Tag: FCC
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The FCC Refuses Efforts to Put New Universal Service Fees On Home Internet Services
This week the Federal Communications Commission’s chair decided not to impose a Universal Service fee on home Internet services. These fees are not new to Americans. For years, phone services have had universal service fees that go into a Digital Opportunity Fund. This fee was used to help offer discounted phone service and expand phone…
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This Week The FCC Will Force Comcast, Spectrum, & Others To Disclose The Real Cost of Internet & The Real Speeds They Offer
The Federal Communications Commission wants broadband providers to roll out “nutrition-style” labels that spell out the fine print on the prices of their plans and the speeds they really offer starting this Wednesday, April 10th, 2023. The FCC says these labels are intended to display “clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information” about a provider’s internet prices,…
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The FCC Will Vote On Imposing Net Neutrality Rules on Comcast, Spectrum, & Others Later This Month
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it will be voted to begin the process of bringing back the net neutrality rules that were removed in 2017. Now there will be an official vote to impose net neutrality ruleson April 25th, 2024. “After the prior administration abdicated authority over broadband services, the FCC has been…
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The FCC Wants to Make Sure All Your Internet-Connected Devices Are Safe from Hacking
It is estimated that there will be 25 billion Internet-connected devices in the U.S. by 2030, according to the FCC. Now the FCC wants to make sure that these devices will be secure so you can have peace of mind when buying that wi-fi connected security camera or baby monitor. “The device I think of…
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The FCC Finds Funding to Offer Discounted Internet Through April but Expects Money to Run Out in May
In February the FCC stopped accepting new applicants for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This program offers discounts on Internet or phone service to low-income Americans. The program is running out of money waiting for Congress to provide new funding. Now the FCC is warning Internet service providers that in May it will only have…
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The FCC Has Fined Nexstar $1.2 Million, A Move That Could Threaten Its Control Of The CW Flagship WPIX
Today, the FCC ruled that the CW Affiliate in New York, NY WPIX was not really owned by Mission Broadcasting as Nexstar claimed but really owned by Nexstar. The FCC has ruled that this violated its ownership cap rules, resulting in Nexstar owning too many TV stations in the New York City area. Because of…
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The FCC Bans Cable TV’s Hidden Fees, Forcing Companies to Disclose The Full Cost of Their TV Packages
Yesterday, the Federal Communication Commission approved a set of proposed rules that will require satellite and cable TV providers to clearly list all prices, including fees, for their TV service as they advertised. This means no longer will cable TV companies be able to hide the cost of cable TV by using fees like Broadcast…
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45 Million Americans Lack Access to High Speed Internet According to The FCC
The FCC yesterday approved raising the national benchmark to 100 Mbps for download speeds and 20 Mbps for upload. That’s a significant increase to the current standard of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. The FCC did rule that 5G services can be considered high speed if they offer 35 Mbps down and 3…
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The FCC Could Help Cord Cutting Grow Even Faster with a Vote Later This Week
This Thursday the FCC will vote on a rule to ban cable TV from using what it calls a “misleading practice” of hiding fees to keep the advertised price of cable TV down. For years now cable TV companies have been advertising inexpensive TV plans but then add fees that easily add $30 or more…
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The FCC Wants to Ban Apartments from Forcing People to Pay for Cable TV Internet
One of the last things saving cable TV right now are the millions of people forced to pay for cable TV and Internet through cable companies because they live in an apartment or condo that has a homeowners association (HOA). The FCC has proposed new rules that will make it illegal for apartment companies to…