Federal Communications Commission articles

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  FCC outlines bidding process for $300 million mobile broadband expansion project

  By Adi Robertson on May 3, 2012 01:28 pm + 10 comments

  The US Federal Communications Commission's Mobility Fund, which has set aside $300 million to expand Continue reading…

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  FCC now requiring phone providers to clearly identify third-party charges

  By Scott Lowe on April 28, 2012 04:42 am + 2 comments

  In its ongoing efforts to bring clarity to consumer's phone bills, the FCC has enacted new rules r Continue reading…

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  Google agrees to pay $25,000 fine to put FCC investigation 'behind it'

  By Andrew Webster on April 27, 2012 10:16 am + 34 comments

  Earlier this month Google was hit with a $25,000 fine from the FCC for impeding an investigation Continue reading…

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  FCC fighting mobile 'bill shock' with new alert system

  By Andrew Webster on April 19, 2012 05:56 pm + 13 comments

  The FCC estimates that around 30 million Americans have suffered from bill shock — that horrifying Continue reading…

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  FCC: Digital textbooks could save US $60 per student annually, $2.94 billion overall

  By Andrew Webster on March 30, 2012 01:38 pm + 40 comments

  The US hasn't been shy about its desire to bring digital textbooks to the classroom, and a new Continue reading…

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  Comcast's Xbox 360 video service flies in the face of the FCC's net neutrality efforts

  By T.C. Sottek on March 26, 2012 05:09 pm + 40 comments

  "[Broadband internet providers] shall not unreasonably discriminate in transmitting lawful network Continue reading…

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  FCC to reject LightSquared's network application due to GPS interference concerns

  By Bryan Bishop on February 14, 2012 09:03 pm + 35 comments

  LightSquared's attempts to launch a new LTE network may be at an end, with the Wall Street Journal Continue reading…

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  FCC proposal would allow the encryption of basic cable programing, Boxee cries foul

  By Bryan Bishop on February 8, 2012 09:01 am + 23 comments

  Last month Boxee released its Live TV dongle, which allows Boxee Box owners to integrate live Continue reading…

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  Obama administration wants all students using digital textbooks in five years

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 3, 2012 01:23 am + 95 comments

  For all of their benefits, paper textbooks are heavy, expensive, and often out of date by the time Continue reading…

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  FCC gives stations and advertisers one year to quiet down commercials

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 15, 2011 10:48 pm + 18 comments

  The FCC isn't spending all of its time berating AT&T on Twitter — it's also addressing decidedly Continue reading…