ahead of the pack? |
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. |
Reason
July 2000
Virginia Postrel |
Cable Access Regulation gave us media monopolies. Can consumer power shake them? |
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
June 11, 2004
Roy Mark |
Last Minute Plea For Line-Sharing Rule Long distance provider AT&T leads charge to convince high court to stay decision forcing long distance carriers to negotiate line access at market rates. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Cellular Cable Camaraderie? News agencies report that Time Warner's cable unit is in talks to make a deal with Sprint to provide wireless service. That's the last frontier in cable companies' increasing encroachment on what has been traditionally the telecom landscape. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Catherine Yang |
Cable vs. Fiber In the long-running contest for the digital future, cable has been hitting home runs while the telecoms are just coming to bat. Now, the Bells are fighting back by offering video via phone lines. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2004
Bill Mann |
Don't Make the Babies Cry The telecom industry has endured some tough times, but there is a long, long way in between "not failing" and providing an attractive equity investment. |
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. |
CFO
August 1, 2003
Ronald Fink |
Media Critic Veteran deal maker Leo Hindery says it's time to rethink the consolidation of the media and telecom industries. |
