Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:21 PM EDT
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government.
The FCC is charged with regulating all non-federal government use of the radio spectrum (including radio and television broadcasting), and all interstate telecommunications (wire, satellite and cable) as well as all international communications that originate or terminate in the United States. It is an important factor in U.S. telecommunication policy. Read More
By Reuters UK
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it would extend its review of proposed multibillion- dollar airwaves deals between Verizon Wireless and several cable operators to account for filing delays. (May 01)
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By IBTimes UK
Google Street View Wi-Fi case could be investigated by the UK police, while Marius Milner - the self-titled “hacker” behind the data breaches - has also been identified. (May 01)
By IBTimes UK
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) claims that Google knew its StreetView camera project would collect sensitive Wi-Fi data. (Apr 30)
By Reuters UK
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone's LightSquared is avoiding a default for now on about $1.6 billion (983 billion pounds) of debt after creditors of the upstart wireless telecom company agreed to extend negotiations for a week, source familiar with the matter said. (Apr 29)
MORE TOPICS: CARL ICAHN, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
The clock is ticking for hedge fund manager Philip Falcone to reach a deal by Monday morning with debt holders of LightSquared, the upstart wireless telecom controlled by Falcone's Harbinger Capital, or face a possible bankruptcy. (Apr 29)
MORE TOPICS: CARL ICAHN, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
Google said it would have been of little help to U.S. regulators to give them access to the engineer who wrote a computer program that let its Street View cars collect emails, passwords and other personal data from people's home wireless networks. (Apr 26)
By Reuters
AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider, has received regulatory approval for its plan to give T-Mobile USA a big chunk of spectrum as part of its break-up offering in compensation for the failure of their efforts to merge. (Apr 25)
MORE TOPICS: AT&T
By Reuters
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone will face a united front when negotiating with key investors that own bank debt sold by LightSquared, the money-losing wireless telecom company controlled by his fund. (Apr 24)
MORE TOPICS: CARL ICAHN, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By IBTimes
The Obama administration's Supreme Court attorney asked the justices to review the Federal Communications Commission's $550,000 fine against CBS for airing the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl. (Apr 18)
MORE TOPICS: JANET JACKSON, COURT, NEW YORK, SUPREME COURT, SUPER BOWL, GEORGE W. BUSH, GOLDEN GLOBE
By Reuters UK
Verizon Wireless plans to put a chunk of wireless spectrum up for sale as it looks for regulatory approval of its controversial plan to purchase a block of spectrum from cable service providers. (Apr 18)
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