By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 10-24-17 The Justice Department has backed the challenge to a college speech policy that allegedly confined that speech to a 616-square-foot "Free Speech Area" and has "unpublished" rules governing speech that students aren't apprised of unless they apply for a permit. That came in a "statement of [...]

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 10-24-17 The FCC has proposed to reduce some more broadcasters paperwork burdens. At its public meeting Tuesday (Oct. 24), the FCC proposed no longer requiring broadcasters who use spectrum for ancillary services like subscription video or data transmission to file annual reports unless they actually earn revenue [...]

By Abigail Hauslohner and Susan Svrluga, washingtonpost.com, 10-20-17 SAN FRANCISCO – When the posters went up a third time, it happened in broad daylight, midmorning on a Thursday.  Rabab Abdulhadi saw the move as increasingly bold and deeply unsettling. There was her face, and the names of her students, again plastered all over campus [...]

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 9-26-17 Opponents of the FCC's proposal to roll back the Title II reclassification of internet access providers and rethink the 2015 Open Internet order are preparing for their Sept. 27 Day of Advocacy. The protest is focused on Capitol Hill and is being led by Public Knowledge, [...]

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 9-26-17 The FCC has eliminated the requirement that TV stations and cable operators retain paper copies of the FCC's rules. The item was noncontroversial -- and the vote unanimous -- and newly returned Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel did not even make a statement, simply saying she supported [...]

Department of Justice press release, 9-26-17 The U.S. Department of Justice on Sept. 26 filed a Statement of Interest in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski. The lawsuit was filed by students at Georgia Gwinnett College to challenge a school policy that limited student expressive activity to two small “free-speech zones” that totaled 0.0015% of the campus. Additionally, [...]

By Gary Arlen, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 8-3-17 Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr can take their seats for their allotted terms as FCC commissioners, but Chairman Ajit Pai will have to wait until autumn to find out if he can remain at the FCC past next December. It's all part of the complicated, partisan deal [...]

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 7-27-17 Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin told a Senate Appropriations Committee audience at a hearing Wednesday that the administration is coming out with a position on state collection of internet taxes and signaled that could be a way to pay for needed infrastructure upgrades. Currently states can collect taxes on [...]

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 7-12-17 Verizon joined the ISP internet day of advocacy chorus for legislation clarifying the FCC's broadband regulatory authority. That came in a blog post from D.C. senior VP Will Johnson. As were other ISPs, Johnson/Verizon applauded the passion of those taking part in the day of action. But [...]

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable Online, 7-12-17 Title II fans were showing their support on the internet day of action, both by praising the FCC's current rules and by taking aim at the proposal by FCC chairman Ajit Pai to roll back Title II and reconsider the 2015 Open Internet order. “INCOMPAS is [...]