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01/22/2020
Dems Join Franchise Fee Fracas
Unhappy with the FCC’s August ruling that in-kind services count towards a 5% cap on cable operators’ franchise fees, Democratic senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) have introduced the Protecting Community Television Act.
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12/11/2019
Return of the Spirit of Net Neutrality
Like the Ghost of Christmas Past, net neutrality haunted Capitol Hill Tuesday on the two-year anniversary of the FCC’s decision to repeal 2015 rules regulating ISPs under Title II.
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12/03/2019
Save the T-Band
FCC chmn Ajit Pai on Monday called on Congress to repeal the mandate to auction T-Band spectrum, which is used by public safety licensees.
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11/27/2019
Democratic Senators Up Online Protections with COPRA Introduction
Senate Commerce ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) along with sens Brian Schatz (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ed Markey (D-MA) announced privacy legislation establishing privacy rights and improvements to data security safeguards for online shoppers.
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11/01/2019
Senators Want Justice for Orphan Counties
Sens Ed Markey (D-MA), Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to Senate Commerce chmn Roger Wicker (R-MS) and ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) urging them to focus on finding solutions for their states’ residents that lack access to local coverage on broadcast television.
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10/28/2019
FCC Approves Charter’s Effective Competition Petition
It was a good day in DC for Charter, who saw its petition claiming that DirecTV Now offers effective competition in Massachusetts and Hawaii approved at the FCC’s open meeting Friday.