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FCC chairman wants hearing over NBC broadcast of Saturday Night Live with former VP Harris
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wants the agency to designate for hearing the "equal time" matter concerning NBC and its broadcast ...
Verizon tries to get out of merger condition requiring it to unlock phones
During Trump's first term, the FCC granted Verizon a partial waiver allowing it to lock phones for 60 days to fight fraud. Verizon claims 60 days isn't enough, and it wants to lock phones for at least ...
FCC chairman celebrates court loss in case over Biden-era diversity rule
"An appellate court just struck down the Biden FCC's 2024 decision to force broadcasters to post race and gender scorecards," ...
Congress votes to pull funding for free Wi-Fi hotspots at schools and libraries
The Senate has voted to end a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that used federal funding to cover Wi-Fi hotspots ...
‘60 Minutes’ probe is ‘penalty,’ not ‘threat,’ per FCC chair
The complaint against CBS, filed by a pro-Trump group that alleged news distortion, was initially tossed out alongside complaints against NBC, CBS and Fox News by then-FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel in ...
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A New FCC Rule Could Force Carriers to Unlock Phones After 60 Days
In a new proposal, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is making a push that mobile providers will need to unlock phones "within 60 days of activation." "New unlocking rules would allow consumers ...
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Meet The Women Transforming the Broadband Industry: Seven Women Driving Digital Inclusion
Other women, like Gigi Sohn or Jessica Rosenworcel, previously held positions at the Federal Communications Commission, where ...