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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created by Congressional statute (see and ), and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President.

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  1. FCC OKs AT&T, T-Mobile Spectrum Transfer

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved a transfer of spectrum licenses from AT&T (NYSE:T) to T-Mobile USA, part of an agreement the two co...

  2. Verizon Results Suggest Wireless Growth May Slow

    Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) added significantly fewer wireless customers under contract in the first quarter, portending a slowdown in industry growth following...

  3. Verizon 1Q Profit Climbs on New Subscribers

    Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) revealed on Thursday a 17% increase in first-quarter profit that edged ahead of Wall Street expectations, as subscriber additions he...

  4. Verizon Offers Asset Sale for Approval on Cable Airwave Buy

    Verizon Wireless offered to sell some of its assets in exchange for regulatory approval of a $3.9 billion purchase of a block of wireless airwaves from a group of ca...

  5. Video Site Hulu Plans to Increase Spending on Content by 67%

    Television streaming service Hulu will ramp up its spending to create and acquire content by $500 million this year, a 67% increase, Chief Executive Jason Kilar said...

  6. FCC: Google Deliberately Held Up Our Investigation

    Google Inc (NYSE:GOOG) has been fined $25,000 for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search leader's data collection for its Street View project, which allow...

  7. DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Tribune Co.

    DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV) has asked the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in a dispute with Tribune Co. that has blacked out local stations for more than...

  8. DOJ Sues AT&T, Alleging Improper Billing Of Services For Hearing-Impaired

    The Justice Department said Thursday it has sued AT&T Inc. (T) on allegations the telecommunications giant improperly billed the Federal Communications Commission fo...

  9. FCC Proposal Could Help Dish Wireless Plan

    U.S. communications regulators proposed on Wednesday a more flexible use of satellite airwaves that could help Dish Network Corp launch a wireless cellular network.T...

  10. Sprint Kills LightSquared Network Deal

    Sprint (NYSE:S) has terminated its planned 15-year 4G network agreement with broadband company LightSquared, citing unresolved interference issues related to its net...

  11. Report Details 21 Legal Violations by Administration

    Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on a report on 21 incidents in which the Administration is accused of violating the law.

  12. FCC Warns: Cell Phone Jammers Are Illegal

    The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sent a strong message to commuters who use cell phone jammers to create quiet zones on subway cars, buses and other ...

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  3. Dish Network Adds More Subscribers Than Expected in 1Q

    Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH), the second-largest satellite TV company behind DirecTV, added more subscribers than expected in the first quarter after holding the ...

  4. Mobile Industry Faces Spectrum, Deal Paralysis

    Complaints about the shortage of wireless frequencies and a need for U.S. mobile carriers to consolidate will dominate the industry's largest annual gathering next w...

  5. LightSquared's Falcone Agrees to Step Aside

    Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone agreed to step aside eventually as the public face of his LightSquared Inc. venture, a concession that may keep the wireless-teleco...

  6. Google to Pay $25,000 Fine to FCC

    Google Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission for allegedly impeding the agency's investigation into whether the comp...

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    Six Freebies They Now Want You to Pay ForMore and more, our free society is turning into a fee society.Many services and goods that were once freebies now cost money...

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