Latest Federal Communications Commission Stories

Harris ‘Communications’ New Line of Cell Phone Repeaters Comply with New FCC Regulations Set to Go Into Effect Next March Columbia, South Carolina (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Harris Communications has launched a new line of cell phone repeater booster that comply with recently implemented FCC regulations designed to reduce interference with wireless networks. The company’s new line of cell phone repeaters enables users to take advantage of the latest technology to meet the requirements of...

Applauds FCC Acting Chair Clyburn for her commitment to rural consumers WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announced today that it is eligible to receive at least $90 million this year from the Federal Communications Commission's Connect America Fund (CAF) to bring broadband to thousands of rural homes and businesses in high-cost areas. The company may also be eligible for additional CAF phase I money that was not accepted last year. (Logo:...

- Appointed by FCC Chairman Genachowski to head FCC's Communications, Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) LITTLETON, Colo., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- tw telecom inc. (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S. and world-wide, today announced that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski has appointed Larissa Herda, tw...

ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that the company's Chairman, CEO and President, Maurice B. Tose, has been reappointed to serve on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) until 2015. The CSRIC is responsible for providing recommendations to the...

Additional Reforms Proposed by TracFone Also Urged to Improve Wireless Lifeline MIAMI, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TracFone Wireless, Inc., issued the following statement today: "As the leader of the federal Lifeline program, we welcome the call by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill for an independent federal audit of any inefficiencies that may remain in the program. In our view, all responsible Lifeline wireless service providers will embrace such additional scrutiny. In...

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hudson Institute is pleased to announce that Commissioner Robert M. McDowell will become a Visiting Fellow at the Hudson Institute when he leaves the Federal Communications Commission later this week. McDowell has served with distinction at the Federal Communications Commission since 2006. He will be affiliated with the Center for the Economics of the Internet at the Hudson Institute, directed by Senior Fellow Harold...

Department of Justice Provides No Legitimate Analysis to Support Position that FCC Should Rig Upcoming Voluntary Incentive Auction for Broadcast Spectrum WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last year, Congress passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 which directed the Federal Communications Commission to design and hold a voluntary incentive auction to transfer the "beachfront" spectrum held by television broadcasters to the mobile wireless...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It could soon be easier to do some surfing while flying high. On Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed auctioning off the rights to newly available airwaves, which could improve in-flight Wi-Fi connections. The agency approved new rules that would increase the available spectrum for air-to-ground broadband service, and commissioners at the government agency believe the passage of these new rules could drive...

President Obama nominates Tom Wheeler to become the Country’s next FCC Chairman. (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), a membership organization that promotes the development, advancement and unity of the wireless Internet service provider industry, extends its congratulations as President Obama nominates Tom Wheeler to become the Country’s next FCC Chairman. In addition, WISPA applauds and welcomes Mignon Clyburn, the acting Chair who is...

Encourages a focus on investment, modernization, and network infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CALinnovates today issued the following statement regarding President Obama's nomination of Tom Wheeler to replace Julius Genachowski as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): "The next leader of the Federal Communications Commission will inherit an agency dealing with critical issues that directly impact the advancement and widespread...