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Outgoing FCC Chairman Wants to Rid The Wireless Web Of Porn. Good Luck With That.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 7 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
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In the waning days of his leadership at the FCC, chairman Kevin J. Martin is trying to push through some striking initiatives in his last chance to leave his mark on the agency. On Election Day, for read more »
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FCC to vote on smut-free wireless broadband before ChristmasOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 8 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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Outgoing FCC Chair Kevin Martin will get a chance to see his smut free wireless plan approved by the Commission in December. But many loose ends remain to be tied up. Read More... read more »
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FCC To Rule on Nationwide Porn-Free Wireless WebOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 13 hours ago (http://gigaom.com)
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FCC: telcos received over $970 million in bogus USF paymentsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 19 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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A major program in the FCC's Universal Service Fund is wrongly paying recipients at a blunder rate of 23.3%. The money cannot be recovered, an agency auditor says.Read More... read more »
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Verizon-Alltel Merger Nearly Done, U.S. Cellular Next?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by tg01 12 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
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W. David Gardner of Information Week reports "The Federal Communications Commission this week removed the last hurdle in the path of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless' acquisition of Alltel (NYSE: AT), read more »
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FCC launches probe into possible cable pricing shenanigansOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 26 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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"Are cable companies shortchanging consumers by moving analog channels to digital tiers? The FCC says it wants answers." read more »
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FCC Gives Verizon the Final Greenlight Needed to Buy AlltelOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 27 days ago (http://www.mobilecrunch.com)
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"It's been nearly five months since Verizon announced their plans to buy out Alltel, but they've finally leaped the last hurdle. Just minutes ago, the FCC signed off on the $28.1 billion dollar de read more »
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Open skies for white space broadband as FCC gives thumbs upOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 27 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
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"The FCC has unanimously decided to open the white spaces in the digital TV spectrum for use by unlicensed wireless broadband devices." read more »
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