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MSNBC Slaps Tape Delay on Scarborough

Parenting groups applaud response to Morning Joe's F-bomb

Nov 12, 08 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - MSNBC is putting a 7-second muzzle on Joe Scarborough, after the Morning Joe host accidentally uttered the F-word during Monday’s show. Though cable networks are immune from FCC decency rules, MSNBC confirmed that it was instituting the delay to prevent a repeat incident and noted it had done... More »

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FCC • MSNBC • Jane Fonda • profanity • Tiki Barber • Joe Scarborough

OPINION

Scarborough Slips F-Word Into Morning Joe

Host has crusaded against TV profanity

Nov 10, 08 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - MSNBC host Joe Scarborough dropped what he calls an F-bomb on Morning Joe today, letting the profanity slip when describing Rahm Emanuel's hard-charging style as “flipping people off and screaming F-you at the top of their lungs.” Which might be inconsequential, writes Glenn Greenwald for Salon, except that... More »

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FCC • MSNBC • Janet Jackson • profanity • wardrobe malfunction • Joe Scarborough

FCC Gives 'White Spaces' to Wireless

Decision to open spectrum a big victory for Google, tech giants

Nov 5, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The FCC has voted to open up an unused chunk of TV airwaves for the delivery of wireless broadband services, Bloomberg reports. The ruling is a huge victory for Google and other technology giants, who backed the measure against fierce opposition from broadcasters. The tech firms say the plan will... More »

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Google • FCC • airwaves • white space • WiFi • unused spectrum • TV 'white space'

Dolly Gives Google Static in Airwaves Feud

FCC to decide today who gets rights to 'white spaces'

Nov 4, 08 7:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Singer Dolly Parton has added her powerful country-music lungs to a battle against Google over an unused chunk of radio spectrum that will be settled by an FCC vote today, the New York Times reports. Tech companies have been pushing for the spectrum to be opened up for public use,... More »

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Google • FCC • airwaves • WiFi • telecommunications • Dolly Parton • unused spectrum • TV 'white space'

 Supremes Won't 
 Air Dirty Laundry 

Court will delay release of tapes of arguments in indecency case

Nov 3, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Election Day is likely to inspire swearing in some places and sure to see off-color language in one unlikely locale: the Supreme Court. But the American public will have to wait until next summer to hear tomorrow's oral arguments in a landmark indecency case, FCC vs. Fox, the Justices... More »

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FCC • Bono • profanity • Fox • obscenity • Wyeth • US Supreme Court • C-SPAN • Diana Levine

 The Boss 
 Will Rock 
 Super Bowl 

Springsteen to perform at halftime

Sep 29, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another Super Bowl, another rock superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1, reports the AP. Since 2004's debacle, the big game's halftime performers have been oldies but goodies—the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney,... More »

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NFL • FCC • Super Bowl • Janet Jackson • Bruce Springsteen • wardrobe malfunction

Google Keeps Up Battle
for Open-Access Cells

Phone operators balk at plans to loosen mobile networks

Sep 27, 08 8:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google renewed its battle for open cell phone networks this week by filing for a new patent, CNET reports. The search giant filed to free smartphones from network-carrier agreements so users can tap into whatever connection is strongest and most affordable. But carriers mostly resist the notion, saying tight networks... More »

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Google • FCC • wireless • Verizon • auction • WiFi • AT&T • open access

Comcast Caps Internet Use, Says 99%
Won't Notice

250 GB-limit intended
to improve web quality

Aug 29, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comcast subscribers will soon have their Internet usage capped, Reuters reports. From Oct. 1, the nation’s largest cable operator will limit monthly residential data use to 250 gigabytes to improve the quality of Internet delivery. The company says up to 99% of its subscribers will be unaffected by the... More »

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Internet • Comcast • FCC • broadband Internet • Time Warner Cable • peer-to-peer

Comcast to Put Brakes on Bandwidth Hogs

ISP decides to slow down users rather than P2P programs after FCC scolding

Aug 21, 08 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Comcast plans to reduce Internet connection speeds for heavy users, Bloomberg reports. The company's "FairShare" system will slow users down for 10 to 20 minutes during peak periods. Comcast was recently scolded by the FCC for improperly blocking file-sharing programs like BitTorrent in an effort to manage Web traffic.... More »

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Comcast • FCC • P2P • Internet service providers • bandwidth usage • web traffic • Internet access • bandwidth

Google Readies for Spectrum Showdown

As TV goes digital, tech giants, broadcasters vie for unused space

Aug 19, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google has launched an aggressive campaign to free up the soon-to-be-emptied "white spaces" of the TV spectrum for Internet devices and broadband access, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The spaces will open up when TV switches entirely to digital in February. Google and other tech giants are hotly... More »

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Google • FCC • airwaves • broadcasting • digital television • unused spectrum

Opinion

FCC Member: Leave the Internet Alone

Engineers, not politicians, should solve tech problems

Jul 28, 08 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest crisis for the internet is the gridlock caused by bandwidth-clogging P2P software. But don’t worry, says FCC commissioner Robert McDowell. This has happened before. As far back as 1987, engineers have been solving the net’s bandwidth problems. It’s been a triumph of anti-regulation, and there’... More »

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Internet • FCC • net neutrality • regulation • P2P • bandwidth

FCC Approves Satellite Radio Merger

3-2 vote OKs $3.3B Sirius buyout of XM, ends 16-month drama

Jul 25, 08 8:21 PM CDT
(AP) - Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the United States' only two satellite radio operators today, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean 18 million-plus subscribers will be... More »

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Sirius • FCC • mergers and acquisitions • XM Satellite Radio • Federal Communications Commission

 Court Tosses Super Bowl Fine 

Federal panel says FCC acted capriciously with $550K penalty

Jul 21, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today threw out the FCC $550,000 fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s infamous 2004 “wardrobe malfunction.” The decency watchdogs were found to have acted arbitrarily in changing their policy of not punishing fleeting nudity, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The court separately said... More »

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television • FCC • nudity • indecency • Janet Jackson • Justin Timberlake • wardrobe malfunction

New Releases at Home?
But There's A Catch

Hollywood wants permission to block video to some TV hardware

Jun 12, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is asking the government to let it control what movies HDTV watchers can see based on what hardware they’re using. Studios don’t want pre-DVD releases going over analog cables, where they can be illegally copied. In return, they’re offering to release new movies in HD on... More »

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television • Hollywood • FCC • piracy • movies

TV Switch Will Catch Some Off-Guard, No Matter What

70M sets could be affected in digital move; half of owners won't know what to do

Jun 11, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Roughly half of Americans who still own analog TVs aren’t ready for February's switch to digital broadcasting, a government report concludes. Consumers are confused about what to do, and will go dark if they fail to buy a converter box, buy a digital TV or sign up for satellite... More »

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FCC • GAO • digital television

Studios Want to Keep
Certain Movies Off Your DVR

Blocking the copying of hi-def films before DVD release is tradeoff for fast-tracking to TV

Jun 9, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is pressing the Federal Communications to allow studios to block digital video recorders from copying high-definition films before they're released to DVD, Ars Technica reports. In return, the studios promise to shorten the time it takes movies to get from theater to home TVs. The feds would need to... More »

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FCC • MPAA • DVR • freedom of speech

FCC to Examine Cancellation Fees for Cable, Phone, Web

Agency responding to consumer complaints

May 31, 08 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FCC says next month’s hearing on cell phone cancellation fees may also include similar charges leveled by cable and Internet providers. Chairman Kevin Martin hopes the hearing will ease consumer tension over the fees, which were among cell phone users’ five most common complaints last year, the More »

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FCC • Verizon • cell phone industry • Sprint • Kevin Martin • fees • AT&T • T-Mobile

Free Broadband Could Be Part of Feds' Auction Plan

FCC head considers plan that could have 95% of US covered in 10 years

May 29, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Communication Commission wants you to have free Internet, the Wall Street Journal reports, and it's considering a plan to auction airwaves with the requirement that the winner offer Wi-fi free to most of the US. The free access would come with its own strings for users, though, in... More »

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FCC • free • WiFi • spectrum auction • Internet access • bandwidth

Google Guru Prods FCC
Over Wi-Fi

"White space" would increase wireless Internet access

May 23, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google co-founder Larry Page urged Congress and the FCC this week to open up access to unused television airwaves to broaden the reach of wireless Internet. Page asserted that the unused waves, called "white space," would increase Wi-Fi range in rural areas and help provide Internet capability to... More »

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Google • Internet • Larry Page • FCC • wireless • airwaves • white space • WiFi • Federal Communications Commission

FCC Tries Again With Unsold Spectrum

Officials will take public comment before issuing revised plan

May 15, 08 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Communications Commission will try again to sell broadband spectrum space intended to include a national network for emergency workers, Ars Technica reports.The D Block failed to garner the required minimum bid from commercial interests during a recent auction after negotiations became bogged down. Said one commissioner: "... More »

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FCC • spectrum auction • emergency responders • bandwidth

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