The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Tom Wheeler, said the agency would move the nation’s century-old network of circuits, switches and wires toward an Internet-based system.
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The Federal Communications Commission has proposed loosening or eliminating rules that govern nighttime transmissions by AM stations.
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The Senate voted unanimously to confirm President Obama’s two picks for the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler as chairman and Michael O’Rielly as a commissioner.
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The Federal Communications Commission wants to eliminate the 20 percent of long-distance landline calls that go astray.
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After Hurricane Sandy, Verizon said it was too expensive to replace landlines in Mantoloking. The move may presage the end of the lines across the nation.
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A Federal Communications Commission ruling asserted that the cable company must place Bloomberg TV closer to other news channels in so-called news neighborhoods.
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Already ailing, AM radio now is plagued by a new threat: rising interference from smartphones and consumer electronics that reduce many stations to little more than static.
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The Federal Communications Commission wants to fix E-Rate, a program to give schools telecommunications services, which has been criticized for not keeping up with modern technology.
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United States Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey urged the review after the station dropped its nightly newscast and replaced it with a tabloid-style magazine show.
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Two operators of pirate radio in New York were arrested, but weak enforcement by the Federal Communications Commission has encouraged renegade stations.
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A lawyer told the Federal Communications Commission that Verizon might have collected more than $240 million from false charges, more than four times the amount it agreed to refund.
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Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s choice to lead the agency, said its support of competition was especially important because of Americans’ dependence on communications networks.
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The suggestion that some auction participants could get favored treatment in a spectrum auction has spawned a dispute.
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A telecommunications company’s bid to offer TV content raises questions about fairness and monopoly.
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Tom Wheeler has invested in start-up technology and communications companies, and advised the Federal Communications Commission on technology issues.
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President Obama is expected to nominate Tom Wheeler, who has been a lobbyist and venture capitalist in the telecommunications industry, to head the Federal Communications Commission.
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The Federal Trade Commission expressed hope that the winning proposals find their way to the marketplace soon, to provide relief to millions of American consumers.
The Federal Communications Commission is considering plans to force the users of cordless microphones to move to a less desirable spot on the nation’s airwaves.
News Corporation wants the F.C.C. to waive a rule that would prevent it from acquiring The Los Angeles Times, but a regulator’s exit may delay further action.
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