Federal appeals court deciding municipal broadband expansion
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A federal appeals court will decide whether to overturn a Federal Communications Commission ruling allowing city-owned broadband services to expand into areas overlooked by...
View ArticleBall State's TV frequency going into federal auction
MUNCIE, Indiana - Ball State University could get millions of dollars from the federal government for selling all or part of its public television state's frequency in an upcoming auction by the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Haley: Feds must let prisons nix cell signals
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The Latest on South Carolina's efforts to get rid of illegal cellphones in prisons (all times local):
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SC officials seek federal help on inmate cellphone dangers
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina officials on Wednesday renewed their call for federal help in dealing with the dangers of cellphones behind prison walls, telling Federal Communications...
View ArticleEditorials from around New York
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers:
View ArticleFeds grant waiver to help NY school trace bomb threats
MIDDLETOWN, New York - The Federal Communications Commission has granted an upstate New York school district a limited waiver to a rule that allows callers to remain anonymous on caller ID.
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Time Warner Cable deal gets OK, with online video conditions
NEW YORK - Federal regulators will impose several conditions meant to protect online video services as they back Charter's bid to buy Time Warner Cable and create the country's second-largest home...
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In Internet age, pirate radio arises as surprising challenge
IRVINGTON, New Jersey - In the age of podcasts and streaming services, you might think pirate radio is low on the list of concerns of federal lawmakers and broadcasters. You'd be wrong.
View ArticleLawsuit complicates reduction in phone rates at Iowa jails
DES MOINES, Iowa - County jails in Iowa will soon be required to follow new federal rules aimed at making it cheaper for inmates to call loved ones, but a pending lawsuit is expected to complicate the...
View ArticleSchumer: NY may forfeit some federal broadband money
ALBANY, New York - Sen. Charles Schumer says more than $170 million in federal funding earmarked for New York to increase broadband access may be given to other states.
View ArticleHaley, GOP governors ask FCC to address prison cellphones
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley is among 10 Republican governors urging the head of the Federal Communications Commission to give states more autonomy in fighting the issue of cellphone...
View ArticleGOP governors ask FCC to address illegal prison cellphones
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Ten Republican governors want the Federal Communications Commission to give states more autonomy to apply technology that can stop prison inmates from using smuggled cellphones.
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