House Dems Go After Other Safari Privacy Dodgers
Thanks to the Google-obsessed press, Vibrant Media, Media Innovation Group and PointRoll almost got away with bypassing the privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser. But now the three companies will...
View ArticleFCC Process Reform Bill Passes House
Dems put up a vigorous attack of the GOP's bill to reform how the Federal Communications Commission conducts its rulemaking process and reviews mergers, but they couldn't get the votes to defeat the...
View ArticleSubcommittee Grills Feds on Privacy Reports
Is the entire debate over online privacy just a case of regulators and the Obama administration crying wolf? That was the bombshell argument Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) dropped during the opening...
View ArticleFuture of Audio Hearing Kicks Over Old Issues
A House hearing on the future of audio kicked the rock over on two old issues in the radio business exacerbated by the stunning growth of digital radio services like Pandora. Should over-the-air radio...
View ArticleHouse Panel Debates FCC's Proposed Rules for Spectrum Auction
The House communications and technology subcommittee held a hearing today to make sure that the Federal Communications Commission is “on track” to implement the world’s most complex auction of...
View ArticleHearing on Satellite TV Act Turns Into State of Video Hearing
A hearing on a 25-year-old law law governing whether or not satellite TV services can carry out-of-market signals quickly broadened into a discussion on the state of video.“I’m open to debate on a...
View ArticleDéjà Vu at House Hearing on FCC Process Reform
It was déjà vu today when a House subcommittee once again revisited a pair of bills aimed at reforming how the Federal Communications Commission does business. Democrats didn’t like the bills last...
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Wireless Spectrum Auction Depends Increasingly on Broadcasters
Perhaps the best chance Washington has to alleviate dropped calls, limited data services and other mobile nuisances caused by a lack of wireless spectrum is the Federal Communication Commission’s...
View ArticleLobbyist's Email Shows How Not to Make Your Case
It's no secret in Washington that Time Warner Cable has been one of the biggest proponents of retransmission consent reform. The cable company has devoted considerable financial and lobbying resources...
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Lawmakers to FDA: Regulate E-Cigarettes
In its heyday, cigarettes were one of the biggest advertising categories. That's just what a growing number of policymakers fear will happen with electronic cigarettes. Hoping to convince the Food and...
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Congressional Dems Introduce Bill to Restore FCC's Open Internet Rules
The debate over net neutrality in Washington is just getting started. Just days after President Obama pledged during a Google+ hangout that he supported net neutrality, Democrats rallied in Congress...
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Influential Rep. John Dingell to Retire From Congress
The longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) announced Monday he is retiring at the end of the 113th Congress. He will have served 29 terms. Dingell, an...
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Dems Find Fault With Draft to Reauthorize Satellite Bill
A proposed bill to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, or Stela for short, may please broadcasters, cable and satellite companies, but politics on the communications and...
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Lawmakers Pressure the FDA to Regulate E-Cigs With New Report
A group of 11 Democratic lawmakers in Congress are hoping their new report on e-cigarette marketing will motivate the Food and Drug Administration to move quickly to regulate e-cigarettes the same way...
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FCC's Wheeler Takes Another Stab at Explaining His Net Neutrality Position
What started out as a rocky hearing for Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler turned into an opportunity for him to explain at length to lawmakers about the agency’s new rulemaking on...
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