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Senator urges FCC net neutrality hearings outside Washington

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy on Wednesday called on the Federal Communications Commission to host hearings on its new proposed “net neutrality” rules outside of Washington, not just at its offices in the U.S. capitol. The FCC is working to write new so-called “net neutrality” rules that regulate how Internet service [...]

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U.S. extends deadline for ‘net neutrality’ comments to Sept 15

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it would accept public comments on its proposed new “net neutrality” rules through Sept. 15, giving Americans extra time to weigh in on how they think Internet traffic should be regulated. The FCC has received more than 1 million comments already on new rules for how [...]

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FCC look into treating Internet TV like cable

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By Alina Selyukh - WASHINGTON (Reuters) The Federal Communications Commission is considering a change in how it regulates Internet TV, potentially putting it on the same footing as traditional cable and satellite television, an FCC official familiar with the idea said on Tuesday. If formalized and approved, the change would help Internet TV services, such as [...]

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FCC pauses clock on AT&T-DirectTV, Comcast-TWC merger reviews

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday paused its informal “shot clock” deadline on the reviews of the proposed mergers of AT&T Inc and DirecTV, and of Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc over the issue of confidential programming agreements. The FCC, which will determine whether the deals are in the public [...]

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Obama pressures FCC for strong net neutrality rules

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By Alina Selyukh - WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday pressured the federal communications regulator to toughen its planned Internet traffic rules (aka, net neutrality), saying higher-fee “fast lanes” should be banned and Internet providers should be overseen more like public utilities are. Obama’s detailed position on the issue of “net neutrality,” a platform [...]

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BREAKING: Comcast May Have Abandoned Time Warner Acquisition

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$45 Billion Dollar Deal Hit Skids After FCC Report By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Like a tumbling house of cards, there’s breaking news that Comcast has decided to abandon its $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable, sparking what could be considered by some a victory for consumers of both cable and internet content. The decision [...]

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