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July 19, 2007
will consider a number of important bills today S 1769 the Same Number Act of 2007 would require the FCC to revisit its number portability rules and extend them to all applicable voice communications services...would direct the FCC to adopt a policy in which fleeting images or profanity could be actionable This measure is in response to a recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversal of the FCC policy that all...profanity are indecent This bill does not take a position on whether that FCC ruling was absolutely correct or not but it does provide the FCC with the ability to examine fleeting indecency in context To say that...
June 26, 2006
harmful interference The committee report will include extensive report language to ensure that the FCC has proper guidance to prevent harmful interference Senators Burns Kerry and Boxer have been the leads...
May 26, 2006
McDowell to be Member of FCC May 26 2006 Washington D C The U S Senate today confirmed by unanimous consent Robert McDowell to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rob McDowell s confirmation...confirmation today is great news for the FCC said Ted Stevens R Alaska Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation Rob s expertise and experience will be an asset to the Commission...Commission as it tackles a variety of critical communications issues in the future The FCC will be required to implement portions of our communications bill and it is essential it has a full complement of commissioners...
April 26, 2006
Commission FCC in coordination with the Department of Defense and the Department of State to seek to reduce phone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas The legislation would authorize the FCC to take...charges However the Call Home Act would not allow the FCC to engage in rate regulation In seeking to reduce such telephone rates the legislation directs the FCC to evaluate and analyze the costs of calls to and...update legislation from 1992 which directed the FCC to seek to reduce phone bills to troops in specific countries This legislation ensures that the FCC s efforts benefit our troops wherever they may be...
March 21, 2006
lessons from the past we re trying to fit them into what we should do for the future According to former FCC Commissioner Furchtgott Roth s book A Tough Act to Follow I hope some of you are familiar with it he...testify that this was a critical piece of communications law and it became clear that laws and the FCC regulations certainly do impact all the industry s financing capabilities They told us that regulatory...new companies like Amazon Google and Ebay or Vonage as they come into this spectrum As you know the FCC addressed net neutrality principles last year setting forth the following guidelines First they said...
February 17, 2006
Stevens The American Broadband for Communities Act also directs the Federal Communications Commission FCC craft technical requirements for unlicensed devices in the broadcast band that would protect broadcast...broadcast stations a proceeding it has already initiated In addition the legislation urges the FCC to further establish an interference complaint resolution process for broadcasters We believe that our requirements...
February 15, 2006
Whistleblower Search Search Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print FCC Activities and Policy POSTPONED February 15 2006 10 00 AM SD 562 Commerce Science and Transportation...Stevens R Alaska and Co Chairman Daniel Inouye D Hawaii have announced a Full Committee hearing on FCC Activities and Policy to be held on Wednesday February 15 2006 at 10 a m in room 562 of the Dirksen...Edge have the highest level of compatibility with our player https www commerce senate gov 2006 2 fcc activities and policy postponed Hearings Markups Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
February 14, 2006
people the idea of creating Joint Boards to work out common national standards between states and the FCC on key issues but leave it to the states to enforce the standards at the local level was discussed...state and local level They are more equipped to handle a complaint from an Eskimo in my state than the FCC We want to hear about municipal broadband today The Augustine Report that I mentioned â œRising...people you can try some experimentation out there at some point you have the right to petition the FCC and they will take it up within a certain amount of time deal with it on a national level allowing...
February 13, 2006
state PUCs 30 000 franchise authorities and even more municipalities not to mention Congress and the FCC make it nearly impossible to enter this business For example when a national cell phone company cannot...Those records are then made available on the Internet for purchase by anyone around the world The FCC is exploring this issue Congress is also considering legislation on the issue State legislatures and...on key issues A Joint Board made up of the FCC and state regulators could develop a national standard outlining how cell phone bills should be printed The FCC could adopt the standard but leave it to the...
February 9, 2006
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Chairman Ted Stevens Comments on FCC Report on A La Carte Cable Programming February 9 2006 WASHINGTON DC Senate Commerce Committee Chairman...the downside of such a process https www commerce senate gov 2006 2 chairman ted stevens comments on fcc report on a la carte cable programming Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
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