Report: Tom Wheeler to be Nominated FCC Chair
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Tom Wheeler, a former head of trade associations representing the wireless and cable industries, to the chairman post at the U.S. Federal ...
Report: Julius Genachowski Leaving FCC
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Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will announce Friday he is stepping down after four years at the helm, the Wall Street Journal ...
OMB Names Haley Van Dyck E-Gov Policy Analyst
The Office of Management and Budget has hired Haley Van Dyck as an e-government policy analyst, Federal News Radio reported.
Van Dyck will work to develop a federal mobile strategy ...
FCC to Auction Spectrum, Fund Public Safety Net
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The Federal Communications Commission may auction off radio frequency spectrum in order to fund the national public safety network.
Congress reached an accord on legislation ...
Columbia Professor Henning Schulzrinne FCC’s New CTO
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has appointed Columbia University professor Henning Schulzrinne as the agency’s new chief technology officer ...
Senate Narrowly Votes to Keep Net Neutrality in Place
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Net neutrality regulations, designed to prevent Internet service providers from prioritizing traffic, will remain on the books for the time being.
By a narrow 52-46 ...
Obama Chooses Senate Aide, Lawyer for FCC Posts
President Obama on Monday nominated Jessica Rosenworcel, a Senate aide and Democrat, and Republican lawyer Ajit Pai to serve as members of the Federal Communications Commission.
Rosenworcel ...
FCC Releases Final Guidelines for First-Ever National EAS Test
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The Federal Communications Commission will test the Emergency Alert System nationwide for the first time on Nov. 9 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Televisionbroadcast.com acquired a copy ...
FCC Striving for GPS Capable Phones by 2018
In an ongoing effort to enable 911 location services for mobile devices, similar to what landlines already offer, the Federal Communications Commission last week proposed for all phones ...
