Analysis: Michael Powell stepping down as chairman of the FCCMICHELE NORRIS, ROBERT SIEGEL
Democratic Chairman Wheeler announced yesterday that he will follow longstanding agency tradition and step down as Chairman of the FCC in light of the election of Republican Donald Trump as our next POTUS. That will leave the Commission briefly headed by only 4 Commissioners with one—likely Commiss...
In support of the initiative for a free and open Internet, the FCC launched a new Web site,OpenInternet.gov, Monday. It invites discussion from citizens on the Net neutrality issue, with Genachowski noting that while the goals are clear, "the best path to achieving them is not." "We are...
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David Simpson, chief of the FCC's public-safety and homeland-security bureau, said the multistate outage was "avoidable" and that it is just one of four "sunny day" outages affecting multiple states this year that were not impacted by issues such as a natural disaster. Other FCC commissione...
Carr, who wasnamed to head the FCC by Trump, also wrote, “Thankfully, President Trump has taken quick and decisive action to root out the scourge of DEI. Following President Trump’s executive actions, we have ended the FCC’s promotion of DEI.” ...
The Federal Communications Commission(联邦通讯委员会) (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin just relaunched the formal review of media ownership rules. The agency's "Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,"issued July 25, is vague, but its intention is clear: to let a few giant media corporations swallow ...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st half of spaceflight doubleheader (video, photos) In the statement, Pai also said that he has urged the other four FCC commissioners to green-light Starlink. And he noted that the FCC has already approved three other satellite-internet proj...
That is what will take up much of the chairman’s time in the early days of the FCC and may ultimately be what he is remembered for, predicts Dick Wiley, Republican former FCC chairman (1970-77) and now managing partner of the law firm Wiley Rein, an 80-member communications practice....
Under Genachowski's watch, the FCC has taken an active role in the wireless market. Under pressure from the government, AT&T agreed toallow Voice over IP callsvia its 3G network. It alsoinquired over the non-acceptanceof the Google Voice application in the App Store. ...