Gloria Macías Harrison, vice president of the San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees, Chancellor Bruce Baron, KVCR-TV Program Manager Ben Holland, KVCR-FM Program Manager Rick Dulock, and KVCR-TV Director of Television Lillian Vasquez, watch the afternoon feeds in the KVCR-TV control room Monday. The district, which runs the station, announced Monday that it will be trading in the television station’s FM frequency in exchange for an expected $157 million in a Federal Communications Commission auction.
Category: Federal Communications Commission
No AT&T-Time Warner merger review expected
The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission does not expect to review AT&T Inc’s planned $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc , a spokesman for the agency said on Monday. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai had told the Wall Street Journal in an interview on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that he did not foresee a role for the FCC on the takeover and his comments were confirmed to Reuters by FCC spokesman Neil Grace.
News Corner March 1, 2017
Tech company TVSquared raises $6.5 million. Calum Smeaton, TVSquared’s CEO and founder, says, “Global TV advertising is continuing to grow at an astounding rate because TV is the most effective marketing channel.
Overnight Tech: Dems fire back on net neutrality, internet privacy |…
DEM FCC COMMISH VOWS TO FIGHT FOR NET NEUTRALITY: The lone Democratic commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission joined with activists on Capitol Hill Monday to commemorate the anniversary of the agency’s landmark net neutrality rules and vowed to fight to defend them. “Now it is time for us to once again roll up our sleeves and fight for the protections embodied in the Open Internet Order, that are designed to ensure that the internet remains an open platform, that enables free speech, freedom of expression and the ability for innovation to flourish,” said Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, speaking alongside representatives from civil rights groups and advocates of net neutrality.
New FCC Chairman Plans To Block Privacy Regulations
The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman wants to block a rule approved by his predecessor requiring Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon adhere to new privacy standards.
AT&T-Time Warner deal may have easier path to approval
AT&T’s $85 billion purchase of Time Warner may be getting an easier path to approval after the chief telecommunications regulator says it isn’t likely to review the deal. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is telling The Wall Street Journal that the agency likely won’t be involved because of changes in the deal’s structure.
Rally Marks Anniversary of Net Neutrality Rule as New FCC Chair Puts It in Crosshairs
Proponents of an open internet are holding a rally on Monday to mark the two-year anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission vote that enshrined net neutrality protections that the new Trump administration has already begun eroding. The 3pm event in Washington, D.C is backed by the Color of Change, National Hispanic Media Coalition, Center for Media Justice, and Free Press, and will feature the FCC’s only Democratic commissioner, Mignon Clyburn.
The Internet Is an Amazing Less Government Success Story
Nothing in the history of humanity has grown bigger, faster or better than the World Wide Web. In just about a quarter century, it has become an economic and political force of nigh immeasurable impact.
FCC Chairman Doesn’t Expect to Review AT&T-Time Warner
The new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday he didn’t expect the agency to have a role in reviewing AT&T Inc.’s $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc. In an interview at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ajit Pai said he understood the companies have structured the deal so that no airwave licenses would be…
Week ahead: Net neutrality supporters rally on rule’s second anniversary
The fight over net neutrality is heating up as the landmark internet rules hit their two-year anniversary on Sunday. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has already begun chipping away at net neutrality, which requires internet service providers to treat all web traffic the same.
Rules force Internet providers to protect the data they have on you;…
Federal regulators on Monday will move to stop certain privacy regulations from going into effect that were designed to safeguard consumers’ personal information from hackers and criminals, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The stay by the Federal Communications Commission will release broadband companies such as Verizon, Comcast and AT&T from previously approved rules requiring them to adopt “reasonable” security measures protecting Social Security numbers, Web browsing history and other information belonging to their customers.
Hastings City Council Addressing Novak Study Concerns
As per Federal Communications Commission Regulations following is certified: Platte River Radio Inc. does not discriminate in the sale of commercial time, and will not accept advertising which, in its sole opinion, is purchased with intent to discriminate unlawfully on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity. The advertiser hereby certifies that its purchase of commercial time is not made for an unlawful discriminatory purpose, including specifically that it is not based upon a decision to place advertising on a station on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity.
Dinner and a Movie Planned at Hastings Salvation Army
As per Federal Communications Commission Regulations following is certified: Platte River Radio Inc. does not discriminate in the sale of commercial time, and will not accept advertising which, in its sole opinion, is purchased with intent to discriminate unlawfully on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity. The advertiser hereby certifies that its purchase of commercial time is not made for an unlawful discriminatory purpose, including specifically that it is not based upon a decision to place advertising on a station on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity.
Internet privacy rules headed for showdown
In a showdown over Internet privacy, the newly conservative Federal Communications Commission and the Republican-led Congress are trying to block tough Obama administration rules that limit how broadband Internet providers use their customers’ personal information. At stake is the way Internet service providers such as Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc. use and store the sensitive data they collect, including customers’ locations, their financial information, Social Security numbers, and Internet browsing habits.
Think the Internet Is Polarized? Just Look at the FCC These Days
Earlier this month, in a classic late Friday afternoon news dump, the Federal Communications Commission announced a rollback of two key decisions made during the Obama administration. In another era, few besides policy wonks and internet activists would have noticed such a thing.
Trump’s FCC wants to let your cable company sell your data, because who cares about privacy?
Under President Donald Trump, it seems like every department in the executive branch is racing to see who can undo regulations the fastest. And at the FCC? That means negotiating with cable companies about your data.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai plans to halt rule that would require ISPs to…
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai plans to halt rule that would require ISPs to protect the security of their customers’ personal information – FCC chair plans to halt security rule and set up vote to kill privacy regime. – The Federal Communications Commission plans to halt implementation
The FCC just rolled back some of its privacy rules, reversing previous positions
While previous FCC rules sought to protect consumers from ISPs, the new administration doesn’t seem to agree with these guidelines The FCC is under new leadership, and it’s looking to scale back some of the privacy regulations of the previous administration. On Friday, the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission asked the organization to delay a set of the privacy rules that was initially slated to take effect next week.
Why the FCC delayed new privacy regulations for AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast
By stepping back from Obama-era privacy rules, the Trump Administration’s FCC has made another decision that’s likely to benefit internet service providers, but not internet users. Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler testify at a House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s FY2016 budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington March 24, 2015.
Time Warner to Sell TV Station Amid AT&T Merger
“Time Warner Inc. agreed to sell its Atlanta television station to Meredith Corp. for $70 million,” confirms the Wall Street Journal , “removing a significant factor that could have prompted the Federal Communications Commission to review Time Warner’s $85 billion sale to AT&T Inc.” New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has yet to say whether he plans to have the agency review AT&T’s mega-purchase. As of press time, he has also declined to remark on what impact the Atlanta station sale might have on any possible FCC review.
Net Neutrality: Tech’s Next Big Fight?
We just wanted to let you know that our site content is, of course, available to you absolutely free of charge. Our ads are the only way we have to be able to bring you the latest high-quality content, which is written by professional journalists, with the help of editors, graphic designers, and our site production and I.T. staff, as well as many other talented people who work around the clock for this site.
Just what is LTE-U? And can it coexist peacefully with WiFi?
This spring, cellphone carriers such as T-Mobile plan to start supporting a new kind of mobile data. Known as LTE-U, the technology may result in a faster, smoother mobile experience.
FCC chair to block stricter broadband data privacy rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will block some Obama administration rules that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers such as AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc. Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler testify at a House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s FY2016 budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington March 24, 2015.
FCC head puts the brakes on new ISP privacy rules
In the latest chip at net neutrality , Federal Communications Commission has Chairman Ajit Pai has moved to put a halt to a set of privacy rules designed to shield customers’ personal data from internet service providers. The rules were approved by the FCC under former Chairman Tom Wheeler back in October and would have required an ISP to ask for a user’s explicit permission before collecting data on browsing habits, app usage and location or financial information.
It looks like the FCC wants to roll back rules that’d force…
Federal Communications Commission boss Ajit Pai is pushing to halt part of an Obama-era set of privacy rules that would require internet service providers to get explicit consent before they share consumers’ browsing data and other personal information with advertisers. Some background: Those rules were approved this past October under previous FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, who stepped down once President Trump took office .
FCC Chairman Goes After His Predecessor’s Internet Privacy Rules
The newly appointed Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is moving to scale back the implementation of sweeping privacy rules for Internet providers passed last year. Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday asked the FCC to hit pause on the rollout of one part of those rules that was scheduled to go into effect next week.
FCC chairman delays implementation of internet privacy rules – CNET
Chairman Pai has asked his fellow commissioners to vote to delay implementing part of the FCC’s new privacy rules as it considers petitions that challenge the regulation. The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman Ajit Pai is hitting the pause button on internet privacy regulations put in place during the Obama administration, which wireless and broadband companies have complained are unfair.
FCC chairman delays implementation of internet privacy rules – CNET
Chairman Pai has asked his fellow commissioners to vote to delay implementing part of the FCC’s new privacy rules as it considers petitions that challenge the regulation. The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman Ajit Pai is hitting the pause button on internet privacy regulations put in place during the Obama administration, which wireless and broadband companies have complained are unfair.
Regulatory scrutiny may put firms without adviser text messaging policies at risk
Last December, State Farm became the most recent company to settle a multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Federal Communications Commission’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act . This follows a massive settlement by Wells Fargo in the summer of 2016 for various alleged TCPA violations for its mortgage loan practices.
FCC chair to block implementation of stricter broadband privacy rules
The new U.S. Federal Communications Commission chief will move to block broadband privacy rules, approved by the Obama administration, that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers like AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Corp. The spokesman for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Pai believes all companies in the “online space should be subject to the same rules, and the federal government should not favor one set of companies over another.” Pai plans by March 2 to delay the implementation of the rules which subject companies to stricter oversight than websites under Federal Trade Commission rules, the spokesman said.
What is Porting and What Does It Mean for Your Small Business Phone?
As a small business, continuity is a challenge when you move to a new location . While the physical move will displace some of your customers until they get used to the new location, your phone number can come along with you, meaning you don’t have to get a new one.
Herbert Hoover’s Radio Malware Turns 90
On February 23, 1927, Babe Ruth had still to hit 60 home runs in a season. Yet President Calvin Coolidge would that day sign a bill that would establish how radio spectrum-the “economic oxygen” of the emerging information age-would still be governed 90 years later.
ISPs who don’t want competition get good news from FCC chair
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to eliminate a requirement that Charter Communications compete against other ISPs with new broadband deployments spurred by its purchase of Time Warner Cable. The FCC’s approval of the merger last year required Charter to deploy broadband with download speeds of 60Mbps to at least 2 million residential and small business locations, of which at least 1 million must be in areas served by at least one other high-speed provider.
FCC rolls back net neutrality ISP transparency rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to roll back some net neutrality regulations that require broadband providers to inform customers about their network management practices. The Republican-controlled FCC on Thursday suspended the net neutrality transparency requirements for broadband providers with fewer than 250,000 subscribers.
FCC’s Rural Broadband Plan is Digital Favoritism, not Digital Empowerment, WISPA says
“Today’s decision is a squandered opportunity for the American taxpayer and rural Americans. This plan is digital favoritism, not digital empowerment.”
Regulating without regulation – How the FCC sidesteps the First Amendment
Traditionally, media in the United States – from film and television studios to newspapers to book publishers – require no government license to remain in business. Yet, as the pending AT&T-Time Warner merger reveals, owning assets that are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission can come at a heavy cost.
Samsung rivals to set the tone at Mobile World Congress
Samsung rivals to set the tone at Mobile World Congress Samsung’s decision to hold off launching the next Galaxy phone clears the way for others. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mdQa1e A woman reacts as she uses a new Samsung Gear 360, a 360-degree camera, at the Mobile World Congress.
FCC proposes ATSC 3.0 next-gen TV standard
Suggesting that a move to upgraded technology would foster innovation in the broadcast TV marketplace, the Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on a proposal that would allow television broadcasters in the US to use the ATSC 3.0 ‘Next Generation’ broadcast television transmission standard on a voluntary, market-driven basis. According to the FCC, ATSC 3.0 has the potential to greatly improve broadcast signal reception on mobile devices and television receivers without outdoor antennas.
Ajit Pai adopts a ‘light touch’ leading Trump’s FCC
The head of the Federal Communications Commission wants to embrace a “light touch” approach to regulation under his leadership and the new administration. “Light touch regulation means that we create broad regulatory frameworks that can protect consumers to ensure an overall competitive marketplace,” FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” last week.
The new FCC boss has taken his latest shot at today’s open-internet laws
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted along party lines to exempt more internet service providers from an enhanced transparency rule that requires them to fully inform customers on any promotional rates, extra fees, and data cap and throttling policies they may apply. The rule was initially enacted as part of the 2015 Open Internet Order, which more famously set in place the net-neutrality rules that prevent ISPs from giving preferential treatment to certain internet services.