No Need for the Supreme Court to Revisit the Fairness Doctrine | The Regulatory Review
The Court should not overturn a settled doctrine that ensures the fair use of airwaves.| The Regulatory Review
Citing the FCC’s obligations to maintain public interest in broadcasting, Trusty struck a tone similar to Chairman Brendan Carr.| Broadband Breakfast
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez urged stronger action to ensure all communities have access to affordable broadband.| Broadband Breakfast
The FCC’s authority to regulate needs to reflect the modern realities of broadcasting. The post Congress Should Eliminate the FCC’s Public Interest Authority first appeared on The Regulatory Review.| The Regulatory Review
The Court should not overturn a settled doctrine that ensures the fair use of airwaves.| The Regulatory Review
The FCC has approved new rate caps for Incarcerated People's Communication Services (IPCS), undoing key 2024 reforms and reducing financial relief for families by an estimated $215 million annually, while allowing providers to recapture surveillance costs, impose facility fees, and adjust rates for inflation.| Davis Vanguard
FCC to Study Broadband Labels, May Remove Requirements Rules intended to help customers stay informed while choosing broadband plans — known as broadband labels — could be changing, depending on the results of a study approved Tuesday morning by commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking takes aim at certain provisions of the requirements for broadband labels that have been in […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
FCC Pushes Modernization Via Copper and Antiquated Rules The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken two steps towards modernization. One is aimed at the networks themselves and the other at the Code of Federal Regulations that administer it. The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at examining the best ways of transitioning away from the last vestiges of copper […] Telecompetitor| Telecompetitor
Advocates and families are urging the FCC to maintain affordable prison communication rates, as the FCC is set to consider weakening rate caps established in 2024 under a 2023 federal law.| Davis Vanguard
Forecasts by a major Canadian farm lender featured good and bad news on the financial health of both farmers and Canadians at large.| The Western ProducerFarm and Ranch Living Stories | The Western Producer
Layton urged Big Tech to be held accountable and contribute to FCC programs.| Broadband Breakfast
In a series of letters dated September 9, 2025, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr updated congressional leaders on steps taken by the Commission to improve data collection and interagency coordination efforts related to federal broadband infrastructure subsidies.| The Free State Foundation
Abundant feed grain supplies and improved profitability for the livestock sector should support strong feed demand and sales through the winter, says a new report from Farm Credit Canada. The post Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
E-commerce platforms remove ‘millions of listings’ tied to Huawei, Dahua, and other entities| Broadband Breakfast
The action followed broader crackdowns on Chinese carriers and blacklisted Huawei and ZTE equipment.| Broadband Breakfast
The U.S. legal landscape is riddled with anachronisms, but few are as indefensible and economically nonsensical as the justifications for regulating broadcast content. This bizarre notion that radio and television broadcasters deserve fewer First Amendment protections than newspapers, websites, or cable networks is a vestige of mid-20th-century technological reasoning that has long overstayed its constitutional ... First Amendment Jurisprudence Should Reflect Economic Reality: Why Red Lion an...| Truth on the Market
The timing could hardly be better. As traditional television continues on its years-long decline—with millions of cable subscribers cutting the cord, broadcast audiences shrinking, and streaming splintering into a dozen rival platforms—this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has gone to three scholars who have spent their careers studying this very kind of market ... Broadcast, Cable, and Creative Destruction: What This Year’s Nobel Teaches Us About Cord Cutting The post...| Truth on the Market
NCTA urged the commission to seek input before concluding the practice should be blocked.| Broadband Breakfast
The proposal would have taken comment on banning the practice.| Broadband Breakfast
This funding battle carries particular weight for Christian communicators as the FCC and congressional priorities are stalled.| NRB
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency is investigating San Francisco-based KCBS for its coverage of immigration enforcement actions in San José.| www.kqed.org
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the Wireless Infrastructure Association released a statement on the Federal Communications Commission’s unanimous adoption of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed to further expedite deployment of wireless infrastructure. The post WIA Statement on New FCC Proceeding to Expedite Wireless Infrastructure Deployment appeared first on Wireless Infrastructure Association.| Wireless Infrastructure Association
Lifting permitting burdens and other deployment barriers is critical on every level.| ACA Connects
Calls mount for a modernized Universal Service Fund to address broadband affordability| Broadband Breakfast
Broadband access is a major problem for rural communities, and impacts everything from unemployment to students’ test scores. The post Millions in rural U.S. still do not have internet access appeared first on Allconnect.| Allconnect
From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves.| Reason.com
Let the invisible hand regulate the invisible resource.| Reason.com
Thanks for nothing, Federal Communications Commission.| Reason.com
Trump fibbed when he signed his first executive order in January, the one that promised never to repeat the Biden-era barriers to free spee...| sheldonfreeassociation.blogspot.com
Canadian farmland values rose by an average of six per cent in the first half of 2025 according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.| Alberta Farmer Express
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, still wants to bar the agency from instituting similar policies in the future.| Broadband Breakfast
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues to forge ahead with eliminating outdated regulations and streamlining processes that will make it easier and faster to enable new telecommunications and network capabilities. The September 30, 2025, monthly meeting included several items that will help achieve those objectives, some of which were included in Citizens Against Government Waste’s […]| Citizens Against Government Waste
Reducing permitting barriers to deployment will help speed approval processes at the federal, state, and local levels of government.| Citizens Against Government Waste
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recently issued notice calling for a review of the agency’s broadcast-ownership rules raises a foundational question: what purpose do these rules serve in a world of digital abundance? Indeed, FCC Chair Brendan Carr has observed the fundamental changes in how broadcasters compete in a marketplace of “numerous online audio and ... A Clean Slate Approach to Broadcast Regulation The post A Clean Slate Approach to Broadcast Regulation appeared...| Truth on the Market
On the docket for this week’s meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on broadcast-ownership rules, which just so happens to arrive amid a profound shift in the industry’s content-distribution model from broadcast to streaming. Streaming services now command nearly half of all U.S. television viewing, while local ... The FCC’s Broadcast-Ownership Review: Will the Agency Open the Door for Comprehensive Reform? The post The FCC’s ...| Truth on the Market
When late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! came back from its temporary “break,” viewers in many markets discovered something odd: Kimmel wasn’t back on their local stations. In markets with ABC affiliates owned by media giants Sinclair and Nexstar, stations skipped the show entirely, substituting their own content instead. This incident highlights a bigger question that ... Your Local News Anchors Might Welcome Their New Corporate Overlords The post Your Local News Anchors Might Welcome...| Truth on the Market
Talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension by ABC following pushback from affiliate stations about comments he made Sept. 15 about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk has been major news. The timing of the decisions by affiliate groups Nexstar and Sinclair to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their programming schedule was noteworthy, in that both came ... Kimmel, Coercion, and the Public Interest Standard: The Problem of Boundless Government Power The post Kimmel, Coercion, and the Public Inter...| Truth on the Market
Witness testimony is how we can resist official testimony about people "resisting arrest." And you can tell how much it matters by the efforts to shut it down.| FAIR
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Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that he is canceling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 after the network| amNewYork
Explore the FTC and FCC's roles, their differences, the regulations they enforce, and how to stay compliant with key marketing regulations.| ActiveProspect
The ouster of comedian Jimmy Kimmel signals a broader crackdown on media. Let’s double down, not back off in response.| Truthout
There are multiple ways into this story, but almost all of the reporting on what’s happened claims that Disney pulled talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s show “indefinitely” over comments that Kimmel mad…| Techdirt
Remembering September 11, 2001, the FirstNet first responder network that allows first responders to communicate should be reauthorized before it expires.| Citizens Against Government Waste
Just weeks after Skydance Media completed its acquisition of Paramount Global, the new company is reportedly preparing a majority cash bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in its entirety, including its cable networks and movie studio. A Skydance-Warner combination could reshape the global entertainment landscape. Backed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison’s substantial family ... Scale or Fail: Why Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros Gambit Makes Economic Sense The post Scale o...| Truth on the Market
State and federal officials gathered in Little Rock on Friday to announce a plan to let prisons and jails use jamming technology to prevent contraband cellphone use.| Arkansas Times
Charter Communications Inc. and Cox Communications Inc.—both providers of cable and broadband—are seeking approval of their proposed merger from the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC). While the prior administration’s enforcement agencies—who often relied on static market-share snapshots to pursue antitrust claims and failed to consider broader market dynamics—might have sued to block this ... Charter/Cox Merger Review and the Rule of Law The...| Truth on the Market
WiFi in schools & other public places; Wi-Fi health effects.| www.saferemr.com
The White House’s assaults on the press corps are part of, and not ancillary to, their direct assaults on Black and brown people.| CounterSpin
Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.| Alberta Farmer Express
Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.| Grainews
On August 13 President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking President Biden's Executive Order 14036 issued in 2021. EO 14036 was styled "Promoting Competition in the American Economy." | The Free State Foundation
As reported in Law360 [subscription required] on August 13, both the Fourth and the Eleventh Circuits issued decisions on the same day affirming lower court actions that had rejected local governments denial of permission to cell tower companies to build out cell tower infrastructure. There continue to be attempts by some municipalities and counties to improperly forestall cell tower projects, hindering the deployment of a robust 5G networks. So these two new appeals court decisions are wel...| The Free State Foundation
You may not know the name James Byrnes! But, for me, he comes to mind. Mr. Byrnes once declared: The nearest approach to immortality on Earth is a government bureau." | The Free State Foundation
'Certainly under this Chairman, it will not be abused,’ FCC's General Counsel vowed.| Broadband Breakfast
FCC Chair’s deregulatory blitz likely to target media ownership, copper decommissioning rules| Broadband Breakfast
Next iteration of ‘Delete’ initiative targets outdated broadcast policies| Broadband Breakfast
The recent enactment of H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), should be a significant boost for the communications industry. Along with reinstating FCC spectrum| Wireless Infrastructure Association
A quarter century ago I published a column in Legal Times titled, "Any Volunteers?" The editors added this subtitle: "The FCC unfairly regulates 'by condition' when it extracts concessions from merging telecom companies."| The Free State Foundation
At today's Commission open meeting, Chairman Brendan Carr's IN RE: DELETE, DELETE, DELETE initiative bore fruit when the agency adopted a Report and Order providing the cable industry with long-overdue relief on the rate regulation front. As long as Section 623 of the Communications Act remains on the books (see below for more on that), the rate a cable operator not facing "effective competition" – essentially a null set, legally speaking, since 2017 –charges for the Basic Service Tier (B...| The Free State Foundation
In the 1930s, staffers at the newly established Federal Communications Commission devised a novel rationale for limiting network power in radio, telephony, and the press. While much has changed since the “age of radio,” the concerns they raised inform the present-day debate over the control that social media platforms exert over public discourse, writes Richard R. John.| ProMarket
News outlets have reported that President Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House with EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on June 12. Although we do not know for certain what was discussed at the White House meeting, it is a supremely safe bet that the conversation included the FCC's current review of EchoStar's compliance with deadlines for reaching wireless facilities construction milestones. Reports indicate the President rightly hopes to prevent a scena...| The Free State Foundation
FSF, Free State Foundation, communications policy, law, Internet, broadband, spectrum, Randolph May, Randolph J. May, Seth Cooper, 5G| freestatefoundation.blogspot.com
The ratio of farmland rental prices to farmland value was similar in 2024 compared to 2023, but renting extended its cash flow advantage over ownership, Farm Credit Canada reported.| Manitoba Co-operator
Kennedy’s unorthodox ideas may get us all killed while media whistle.| FAIR
The Form Component Control (FCC) is not new, but still awesome! I have an older blog where I wrote about the FCC and the meaning for PCFs. Lately I had a special request about a subgrid, and my ans…| Dianamics PCF Lady
A new feature in Farm Credit Canada’s FCC AgExpert software suite aims to help farmers track and manage sustainability metrics more easily.| Grainews
Soil carbon is an imporant thing to track, both emissions and sequestration. Bryan Prystupa, of Farm Credit Canada, spoke about a new tool that aims to give farmers insight into carbon on their farms.| Grainews
The dollar may be in the stratosphere, but few experts are predicting that it will weaken anytime soon. That includes economists with FCC.| Grainews
Seit Jahren tobt der Kampf um Inhaltemoderation und damit die Meinungsfreiheit im Netz. Im Januar übernehmen die Republikaner in den USA die Macht. Dabei macht auch der frisch designierte Chef der Telekom-Aufsicht FCC klar: Online-Anbietern soll die Moderation auf ihren Diensten schwerer gemacht werden.| netzpolitik.org
In advance of Hurricane Milton hitting Florida, and in response to the devastation from Hurricane Helene - SpaceX and T-Mobile have worked with the FCC to push forward the timeline for rolling out beta text| Mobile Internet Resource Center
Take a closer look at the FCC one-to-one consent main requirements, exceptions, best practices, and repercussions of not complying.| ActiveProspect
The International Dark-Sky Association, representing astronomers all over the world, lost its appeal regarding the decision of the Federal Communications Commission to grant SpaceX a license to launch tens of thousands satellites without performing an environmental review. On July 12, 2024, a 3-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled| Environmental Health Trust
A federal appeals court ruling has put the funding mechanism for the nearly 30-year-old E-rate program in legal jeopardy.| Education Week
The agency’s settlement with the prepaid phone provider, which CyberScoop is first to report, is the first ever to specify API protections.| CyberScoop
The FCC has submitted a proposal requiring all carriers in the US to unlock mobile phones within 60 days of activation.| The Mobile Report
At the demand of county or state 911 authorities, service providers will be required to complete upgrades to next-generation 911 infrastructure.| StateScoop
Two developments happened since I posted my Insanely Long Field Guide to the Fox29 license renewal challenge that potentially bear on the challenge. The first is Rupert Murdoch’s retirement announcement. The second is the Administrative Law Judge Decision in the other pending Character Policy case. As discussed below, neither really...Continue reading| Wetmachine
In July, the Media and Democracy Project filed a Petition to Deny the license renewal of Fox29 (WTFX-TV) in Philadelphia. The Petition rests on a particular feature of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadcast licensing law. Every 8 years, a broadcast station must apply to the FCC to renew its broadcast...Continue reading| Wetmachine
There are two types of public events here in DC. Those designed to actually educate people and those designed so that folks can display their talking points like dancing peacocks displaying their tail feathers to attract a mate. The Federal Communications Commission and National Science Foundation had a half-day workshop...Continue reading| Wetmachine
AST SpaceMobile is a leader in developing satellites able to communicate directly with stock cellular phones - promising to eliminate dead zones by building what are essentially orbital cell towers equipped with absolutely massive antennas.| Mobile Internet Resource Center
While American internet speeds rank very high globally, much of the country still doesn't have fiber connections available.| Allconnect
With the 2024 election cycle in full swing in the United States, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked her fellow| Inside Global Tech
The Federal Communications Commission levied nearly $200 million in fines against four telecommunications giants Monday following an agency investigation that concluded the companies had sold location data of customers without their consent.| CyberScoop
U.S. agencies want to secure the Border Gateway Protocol, but experts question whether their approach could worsen security.| CyberScoop
ActiveProspect has you covered with answers to 10 crucial FCC TCPA questions designed to help keep your business compliant.| ActiveProspect
If you are a lead buyer or publisher, stay ahead in the lead-gen game with this comprehensive guide to the FCC lead generation ruling.| ActiveProspect
We sat down with attorney Puja Amin and compliance expert Tammy Glover Fowler to discuss a critical TCPA issue: Revocation of consent.| ActiveProspect
Our expert panel delves into the evolving landscape of call center technology and discusses key strategies for the FCC’s latest TCPA updates.| ActiveProspect
Explore the main questions for marketers to consider when leveraging SMS marketing strategies with attorney Alexandra Krasovec.| ActiveProspect
What are the likely health risks from 5G cellular technology? What are the biologic and health effects of 5G?| www.saferemr.com
Amazon’s head of devices, David Limp, plans to retire as part of a wave of executives that have been leaving Amazon in the last year. Also, next year Alexa and the Amazon Echo will be 10 years old, which prompted us to take a look at the role Alexa and the Amazon Echo have played in the […]| Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis
The new Emergency Broadband program is a hit. The FCC says more than one million people have already enrolled since it was introduced in May.| Obama Phone
We are halfway through 2021 and it seems like a good time to take a look at what steps the FCC should be taking with the ObamaPhone program.| Obama Phone
The new Emergency Broadband Benefit program now offers free unlimited talk, free unlimited text, AND free unlimited data.| Obama Phone
