FCC set to rule on cable 'set-top boxes'

Sep 29, 2016
The FCC vote could pave the way for app-based streaming of all cable programming.
The FCC will vote Thursday on the future of TV set-top boxes.
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A broadband subsidy that could help narrow the "digital divide"

Apr 4, 2016
The FCC's $9.25 subsidy will open up broadband access to more low-income households.
A $9.25 broadband subsidy could help with issues related to digital inequality. 
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FCC proposes broadband subsidies for low-income households

Mar 8, 2016
Low-income users would get $9.25 per month under the agency's plan.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Commissioner speaks at a panel discussion at the Kaiser Family Foundation on November 4, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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The fight to 'unlock' the set-top box

Feb 8, 2016
Thinking outside the box, or opening Pandora’s? FCC chairman Tom Wheeler weighs in.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.
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The FCC takes on the set top box

Jan 27, 2016
But you may have to keep paying around $230 for your cable box, for now.

FCC auction could make billions for station owners

Jan 13, 2016
Investors who went on a buying spree could win big as airwaves shift to digital.

FCC draws back curtain on TV spectrum auction

Oct 16, 2015
The auction will help open up more airwaves for data-hungry consumers.

For public good, not for profit.

Medical debt collectors up in arms over FCC ruling

Sep 1, 2015
Companies could face fines of up to $1500 per faulty call.

Why we don't buy cable TV set-top boxes

Aug 31, 2015
The FCC is considering whether to make those purchases easier.

The FCC is busy enforcing net neutrality

Jul 3, 2015
The Internet is redefining all of our lives and it needs a little regulation. Cue the FCC.