Network Chiefs Leery of FCC Indecency Push
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Efforts by the Federal Communications Commission to regulate indecency on broadcast TV have drawn sharp criticism from network entertainment chiefs.
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The Singing Regulators probably won't get their own network television reality show. Still, about a dozen staff members at the Federal Communications Commission have developed a growing audience for their annual telecom-themed Christmas carols.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a record total of $1.2 million in fines against 169 Fox Television Network affiliates for airing indecent material during
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&quot;If we don&#39;t move forward on that pretty soon, we run the risk of have multiple state actions and court rulings to contend with,&quot; said Jeffrey Carlisle, chief of the FCC&#39;s wireline competition bureau.
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Democrats and others question the FCC chief's request to allow an official with a conflict of interest to break an expected tie vote.
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Consumer advocates on Tuesday said federal regulators need to increase oversight of telephone and cable companies that offer Internet access to ensure they aren't discriminating against certain providers of video and other Web content.
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Senate Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission this week to slap tighter controls on media ownership, public-interest broadcasting and television violence. But after a sometimes contentious two-hour hearing Thursday, some lawmakers expressed little hope of...
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CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new "zero tolerance" policy for  indecent broadcasts is threatening to choke off free speech.
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The nondescript cable box is the object of a lot of frenzied lobbying over at the Federal Communication Commission these days, with consequences for your pocketbook and how you watch television. - Jonathan Krim
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Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said yesterday he was disappointed with ABC for airing a sexually suggestive opening to its &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; telecast this week.
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Pixilation is no excuse when it comes to federal indecency laws as the FCC said Tuesday that it wants to fine Fox Broadcasting Co.
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TV's over-zealous profanity police rebuked by court US television regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may not have the right to police American airwaves, a court has ruled. The ruling is a blow to a George W Bush-led clampdown on on-air swearing.â¦
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After tossing WiFi start-up bids for exclusive control of fallow spectrum, federal regulators want public input on how to proceed. Will a new fight over "open access" rules emerge?
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The Federal Communications Commission is said to be preparing to levy a fine of &#36;1 million or more against Fox Broadcasting Co. and its affiliates for running afoul of indecency regulations in April 2003 with an episode of the reality show "Married by America," sources said.
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The FCC has some meaningful duties, but regulating content shouldn't be one of them. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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Blog: Media conglomerate had asked federal regulators to require broadband providers to police their networks for copyright violations, but public-interest groups say the effort is "misguided."
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A federal court handed the TV networks a major victory yesterday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on indecency was "arbitrary and capricious."