Court stays FCC ruling on TV profanity
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put   on hold a Federal Communications Commission ruling that four   television broadcasts of profanity violated decency standards   and gave the agency two months to consider rebuttals by the   broadcasters.
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WASHINGTON  - FCC officials say they've  received complaints about Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil's use  of an expletive during the live New Year's Eve broadcast of  "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," but NBC may get away with it.
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A judge bans the word from a sexual assault case, sparking debate over freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial
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The U.S. penalty on CBS for  televising singer Janet Jackson&#39;s breast during the 2004 Super  Bowl halftime show will effectively censor U.S. broadcasting if  it is upheld, the network argued on Tuesday.
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The FCC leads the campaign to rein in 'indecency' on the airwaves. But in a world of unlimited spectrum, some think shackling the First Amendment is what's obscene. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
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The government is violating the First Amendment by embarking on a "radical reinterpretation and expansion" of its power to punish broadcasters for indecent speech, a federal court was told yesterday by Fox Television Stations Inc.
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France's broadcasting watchdog reminds television channels to keep English out of programme names.
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A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court&#39;s decision that a Minnesota agency can&#39;t regulate calls through cyberspace like it does calls through traditional phone lines.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency standards when they aired an episode of &quot;Married by America.
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A U.S. appeals court on Monday  overruled federal regulators who decided that expletives  uttered on broadcast television violated decency standards, a  major victory for TV networks.
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An appeals court agreed with a lower court decision that ruled VoIP is a data service and, as such, can&#39;t be regulated by states.
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The FCC uses fines to get its message across.
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WASHINGTON  - In a sign that the federal airwaves police may ratchet up their campaign against racy programming, the FCC on Friday determined that a woman's naked backside is indecent enough to net ABC a proposed fine of $1.43 million.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission defended on Wednesday its decision that profanity  aired during two televised awards shows was indecent, arguing  it did not violate free speech rights or past precedent.
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Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.
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A telecommunications carrier cannot enforce agreements with two cable television carriers that prevent them from offering competing voice services in parts of Pennsylvania, according to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Cable or Bell. The Supreme Court takes a crack at broadband regulation.