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The Case for Agency Authority
This is my case for why I am pro-agency rulemaking authority, and you should be too.
Public Knowledge Praises New York Attorney General for Holding Charter to Account (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 13:33FCC Communications Marketplace Report Finds High Cable Prices, Uncompetitive Broadband Markets (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 14:04FCC Approves Flawed ‘Robotext’ Order Enabling Wireless Carriers to Block Your Text Messages (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 14:04
Nexstar-Tribune Merger Threatens Our Public Discourse
Remember when Sinclair Broadcasting Group tried to buy Tribune Media? That merger would have allowed Sinclair to reach 72 percent of US households -- far, far above the Federal Communications Commission’s 39 percent audience cap. Fortunately for consumers, Tribune backed out of the deal after the FCC signaled it was unwilling to approve the transaction as structured. Now another giant broadcaster is trying to buy Tribune Media. It’s the second largest local television owner in the country (after Sinclair): Nexstar Media.
Benton Joins Groups Warning FCC Flawed ‘Robotext’ Order May Hurt Consumers, Reduce Federal Broadband Funding
Public Knowledge joined 19 other public interest, rural, Native American, and consumer groups (including the Benton Foundation) in a letter urging Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to either issue a new Public Notice examining the classification of text messaging and short codes, or to classify both as Title II telecommunications services.
Harold Feld: Chairman Pai Isn’t Stopping Robocalls—He’s Empowering Carriers to Block Your Text Messages (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 06:20Public Knowledge Welcomes New Efforts to Combat Botnets (Public Knowledge)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 11/30/2018 - 13:54ITU’s Plenipot: What Happened
Every four years, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states meet at a three-week conference, the Plenipotentiary (or the Plenipot), to set the priorities of the organization for the next period and elect its top five leadership positions. The 2018 Plenipot took place in Dubai, from the end of Oct to the middle of Nov. Here are some of the key issues that Public Knowledge followed in the Plenipot: