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Roku Loss Grows Despite 65% Streaming Hours Hike (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 11:06Biden’s FCC: Take a Number
As former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) continues to rise in the polls, DC handicappers are seriously pondering who might be tapped for Federal Communications Commission chair in a Biden administration. Candidate Biden has already signaled his FCC will be restoring network neutrality rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization, but since it is an independent agency, he will need to pick an FCC chief who “independently” shares that philosophy. Biden has already signaled his vice president will be a woman. Odds are good his FCC chair could be as well.
National Congress of American Indians Presses for More Time for 2.5 GHz Applications; Says FCC's 30-day extension doesn't cut it (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 08/02/2020 - 15:18Big Tech Adds Voices Asking FCC to Not Reconsider Decision to Open Entire 6 GHz Band for Unlicensed Use (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 07/31/2020 - 12:07FCC Extends Telework Through Mid-2021 (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/31/2020 - 06:32NCTA and the Open Technology Institute Ask FCC to Proceed with Freeing Up Entire 6 GHz Band for Unlicensed Use (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 16:09ACA Connects Will Allow Broadband-Only Members (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 07/30/2020 - 13:20White House Vows to Fight 'Un-American' Online Censorship
The White House said the National Telecommunications & Information Administration petition to the Federal Communications Commission on clarifying how Sec. 230 does and does not apply to third-party content online is an example of the President fighting back against "unfair, un-American, and politically biased censorship of Americans online." White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the petition was meant to "clarify' that "Section 230 does not permit social media companies that alter or editorialize users’ speech to escape civil liability."