Tag: FCC
US: Net neutrality officially ends
The controversial repeal of Obama-era net neutrality protections is officially set to take effect on Monday, June 18, despite ongoing efforts from members of...
US: Boost Mobile sets up legal task force to work with...
Peter Adderton, founder and former CEO of Boost Mobile USA, announced he has retained the services of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Manatt) to...
US: Senate panel to hold hearing on Sprint, T-Mobile merger
A US Senate committee plans to hold a hearing on June 27 on the proposed US$26.5 billion merger of US wireless carriers T-Mobile US...
US: FCC will take public comments on Sinclair-Tribune merger
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will take new comments from the public on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s US$3.9 billion bid for Tribune Media, reported Reuters.
The...
US: GOP Senators introduce ‘SMARTER Act’ to homogenize merger review
US Senate Republicans have re-introduced the "SMARTER Act,", Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules, that would formalize the Federal Trade Commission's 180-day...
US: Sinclair to sell 7 TV Stations to Fox to win...
Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to buy seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for US$910 million, reported Bloomberg.
The move comes as Sinclair is...
US: Senate Dems seek ‘close’ scrutiny of T-Mobile-Sprint
Some US Senate Democrats have told the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they have serious concerns about the...
US: Sinclair offers to sell, but continue to operate Tribune TV...
Sinclair Broadcast Group plans to sell Chicago’s WGN-TV and stations in New York and nine smaller markets to win federal approval of its proposed...
US: FCC’s Repeal of Net Neutrality goes into effect in April
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Thursday, February 22, officially repealed the landmark Obama-era "net neutrality" rules by publishing the order to the National...
US: FCC and FTC agree to collaborate on monitoring Open Internet
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have drafted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on how they will divvy up enforcement...
