Ownership Cap Could Stop Adelphia Deal- April 24, 2005 Joint bid by Time Warner Cable and Comcast to buy bankrupt Adelphia Communications's cable system could face hurdles if the government's top regulators take up a long-dormant cable ownership limit. -The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38806-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Senator Bids to Nab Cable for Indecency- April 24, 2005 Cable television shows packed with sex and profanity, such as HBO's "Deadwood," FX's "NipTuck" and Comedy Central's "South Park," would be subject to the same indecency regulations that govern over-the-air broadcasts if the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee has his way.- The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64548-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... FCC Head Downplays Regulation- April 24, 2005 Cable companies worried about a regulatory clampdown on their industry got good news Wednesday when they met the new Federal Communications Commission chairman.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28496-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... FCC Drops Appeal for Media Rules- April 24, 2005 The Bush administration Thursday abandoned plans to ask the Supreme Court to allow a set of controversial rules to take effect that would have loosened restrictions on how large media conglomerates could grow.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42134-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... FCC Ruling Limits Competition, ISP Tells Justices- April 24, 2005 A Bush administration lawyer urged the Supreme Court to accept a 2002 Federal Communications Commission ruling that gave cable companies the right to bar rival Internet service providers from their lines, as the justices heard oral arguments yesterday in a case that could determine what choices are available to broadband subscribers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11429-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... FCC Probes Blocking of Internet Phone Calls- April 24, 2005 The federal government is looking into allegations that as many as 200 people who switched from traditional telephone service to placing calls via the Internet had their new service disrupted by the local telephone company in their area.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31082-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... Anti-Indecency Forces Face Opposition- April 24, 2005 The push to crack down harder on radio and television indecency, which rose to national attention with Janet Jackson's brief exposure during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, is beginning to stir pockets of opposition.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1962-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... Nextel Resolves Cell Phone Snarl- April 24, 2005 Company gave final approval Monday to a deal that gives it control over new airwaves, ending a years-long lobbying battle among interest groups over how to reduce cell phone interference with police, fire radio systems.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5259-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_technology/techp... FCC Favors Bells in DSL Vote- April 24, 2005 The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that states cannot require regional phone companies to sell high-speed Internet service as a stand-alone product.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2311-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_technology/tech... FCC Dismisses 36 Indecency Complaints- April 24, 2005 It's generally okay to use a common nickname for "Richard" as an insult on network television, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Monday, in a denial of several indecency complaints brought to the agency.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33911-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_technology/tec... |