Tag: Federal Communications Commission
US: Lawmakers ask FCC to postpone vote on business data reforms
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are asking the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay a vote on his proposal to reform the...
US: Ajit Pai and Ohlhausen say broadband market too competitive for...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and his counterpart at the Federal Trade Commission today argued that strict privacy rules for ISPs aren't necessary...
US: FCC eliminates Obama-era Charter merger condition
The Federal Communications Commission on reversed a major condition of last year's $65 billion merger between Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable and Bright House...
US: Trump’s FCC stops review of AT&T and Verizon
There's a new sheriff in town at the Federal Communications Commission and he just gave AT&T and Verizon a big pass.
The FCC said Friday...
US: Is Trump’s FCC chair really anti Net Neutrality?
President Trump on Monday designated Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the and an outspoken opponent of new net neutrality rules, to be the...
US: Does Trump plan to gut all FCC Consumer protection powers
President-elect Donald Trump met with Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai this weekend as many wonder what direction his administration will take the agency in....
US: Sessions says ‘No Hesitation’ in enforcing antitrust law
Sen. Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that he would enforce the nation's antitrust laws as attorney general and that "certain mergers should not occur."
"I have...
The FCC’s Unstructured Role in Transactions
Larry Downes, Geoffrey Manne, Oct 15, 2012
Some of the most significant transactions singled out recently for intensive federal review involve the communications industry. These...
