Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

• High court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes

  The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell ... 

• New efforts to curb cellphone theft

  Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless ... 

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  Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods

  President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance ... 

• Federal government reviewing prison phone charges

  The Congressional Black Caucus pressed the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and ... 

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  FCC Chairman Genachowski to step down

  The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday announced that he's stepping down in the "coming weeks," after ... 

• Report: FCC Chair Genachowski to step down

  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski (jen-uh-KOW'-skee) is reportedly set to announce Friday that he will step down. 

• FCC approves T-Mobile-MetroPCS deal

  The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications Inc., the No. 4 and No. 5 cellphone ... 

• Hackers use alert system for zombie warnings

  Warnings about the zombie apocalypse may seem pretty amusing, but officials say they're dead serious about figuring out who hacked into the nation's ... 

• Phone cos. to relay 911 texts by May 2014

  The Federal Communications Commission says the nation's four largest wireless carriers have agreed to relay text messages to text-enabled 911 call ... 

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  Court rejects Verizon challenge to roaming rule

  A federal appeals court has rejected a Verizon challenge to a Federal Communications Commission rule aimed at increasing competition in wireless ...