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"Trump Transaction Tax": Skydance's FCC Saga Raises Fears That It's The Template For Future Media Merger Reviews
Hours after announcing the approval of Skydance’s merger with Paramount, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr touted the company’s ...
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FCC regains ability to auction off spectrum after more than two years
This initial authority for the FCC was set to expire on September 30, 1998, but was extended by Congress, and has been ...
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FCC Clears 11 “Outdated and Useless Rules”
A packed room and a busy agenda of items on the docket set the stage for the FCC’s July open meeting, where six different ...
Trump and Congress finalize law that could hurt your Wi-Fi
The Federal Communications Commission has regained its authority to hold spectrum auctions and could use that power to take ...
The FCC's Paramount/Skydance Decision Aims To Reshape Broadcast Journalism by Bureaucratic Fiat
Chairman Brendan Carr thinks his agency should strive to ensure that news coverage is fair and balanced—a role precluded by ...
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US Congress allows FCC's spectrum authority to lapse for first time
The US Senate has allowed the spectrum auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to lapse for the first time ever. A bill that would have extended the regulator’s ...
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FCC’s Ability To Conduct Spectrum Auctions Still on Hold
Congress may look to exert more control over the broader auction authority of the FCC, Flick believes. “Perhaps in the future, if there is ever an auction of FM spectrum the FCC might need to ...