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InternetNews October 10, 2005 Roy Mark |
FCC Launches Obscenity Info Site Agency launches web site to educate public about what is -- and is not -- obscene, indecent and profane material. |
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... |
Reason October 2006 Jeff Jarvis |
America Gives a Shit Was Bush's open-mic gaffe a flaming sack of good news for free speech? |
ifeminists February 18, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Censorship Is Not Solution for Trashy TV Janet Jackson's pop-up breast during SuperBowl halftime did not create the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004. But it will propel passage of that Act, the consequences of which may be far worse than a bit of trashy exhibitionism on TV. |
InternetNews May 6, 2005 Roy Mark |
Court Lowers Broadcast Flag Appeals panel rules FCC exceeded its authority in rules designed to limit DTV piracy over Internet. |
InternetNews January 21, 2011 |
Verizon Files Lawsuit Against FCC Net Neutrality Rules Verizon, widely seen as one of the likely challengers to the new open Internet rules, maneuvers to win a hearing in a friendly forum: the D.C. Circuit. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Net Neutrality Is Back In Court Again Net neutrality is back in court again -- and this decision could undo federal regulations that protect the principle. |
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. |
Reason October 2004 Jesse Walker |
Your Records, Please The government wants stations to keep tapes of all their programs so regulators can check the record when someone files a complaint. |
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 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. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Another Big Problem for Wal-Mart The latest in Wal-Mart's plethora of problems has taken the company all the way to the Supreme Court. A proposed class action lawsuit would pit more than a million female employees against the corporate giant. |
CFO August 1, 2012 Vincent Ryan |
High Court Upholds Health-Care Reform The Supreme Court's ruling leaves companies with decisions to make. |
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. |
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 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. |
Information Today April 8, 2010 |
Appeals Court Decision Serves as Setback for Net Neutrality Initiatives The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all internet traffic flowing over their networks. |
InternetNews April 8, 2010 |
FCC on Shaky Ground After Comcast Ruling Court's rejection of Federal Communications Commission's order rebuking Comcast for slowing traffic on its network calls into question the agency's authority in the Internet space. |
Reason May 2003 Jesse Walker |
Indecent Rules Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission hit the cash-strapped noncommercial Oregon station KBOO with a $7,000 fine. Its crime: playing Sarah Jones' "Your Revolution," a sexually explicit slap at hip-hop misogyny. Now the commission has rescinded the fine. |
InternetNews March 21, 2007 Roy Mark |
VoIP Still on FCC's Open Road A federal appeals court upheld a 2004 FCC ruling that Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to state public utility regulation. The ruling gives the FCC the responsibility and obligation to decide which regulations apply to Internet telephony. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Can You Say That on TV? Congressional leaders ponder the future of bad words on the air. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Court: Aereo-Like Streaming Service Should Be Treated Similarly To Cable For the first time, a court has ruled that a streaming video service should be treated like a cable service. |
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 November 15, 2005 Roy Mark |
Court: VoIP E911 Deadline Stands A federal appeals court today refused to delay the Federal Communications Commission's Nov. 28 deadline for all Internet telephone companies to supply emergency calling with their services. |
InternetNews April 27, 2010 |
Groups Clash on FCC's Net Neutrality Authority In the wake of a major legal setback, the FCC finds itself in uncertain territory concerning its authority in the broadband sector, but it's receiving plenty of free advice. |
InternetNews December 23, 2010 |
Net Neutrality 2010: How Did We Get Here? The year ends with the Federal Communications Commission putting the first net neutrality rules on the books, and what a long, winding path it took to get there. |
Registered Rep. March 15, 2012 Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Step Back Rakoff, SEC-Citigroup Settlement Could Stand Judge Jed Rakoff may have overstepped his authority, said a federal appeals court today. In a procedural decision, the court wrote that the Securities and Exchange Commission has a good chance of overturning Rakoff's rejection of a $285 million SEC settlement with Citigroup. |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart vs. a Million Angry Women Wal-Mart wants the Supreme Court to block a huge gender-bias suit. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2011 Dan Radovsky |
AT&T to FCC: Sez You! The FCC has suggested that it might allow AT&T to withdraw its application to merge with Deutsche Telekom, but with prejudice. |
Information Today June 16, 2015 Nancy K. Herther |
The FCC's New Open Internet Order Faces the Realities of Implementation The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2010 Open Internet Order was intended to prevent broadband ISPs from blocking or interfering with traffic on the web to ensure the internet remained a level playing field for any user. |
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Caron Carlson |
Verizon Lawsuit Muddies Spectrum Auction Plan Verizon filed a lawsuit this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit asking the court to review the FCC's "open access" rules. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Still Courting Problems The Supreme Court has sided with Wal-Mart, but what about the court of public opinion? |
AskMen.com |
Wal-Mart Case Has there ever been a worse time to be an employee in America? |
Reason May 2005 Julian Sanchez |
Broadband Battle If a cable company provides high-speed Internet access, is it offering a "telecommunications service" or an "information service"? The future of broadband could turn on how the Supreme Court answers that question. |
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. |
Salon.com March 13, 2002 Eric Boehlert |
Record companies: Save us from ourselves! With payola up but profits down, labels are wondering if paying $100 million to middlemen "fixers" is still a swell business idea... |
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. |
Reason May 2002 Sara Rimensnyder |
Copps on Patrol Rankled by racy television and by radio shock jocks, Michael J. Copps, one of four commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has called on broadcasters to adopt a voluntary code of conduct... |
InternetNews March 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Verizon, AT&T Headed For Monopoly Bliss? Without a re-evaluation of the broadband commercial marketplace by the Federal Communications Commission, Internet Service Providers claim incumbent carriers like Verizon and AT&T will hold a virtual monopoly. |
InternetNews May 20, 2005 Roy Mark |
Mandatory VoIP 911 Bills Introduced Lawmakers want to trump the Federal Communications Commission's call for mandatory 911 Voice over IP service with legislation of their own. |
Salon.com June 16, 2000 Damien Cave |
Did Judge Jackson goof? By forcing Microsoft to comply with conduct remedies in 90 days, Jackson may have put the case exactly where he doesn't want it -- in the Court of Appeals. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Verizon's Neutrality Rules Challenged by ... Verizon? It's like a reality version of "Fight Club," with Verizon playing Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. Verizon has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals to block the implementation of the FCC ruling on net neutrality |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
The Supremes Shape Pharma A number of important decisions from the Supreme Court will affect drug marketing, research, and regulation |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 Bill Mann |
Satellite Radio Makes the Locals Sweat Are Sirius and XM out to replace local radio? In some cases, you bet they are. The National Association of Broadcasters sent a petition to the Federal Communications Commission last week asking that XM Satellite Radio and Sirius be blocked from providing any locally tailored radio service. |
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... |
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. |
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... |
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. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Alan J. Foxman |
Looking at Illinois Court's Ruling on Non-Compete Clause Our legal analyst explores one state s new rules on employment agreements. |
InternetNews April 6, 2010 |
Court Voids FCC's Comcast Net Neutrality Order Federal appeals court strikes down FCC's order rebuking Comcast for blocking traffic on its network, issuing a landmark ruling that casts a long shadow over the commission's role in broadband policy. |