Tag: Federal Communications Commission
Junk Fees and Cable TV: Lessons from the Television Viewer Protection...
In both an Executive Order and the State of the Union, the Biden Administration has announced a campaign to eliminate “junk fees.” The Biden...
Will This Mark the End of a Financial Assault on the...
This paper examines the consequences of an exploitative prison payphone regime and the devastating financial, emotional, and social burdens forced upon the loved ones...
Television Affiliates Ask FCC To Regulate Big Tech
Representatives from ABC Television Affiliates Association, the CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, the FBC Television Association and the NBC Television Affiliates (The Four Affiliates...
US FCC Asked To Control Broadband Monopolies In Apartments
The OTI urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to improve broadband competition in multi-tenant environments (MTEs) such as apartment buildings.
In comments...
Captive Audiences: A Case Study of Phone Rates for Incarcerated Persons
Phone calls from prisons and jails are extremely costly for inmates and their families. In this article, we examine the market structure of inmate...
US: Senators urge FCC to delay T-Mobile-Sprint merger vote
Congressional Democrats are lobbying to have the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delay an announced vote on whether to give the T-Mobile-Sprint merger the final...
US: FCC says court has no “Legal Authority” to impose Net...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defended its rollback of Obama era net neutrality protections on Thursday, October 11, filing a legal brief with a...
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: Pai rejects senators’ request to investigate Sinclair
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday, April 12, rejected a request from a dozen senators to investigate Sinclair Broadcast Group for...
Canada: Trudeau “very concerned about the attacks on net neutrality”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is none too pleased with the American plan to dismantle net neutrality.
Speaking to reporters, Trudeau said the US Federal...
