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McCain is prepping legislation to overhaul pay-TV business
May 10, 2013

Leading Off: Big Papi summed it up best for Boston
April 23, 2013

TV stations to post political ad info online under new FCC rule
April 27, 2012

Capitol Alert: TV stations to post political ad info online under new FCC rule
April 27, 2012

Editorial: Expand wireless Wi-Fi access to public airwaves
February 16, 2013

Editorial: Our ears say thanks, FCC, for reducing the volume
December 18, 2011

FCC Videos

RAW VIDEO: Obama Announces Housing, Economy, FCC Leaders
May 01, 2013 | KSTC-TV 45 Minneapolis

Fresno City College Band Plays At Carnegie Hall
April 13, 2013 | KGPE CBS 47 Fresno

FCC considering loosening up rules on profanity and nudity
April 11, 2013 | WHEC-TV NBC Rochester, NY

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a United States government agency, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute (see and ), and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current president.The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 as the successor to the Federal Radio Commission and is charged with regulating all non-Federal...

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Norman Solomon | Obama in Plunderland: Down the Corporate Rabbit Hole
May 09, 2013
May 9, 2013 - The president's new choices for Commerce secretary and FCC chair underscore how far down the rabbit hole his populist conceits have tumbled. Yet...

White House Nominates Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman: What That Means for Tech
May 01, 2013
Today, President Obama nominated Thomas Wheeler, 67, as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the most powerful positions for...

Rep. Matsui Introduces “Broadband Adoption Act” Proposing Reforms and Modernization of the Lifeline Program
April 27, 2013
Earlier this week, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) reintroduced “The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013” (H.R. 1685) to propose reforms and modernization to the...

Chong: What Former FCC Chairmen Do After Their Gig is Up
March 29, 2013
The formal announcement of the resignation in the coming weeks of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has fueled the rumor mill of who...

Chong: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Announces Resignation
March 22, 2013
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, announced today that he will be stepping down from the agency in the coming weeks,...

Montgomery: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s Legacy
March 22, 2013
By now most people in the tech ecosystem have heard the news that Julius Genachowski is stepping down from his role as Chairman of the Federal Communications...

From around the web

Speculation Of A Nexus Q Replacement Swirls After An Unannounced Google Media Streamer...
May 18, 2013 | TechCrunch
An announced Google media streamer was recently found in the FCC's testing database. Details are nearly nonexistent as most are held under a confidentiality agreement for the...

AT&T CEO: A subsidized mobile internet is coming to an operator near you
May 15, 2013 | Mobile
If all access is created equal, then no content has an inherent advantage over another -- which is the whole idea behind the wireline network neutrality rules the FCC established...

Mystery Motorola Phone Passes Through The FCC, Looks Just Like Early X Phone Leaks
May 10, 2013 | TechCrunch
This little Motorola Mobility beauty, brandishing the model number XT1058, recently passed through the FCC ... all the FCC's listing reveals is that this thing sports radios for...

Android this week: New Nexus 7 specs; Android @Home thoughts; Google X Phone tests
May 11, 2013 | GigaOM
Android @Home could be a surprise feature at I/O, while Google's X Phone may have been FCC tested ...

FCC sets the stage to make in- flight Wi- Fi ridiculously fast
May 10, 2013 | VentureBeat
In-flight Wi-Fi is one of the best aspects of modern air travel -- even though it's far slower than what you'd get from a 4G LTE smartphone or a typical home broadband connection...

A mobile internet subsidized by content providers: ESPN might want it but you should...
May 10, 2013 | Mobile
If all access is created equal, then no content has an inherent advantage over another -- which is the whole idea behind the wireline network neutrality rules the FCC established...

FCC on twitter

	@FirstCC every morning my daughters train is marked as 2 mins late. Why didn't #fcc just pad the journey when the timetables changed? Twitter: @GrahamMoore
	More Wi-Fi in the sky: FCC to help keep US flyers tweeting http://t.co/02YajTBJXc Twitter: @wifiwired
	Mignon Clyburn makes history today as the first woman to head up the FCC http://t.co/e6XUczkbZ7 Twitter: @EvesLime
	@FirstCC Morning Leigh and Jay. Almost at work. Hope you have a good day in FCC Towers. Twitter: @SteveAGracey
	RT @FirstCC_MUST_GO: @FirstCC @the_inside_out why so many faults? FCC did you reduce the budget because you thought you were bailing out of franchise? Twitter: @rtfirstcc
	RT @FirstCC_MUST_GO: @FirstCC @idc74 @Lady_YV FCC don't have the money to flick the switch!!! Twitter: @rtfirstcc