FCC

Sale of KUSF made official

By: Dan Schreiber 06/07/12 9:13 PM

A long-fought effort to keep KUSF’s broadcast license from being sold to a classical music network was officially lost Thursday. Read More

FCC seeking clear public signals on when to shut down wireless

By: Andrea Koskey 03/07/12 5:00 AM

In an effort to clarify when, why and how a government agency can shut down wireless service in the event of a safety threat, the Federal Communications Commission is asking for the public’s input.Last week, the FCC petitioned for public comments on servicedisruptions by posing questions in six areas of concentration — including authority to interrupt service, legal constraints and pastpractices. Read More

SF cellphone warning law zapped by federal judge

By: Ari Burack 10/27/11 5:38 PM

A federal judge Thursday said parts of San Francisco’s landmark law requiring retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation were misleading and infringed on businesses’ constitutional rights, but he did not strike the law down outright. Read More

Net neutrality’s phony opposition

By: Ron Arnold 01/16/11 12:00 AM

Last month, when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski won approval of his “net neutrality” rules on a party-line 3-2 vote — supposedly to protect the free-wheeling Internet from corporate predators intent on running it their way — it got slammed from all sides. Republicans, including FCC commissioner Robert McDowell, blasted the rules as Democratic overreach. Read More

Only one in five Americans want government to regulate the Internet

By: Mark Tapscott 12/28/10 12:45 PM

Upwards of 60 percent of Americans opposed Obamacare before it was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. Now that it's on the books, the same percentage want Obamacare repealed, according to Rasmussen Reports. Read More

How the far left hacked the FCC

By: Matthew Sheffield 12/22/10 11:01 AM

Technology policy is not something that is immediately interesting to most people, yet it's worth taking a look at the story behind the FCC's recent announcement that it will be taking web network regulation into its own hands. Read More

Ramming Speed

By: Nate Beeler 12/22/10 12:02 AM

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DeMint vows to reverse FCC's 'Internet takeover'

By: Mark Tapscott 12/21/10 12:33 PM

Mystery proposal to regulate the Internet

By: SF Examiner Editorial 12/21/10 1:43 AM

If President Barack Obama wants his executive branch to resemble the opaque, power-hungry political machinations in Chicago, he seems to be succeeding in the area of Internet regulation. Read More

Senate GOP likely to force confrontation of FCC net neutrality rules

By: J.P. Freire 12/15/10 10:22 PM

Thirty senators have signed a letter making it clear that should the Federal Communications Commission implement "net neutrality" regulations during its December 21st meeting, the GOP will force a confrontation on the Senate floor over the rules. Doing so would provide insight into how Republicans, as a minority in the Senate, leverage its control over the House of Representatives to hamstring attempts by the executive branch to rule by regulatory fiat. Read More