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FCC Privacy Rules Pick Winners & Losers

October 27, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the FCC voted 3-2 to approve the new rules to regulate broadband privacy and data security proposed earlier this year. The...


#125: An Economics-Free Zone

September 16, 2016

Is the FCC an “economics-free zone?” The agency routinely issues regulations that will have a major impact on businesses and consumers. But does the Commission...


FCC Makes Itself King of Copyright

September 8, 2016

WASHINGTON — Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released a fact sheet announcing his revised proposal to force cable, satellite and telephone companies (MVPDs) to make...


#120: From 4G to 5G

August 31, 2016

The wireless industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation of networks. And don’t let the numbers fool you — 5G speeds are going...


#119: FCC Loses on Government Broadband

August 26, 2016

When government-run broadband networks in Chattanooga, TN and Wilson, NC sought to expand beyond their cities’ boundaries, they ran into state restrictions. The cities asked...


#112: Verizon Shifts on Business Broadband

August 10, 2016

Is Verizon moving away from broadband and fiber deployment? Earlier this month, the company filed an ex parte with the FCC indicating support for price...