Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.

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Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.

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Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.

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Court Rejects NAB Challenge to Sharing Advisory

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has dismissed a National Association of Broadcasters petition to review the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau's public notice putting broadcasters on notice that the FCC would be scrutinizing sharing arrangements that included financial elements.

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E-mail privacy act has votes to pass House

According to legislators and others, a bill protecting e-mail privacy has enough votes to pass in the House if it is brought up for a vote. The Email Privacy Act has 218 o-sponsors, according to the Computer & Communications Industry Association, whose members include Microsoft, Google and eBay, as well as Dish, Aereo, Sprint and T-Mobile.

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Chairman Walden Fears Rough Waters Ahead for FCC

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler agreed to be the lone witness at the House Communications Subcommittee FCC oversight hearing May 20, where he could hear it from both sides of the aisle on network neutrality, and Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) indicated May 19 that it was not going to be a triumphal return for Chairman Wheeler.

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Chairman Wheeler Quibbles With Stations’ Share Tactics

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is on a mission to crack down on TV station sharing arrangements, particularly ones that look like efforts to skirt the rules.

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FTC Seeks Comment On Nielsen Spin-Off of LinkMeter to comScore

Before the Federal Trade Commission decides whether to approve the divestiture, the agency wants to hear from the public on Nielsen's proposal to sell its LinkMeter technology to comScore.

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ACA, Others Defend Petitions to Deny Sinclair Deal

The American Cable Association told the Federal Communications Commission that allowing coordinated retranmissions negotiation are a transition specific harm and the FCC should grant its petition to deny Sinclair's purchase of Allbritton stations in Harrisburg (PA) and Charleston (SC) or condition their sale and subsequent spin-off by disallowing coordinated negotiation.

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ITU: Mobile Broadband is Moving Up

The latest figures from the International Telecommunications Union buttress the Obama Administration's focus on wireless broadband deployment, with the number of worldwide mobile broadband subscriptions approaching 2 billion.

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