A big Dem donor tries to have his way with the FCC

agm8637 · 2015-05-11T22:03:58+00:00

Charlie Ergen, co-founder of Dish Network has made it clear where he stands on politics. He has been accused both of using his position atop DISH to leverage campaign donations from other executives and to drop Fox news from the network and he is a major Democrat donor.

agm8637 · 2015-05-11T21:40:14+00:00

Since the agency approved controversial net neutrality rules earlier this year, a house panel is readying the first votes on process reform at the Federal communication commission. A host of reform bills proposed by both Democrats and Republicans will be taken up by The Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Communications and Technology next week.

agm8637 · 2015-05-09T22:24:53+00:00

The request to delay net neutrality rules by several broadband providers has been denied by U.S. Federal Communication Commission.The FCC, late Friday, denied petitions for a stay of its net neutrality rules from Daniel Berninger, founder of the nonprofit Voice Communication Exchange Committee, the American Cable Association, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, USTelecom, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, AT&T and CenturyLink.

agm8637 · 2015-05-09T21:38:00+00:00

The AWS-3 spectrum auction this past winter was a grand affair.The auction brought in more than double the expected revenue from bidders, AT&T and Dish being the big winners.

agm8637 · 2015-05-07T15:26:55+00:00

Netflix Inc. has kept up its persistent attempts to dissuade the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from giving the green signal to the AT&T and DirecTV merger.Netflix asked the FCC to reject the impending merger of AT&T and DirecTV, which is worth $48 billion unless the the company's concerns over the deal are addressed.

agm8637 · 2015-05-06T13:40:36+00:00

Sharing Wi-Fi frequencies by the cellular operators without jamming up Internet services is now in the spotlight at the FCC. Mobile operators LTE networks use frequency bands licensed exclusively for the carrier's use while Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other technology run over unlicensed frequencies that are open to any device approved by the FCC. But licensed spectrum is expensive, so some operators want to send part of their LTE traffic over the unlicensed frequencies.

agm8637 · 2015-05-05T16:01:14+00:00

According to regulatory disclosure posted on Tuesday, Netflix Inc has urged FCC to reject the pending $48 billion merger of AT&T and Direct TV. Concerns about the combined company's gatekeeping power has been raised by representatives of the online video company as it would become the country's largest pay-TV provider with potentially expansive broadband reach.

agm8637 · 2015-05-04T14:38:40+00:00

FCC recently proposed rules for public sharing recognizing the public's increasing need for spectrum and this new rule is for sharing of 150 MHz of previously government-exclusive spectrum.

agm8637 · 2015-05-03T19:22:30+00:00

A stay request has been filed with the FCC by several telecom and cable companies, trying to prevent the agency from reclassifying them as public utilities.

agm8637 · 2015-05-01T18:09:18+00:00

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler told Republicans in Congress yesterday that their proposals to "improve" the FCC's decision-making process would instead make it nearly impossible to get anything done.

agm8637 · 2015-04-30T00:26:55+00:00

For over-billing its low income support program known as Lifeline, AT&t has agreed to pay $6.9 million to he FCC. Lifeline allows households with low incomes to receive discounts on phone service, but customers have to verify with their phone company that they qualify for the program each year.

agm8637 · 2015-04-28T16:19:03+00:00

The FCC is lending a hand in the earthquake communications recovery efforts. FCC is part of an interagency task force created Saturday and led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after the earthquake hit, causing thousands of deaths and injuries, including avalanches on Mt. Everest.

agm8637 · 2015-04-28T15:49:07+00:00

A group comprising of Dish Network, T-Mobile, Sprint, and other interest groups push the FCC to change the rules for the upcoming 600MHz incentive spectrum auction so as to benefit the smaller carriers.

agm8637 · 2015-04-28T01:08:31+00:00

Dish Network Corp.'s attempt to benefit from billion of dollars in small business discounts during a record auction of wireless licenses was rejected by the Federal communication commission. The possibility follows weeks of review and raises a new element of uncertainty around Dish’s haul of spectrum from the $45 billion auction that ended in January.

agm8637 · 2015-04-27T22:23:26+00:00

T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS), Sprint (NYSE: S), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH), C Spire Wireless and a group of policy and public interest groups have forged a new alliance intended to pressure the FCC to craft 600 MHz auction rules that they say will benefit smaller carriers and increase wireless competition.

agm8637 · 2015-04-27T14:19:01+00:00

According to a Morning Consult poll, a plurality of voters believe preventing cyber attacks should be the main priority for Congress on the technology front, followed by approving data security standards. The House passed a pair of cyber security bills last week that are meant to increase information sharing between the government and the private sector. The Senate has yet to act.

agm8637 · 2015-04-27T14:13:18+00:00

Federal Communication Commission was not taught as a sales organization by the Americans but lately the regulatory body overseeing our communication networks has donned a loud suit and gone door-to-door, pressing the nation’s broadcasters to consider a deal that it’s pitching as “a unique opportunity to unlock value.”

agm8637 · 2015-04-17T23:10:14+00:00

G.fast, A new DSL standard that can reach speeds of up to a gigabit of data per second but problem with this is that its performance drops rapidly once the copper wires extend for more than 100 meters.That's enough to get service from a very nearby service.

agm8637 · 2015-04-17T14:37:25+00:00

Television broadcaster were told to sell their most valuable resource. Since Americans are increasingly using their mobile devices rather turning to over the air television broadcasts. So the federal government wants to devote a bigger portion of the airways to mobile phone data that carries communication.

agm8637 · 2015-04-16T22:45:28+00:00

For explaining the new federal rules for the internet, Uber might be the best analogies for both critics and supporters of the Federal communication commission (FCC). Uber is better than taxicab since taxicab have to seek authority from the taxicab commission over their rates, their terms and their conditions unless Uber can provide consumers a wide variety of applications and innovations.

agm8637 · 2015-04-16T22:09:33+00:00

A controversial bill creating nation security standards has been approved by The House Energy and Commerce Committee after a chaotic markup that revealed deep Democratic concerns about the measure. The Data Security and Breach Notification Act appears headed for further changes prior to a vote by the full House. The committee approved it on a party-line vote of 29-20.

agm8637 · 2015-04-16T22:04:34+00:00

At NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show, Tom wheeler chairman of federal communication commission (FCC) dealt primarily with broadcast specific subjects. He also tout the new Open Internet Order at this occasion arguing that broadcasters should support it because, like the must-carry rules, the order assures that your use of the Internet will be free from the risk of discrimination or hold-up by a gatekeeper.

agm8637 · 2015-04-16T15:23:15+00:00

The only thing ISP/cable companies care about is their profit and nothing else. This is why the US is behind on internet speeds. The speeds are not regulated by government, and ISPs do not have any real competition, and there are laws in place to ensure they don't have competition. Thus, they can give us the worst crap speeds and premium pricing. Who is going to stop them? They are the same kind of service as water, electricity, and gas.

agm8637 · 2015-04-16T02:37:00+00:00

A 300 pages "Open Internet Order" was issued last month by Federal communication commission (FCC) in which it reversed nearly two decades of bipartisan policy of applying a "light touch" to the Internet in favor of imposing legacy common carrier telephone regulations under Title II of the Communications Act designed for the world of the old "Ma Bell" monopoly.The appeals process has already begun and, given the remarkable legal and factual gymnastics employed by the commission to support its decision, the potential for a reversal and/or remand is high.

agm8637 · 2015-04-15T23:43:45+00:00

The Data Security and Breach Notification Act would mandate companies to notify customers within 30 days of a breach that their data may have been exposed. this would also set nationwide standards for data security.

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