Part of me wants to crack down on speeders and cellphone users but I also long for the freedom of the open highway
By Garrison Keillor Jul 22, 2009
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In a close vote, the Supreme Court upholds, for now, the FCC's power to regulate the fleeting use of an expletive.
By Alex Koppelman
April 28, 2009
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By Stacey Higginbotham & Om Malik
January 13, 2009
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Finally, some good news about the NFL Network: You don't have it so you'll miss the Bengals-Steelers game, just like Chad Johnson.
By King Kaufman
November 20, 2008
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A new Net neutrality test lets you spy on Comcast -- to see if it's spying on you!
By Denise Caruso
August 5, 2008
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A federal appeals court throws out CBS's $550,000 fine for the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction."
By King Kaufman
July 21, 2008
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Facing a threat of regulation, the ISP makes nice with a file-trading protocol.
By Farhad Manjoo
March 27, 2008
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The search company saves the wireless Internet for its apps, but it doesn't have to actually run a network.
By Farhad Manjoo
March 21, 2008
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Maybe. But also maybe not.
By Farhad Manjoo
February 25, 2008
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A court ruling from last year has prevented the government from fining broadcasters that air "fleeting instances" of profanity.
By Farhad Manjoo
January 17, 2008
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Will the broadband company face a stiff fine for interrupting customers' file-trading sessions?
By Farhad Manjoo
January 9, 2008
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Despite an outcry from the public and Congress, the FCC moves ahead with a controversial decision.
By Alex Koppelman
December 18, 2007
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FCC chairman Kevin Martin wants to relax rules on how many media outlets one company can own in one market. Democratic commissioner Copps wants to rally the public to stop media consolidation.
By Louise Witt
December 3, 2007
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The FCC can't force carriers to let customers use any hardware and software on the 700 MHz wireless airwaves, the company says.
By Farhad Manjoo
September 14, 2007
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The search company is pushing to allow us to do whatever we want on the wireless Internet. Will Google's first big lobbying effort pay off?
By Farhad Manjoo
July 30, 2007
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The chipmaker joins the $100 laptop foundation. Plus: Will the FCC allow open access for radio spectrum?
By Farhad Manjoo
July 15, 2007
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"Late Night" builds it; fans flock.
By David Puner
December 12, 2006
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The Federal Communications Commission says it can't investigate possible violations of the federal Communications Act.
By Tim Grieve
May 23, 2006
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Under pressure from the FCC, cable companies will offer a "family-choice" package. But will anyone pay for TV without "South Park" and "Sex and the City"?
By Michael Scherer
December 12, 2005
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Congress' latest idiotic effort to make the airwaves "decent" explains why Americans favor lawmakers about as much as telemarketers and drunken drivers.
By Garrison Keillor
September 14, 2005
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The indecency war is ready to heat up -- and Tony Soprano, Jon Stewart and the "South Park" kids better watch their mouths.
By Michael Scherer
August 30, 2005
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Activists who beat back the FCC on media consolidation are dismayed to find former allies leading an unprecedented effort to restrict radio and TV content.
By Eric Boehlert
April 14, 2005
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A staff shakeup is taking the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the direction of "conservative appeasement," says one watchdog.
By Page Rockwell
April 13, 2005
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Kevin Martin has close ties to the Bush White House, and an agenda to the right of Michael Powell's when it comes to "crude" programming.
By Eric Boehlert
March 16, 2005
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Warning: The way a right-wing "parents" group is wasting the FCC's time might just make you (dare we say it?) "pissed."
By Amy Reiter
January 27, 2005
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