Tag: FCC
US: FCC chairman blasts net neutrality activists ‘harassing us’ at home
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday, November 27, blasted net neutrality activists who protested outside his home with signs directed at...
US: Trump’s FCC announces vote to kill net neutrality
The head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveiled plans on Tuesday, November 21, to repeal landmark 2015 rules that prohibited internet service...
US: FCC repeals decades-old rules blocking broadcast media mergers
Federal regulators rolled back a series of decades-old regulations on Thursday, November 16, in a move that will make it far easier for media...
US: FCC’s Pai says DOJ will do the right thing with...
Federal Communications Commissio (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai says that he thinks the Justice Department (DOJ) will "do the right thing" when it comes to...
US: FCC approves Entercom’s merger with CBS radio
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Entercom Communications' deal to buy CBS Radio, a merger that will make it the second-largest radio station...
US: Sprint and T-Mobile aim to merge without giving up assets
With Sprint majority owner SoftBank reportedly making the decision to move forward on a merger with T-Mobile, Reuters learned from confidential sources that both...
US: FCC said to revamp ownership rules before Sinclair Deal
According to a report by Bloomberg Friday, October 13, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai told an opponent of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s proposed purchase...
US: Newsmax meets with Pai over Sinclair merger
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy met with Federal Comunications Commission (FCC) chair Ajit Pai last week to urge the FCC not to rush a decision...
US: Sinclair hits back at merger critics
Sinclair Broadcast Group fired back at critics of its plan to acquire Tribune Media for US$3.9 billion and become the nation’s largest broadcaster, saying...
US: Senator warns White House against using ‘political influence’ over AT&T-Time...
The US$85 billion mega-merger between AT&T and Time Warner -- the parent company of CNN -- is widely expected to close by the end...