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Media Ownership

Will Minority and Female Ownership Play a Role in Prometheus Radio Media Ownership Case?

January 26, 2021—A panel of legal experts disagreed about whether the Federal Communications Commission considers maintaining minority and female ownership of broadcast stations to be a serious public interest concern, during a Federalist Society webinar on Monday. On January 19, the U.S. Supreme Co

Spectrum

Thomas Hazlett, Former FCC Chief Economist, Seeks to Understand the Law and Economics of Media Regulation

August 25, 2020 — Thomas Hazlett, an American economist whose research focuses heavily on regulatory measures within the communications sector, was researching cable television when his interest was peaked on broadcasters’ use of the airwaves. Hazlett, who had earned his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA

Spectrum

Spectrum Bill Recap: Now on to the Auction

WASHINGTON March 8th, 2012 – Last month Congress passed one of the more important pieces of legislation regarding the future of wireless access and innovation in our country. The bi partisan legislation has already garnered support from many of the stakeholders and parties involved. Given that we ha

Expert Opinion

Fox Vs Time Warner Cable: More Revenues for Fox-Higher Rates for Consumers

Two giants in the telecommunications industry battle publicly over Retransmission Consent. Both Fox and Time Warner Cable have let cooler heads prevail in their war over money to be doled out in fees to Fox by extending their negotiations beyond the Dec 31, 2009 deadline. At issue, the Fox owned bro

Wireless

Lawmaker Wants More Spectrum For Wireless Broadband

WASHINGTON, December 4, 2009 – The United States must act soon to meet the increasing demand for more spectrum, a key lawmaker said on Friday. “Our nation is on the verge of a wireless spectrum shortage,” said Sen. John Ensign, R-N.V. “As evidenced by the tremendous success of smart phones, demand

Recovery Act

Telecom and Transportation Should Be Focus of Infrastructure Investments, Says Think Tank

WASHINGTON, July 28 – By combining better public information, market mechanisms and smarter systems of subsidization, the government can play a positive role in funding infrastructure investments in telecommunications, according to three reports released Friday by the Brookings Institution.

Wireless

FCC Begins Field Tests of 'White Space' Prototypes, Motorola Passes 'Without a Hitch'

ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND, July 16 – The FCC on Wednesday began field testing wireless internet devices that transmit signals over broadcast television frequencies by examining the reliability of prototypes designed by Motorola and Philips Electronics at a state park here.

Broadband's Impact

Dan Rather Slams Press as 'Spineless' at Media Reform Conference

Media consolidation has led the American media to become spineless and insipid because they no longer believe that the media are organs of the public trust, said former CBS News anchor Dan Rather.