FCC Chief Urges Denying 'Private Ryan' Complaints
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The head of the Federal  Communications Commission has recommended it reject indecency  complaints against ABC television stations that recently aired  the film "Saving Private Ryan," an FCC official said on Monday.
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The secretary of defense is under increasing fire over his curt response to a soldier&#39;s question. BY DREW BROWN. WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always been a lightning rod for controversy
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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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Several lawmakers protested a spectrum auction proposal from the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), saying his plan could limit the number of bidders and raise costs to consumers.
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Nearly a third of ABC's TV affiliates, citing concerns over profanity, graphic violence and a government crackdown on indecency, refused to show the network's Veterans Day broadcast of the war film "Saving Private Ryan."
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Federal Communications Commission officials want to regulate voice-over-IP services, FCC chairman Michael Powell said. In an Oct. 19 speech in Boston, Powell praised voice-over-IP innovators and argued his case for federal oversight of the technology.
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Citing a need to nurture the emerging, "revolutionary" voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) industry, FCC chairman Michael Powell is calling for regulations that would grant the federal government greater control.
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Secretary of &quot;defense.&quot; Colin Powell took to the airwaves Wednesday to address Howard Stern&#39;s criticism of his son. The shock jock has long maintained the US Federal Communications Commission has unfairly
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WASHINGTON  - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane Keaton used the f-word.
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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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Nearly 20 ABC affiliates chose to not show the Oscar-winning war picture, &quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot; on Thursday night. Those affiliates were afraid that the Federal Communications Commission would fine stations that showed the movie for indecency.
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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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Fearful of the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of the film "Saving Private Ryan" at 8 Thursday night.
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission joined the chorus Wednesday complaining about the steamy locker room opening to ABC&#39;s &quot;Monday Night Football.
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Nearly a third of ABC's TV  affiliates, citing concerns over profanity, graphic violence  and a government crackdown on indecency, refused to show the  network's Veterans Day broadcast of the war film "Saving  Private Ryan."
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Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.
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Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps on Wednesday made a plea for more diversity on the TV airwaves, and stated his case against media deregulation with an appeal to the government agency to require that a certain number of primetime hours be set aside for programing from independent producers.