http://dir.salon.com/topics/fcc/?source=rss&aim=fcc en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Garrison Keillor Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/07/22/cellphones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/07/22/cellphones/index.html?source=rss Part of me wants to crack down on speeders and cellphone users but I also long for the freedom of the open highway By Alex Koppelman Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/28/fcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/28/fcc/index.html?source=rss In a close vote, the Supreme Court upholds, for now, the FCC's power to regulate the fleeting use of an expletive. By Stacey Higginbotham & Om Malik Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/01/13/what_the_new_fcc_chair_must_do/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/tech_insider/2009/01/13/what_the_new_fcc_chair_must_do/index.html?source=rss By King Kaufman Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/20/football/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/11/20/football/index.html?source=rss 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 Denise Caruso Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/comcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/comcast/index.html?source=rss A new Net neutrality test lets you spy on Comcast -- to see if it's spying on you! By King Kaufman Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/jackson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/21/jackson/index.html?source=rss A federal appeals court throws out CBS's $550,000 fine for the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction." By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/27/comcast_bittorrent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/27/comcast_bittorrent/index.html?source=rss Facing a threat of regulation, the ISP makes nice with a file-trading protocol. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/21/fcc_spectrum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/21/fcc_spectrum/index.html?source=rss The search company saves the wireless Internet for its apps, but it doesn't have to actually run a network. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/25/fcc_comcast_rule/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/25/fcc_comcast_rule/index.html?source=rss Maybe. But also maybe not. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/17/keaton_potty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/17/keaton_potty/index.html?source=rss A court ruling from last year has prevented the government from fining broadcasters that air "fleeting instances" of profanity. By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/09/comcast_fcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/09/comcast_fcc/index.html?source=rss Will the broadband company face a stiff fine for interrupting customers' file-trading sessions? By Alex Koppelman Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/18/fcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/18/fcc/index.html?source=rss Despite an outcry from the public and Congress, the FCC moves ahead with a controversial decision. By Louise Witt Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/03/media_consolidation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/03/media_consolidation/index.html?source=rss 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 Farhad Manjoo Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/14/verizon_suit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/14/verizon_suit/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/30/fcc_decision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/30/fcc_decision/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/15/tech_review_intel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/15/tech_review_intel/index.html?source=rss The chipmaker joins the $100 laptop foundation. Plus: Will the FCC allow open access for radio spectrum? By David Puner Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/12/12/horny_manatee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/latenight/2006/12/12/horny_manatee/index.html?source=rss "Late Night" builds it; fans flock. By Tim Grieve Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/23/fcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/23/fcc/index.html?source=rss The Federal Communications Commission says it can't investigate possible violations of the federal Communications Act. By Michael Scherer Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/12/12/cable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/12/12/cable/index.html?source=rss 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 Garrison Keillor Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/14/keillor_indecent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/14/keillor_indecent/index.html?source=rss Congress' latest idiotic effort to make the airwaves "decent" explains why Americans favor lawmakers about as much as telemarketers and drunken drivers. By Michael Scherer Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/30/fcc_indecency/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/30/fcc_indecency/index.html?source=rss The indecency war is ready to heat up -- and Tony Soprano, Jon Stewart and the "South Park" kids better watch their mouths. By Eric Boehlert Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/14/fcc_and_indecency/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/14/fcc_and_indecency/index.html?source=rss 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 Page Rockwell Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/13/pbs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/13/pbs/index.html?source=rss A staff shakeup is taking the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the direction of "conservative appeasement," says one watchdog. By Eric Boehlert Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/16/fcc_martin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/16/fcc_martin/index.html?source=rss 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 Amy Reiter Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/2005/01/27/ptc_fcc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/2005/01/27/ptc_fcc/index.html?source=rss Warning: The way a right-wing "parents" group is wasting the FCC's time might just make you (dare we say it?) "pissed."