The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the primary government agency tasked with overseeing the massive American telecom industry -- anda report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) claims that the FCC is not doing as good a job as it should of protecting consumers.
According to the GAO's survey, "most wireless consumers with problems would not complain to FCC and many do not know where they could complain...without knowing to complain to FCC or what outcome... Read Full Story
Hindus have filed a formal complaint with United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against the Fox News remarks regarding India's Ganges river (considered holy by Hindus), which Hindus found denigrating and ridiculing. Read Full Story
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
December 3, 2009 Mark Wigfield: (202) 418-0253
Email: mark.wigfield@fcc.gov
FCC ANNOUNCES NEW DATE & TIME FOR MEMPHIS FIELD HEARING
ON DIGITAL INCLUSION
WHAT: FCC Field Hearing on Digital Inclusion
NEW DATE/TIME: Monday December 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: National Civil Rights Museum, Rose Room
450 Mulberry Street
Memphis, TN 38103
ONLINE: http://www.fcc.gov/live/
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US government regulators agreed on Thursday to begin drafting rules that would require Internet service providers (ISPs) to treat all Web traffic equally. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski and two other Democrats voted in favor of crafting rules on "network neutrality" -- the principle that ISPs provide the same speed and level of service to all Web users, regardless of size. The new rules would prevent ISPs, for example, from blocking or slowing bandwidth... Read Full Story
PC World – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was chastised this week in a Government Accounting Office (GAO) report highlighting problems in the wireless industry and criticizing the FCC for failing to provide sufficient oversight
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Wednesday it restricts calls to less than 100 U.S. telephone numbers with its Google Voice service, responding to a query from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Google Voice has been surrounded in controversy since its launch in March. Google has said that Apple Inc rejected the Voice application for the iPhone, while Apple has maintained it is still studying the software. In addition AT&T Inc complained to the FCC that the service was... Read Full Story
Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T Inc. that Google Inc.'s free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees. The Federal Communications Commission on Friday sent a letter to Google requesting information about its Voice service, which lets people sign up for one number that can route incoming calls to cell, office or home phones. The service also lets users place calls, including... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives called on the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Google Inc's ability to block calls to rural telephone exchanges. Google's Voice service is at the heart of a dispute between the world's largest Internet search company and Apple Inc over why Google's voice application is not available on the popular iPhone. AT&T Inc, the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the United States, has... Read Full Story
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The Money TimesVerizon's Going to Have to Answer to the FCC (and Customers)PC WorldThe carrier is being questioned by the regulatory agency about its fees, and so far it has supplied a non-answer. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent a letter to Verizon demanding answers about why it... Read Full Story
The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to outline rules on Monday requiring Internet providers to respect "net neutrality," the principle that all Web traffic should be treated equally. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski is to make a speech at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, on Monday during which he will "affirm his support for a free and open Internet," the FCC said. The regulatory body did not provide any further details about... Read Full Story
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