Broadcast TV landscape is shifting under FCC

The string of broadcast television station ownership deals capped by the announcement of a sale by Allbritton Communications puts pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to keep its eye on the broadcast industry even as the agency is going through its own makeover. Taken together, the deals signal a reshaping of the broadcast business as it consolidates into larger station ownership groups that provide more leverage as they buy programming and sell it to pay-TV operators.

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Boston rumors aside, cell service can be halted

The government’s process for shutting down a wireless network is shrouded in both secrecy and controversy.

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