FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for May 2018 Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the May Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2018.
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Friday, April 20, 2018
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Remarks of FCC Commissioner O'Rielly Before the American Enterprise Institute
[Speech] Over the last three-plus years, the Commission has rightly focused its time and energy to ensure that next-generation, or 5G, networks come to fruition. Why is this so important? It’s about a global race to be the first among many competing nations to 5G.
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Facebook removes 1.5 billion users from protection of EU privacy law
In anticipation of the EU's new GDPR rule, Facebook limits its legal umbrella.
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DC Court Is Hearing Challenge to FCC UHF Discount Decision
Decision could impact Sinclair-Tribune Deal
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In Court, AT&T Chief Attacks Lawsuit to Block Time Warner Merger
AT&T’s chief executive, Randall Stephenson, attacked the Justice Department’s lawsuit to block its merger with Time Warner, saying that a combined company would be no different from the Silicon Valley giants that make and distribute video content.
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Don’t Stop Believin’: Antitrust Enforcement in the Digital Era
[Speech] Delrahim suggested that tech platforms should be scrutinized for their use of consumer data.
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Once deemed ‘unsafe’ by Facebook, Diamond and Silk are now coming to Capitol Hill
Republican Reps have invited “Diamond” and “Silk,” two conservative video bloggers who were deemed “unsafe” by Facebook after becoming online sensations, to testify April 26 about allegations of conservative bias online.
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FCC Freezes C-Band
Will collect info on who is where, with eye toward sharing.
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Regulatory Fears Helped Sway Fox Toward Disney Deal
Fox nixed Comcast offer because of antitrust concerns, lack of termination fee.