President Barack Obama announced a plan to make broadband affordable to low-income families. It seeks to close a technology gap that creates another layer of disadvantage to students from low-income families.
In an attempt to introduce innovation and competition into the cable/satellite set-top box industry, the FCC has proposed opening up cable boxes to third parties to lower costs and make it easier for cable/satellite subscribers to access online streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.
The prison inmate phone call business is a multi-billion dollar industry that has been gouging families and those locked up behind bars for years. FCC…
Miley Cyrus is a very “TROUBLED CHILD.” Since her departure from Disney’s Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus has been torturing us with her hypersexual activities. Twerking, tongue,…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will fine wireless carrier AT & T 100-million dollars for misleading customers over its “unlimited” data plans. The commission says AT & T throttle data speeds without telling its customers. The wireless carrier says it’s common industry practice to slow down speeds when a customer reaches their data-use limit. The […]
On Thursday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agreed to rules that would ban internet service providers from creating fast lanes. FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn joined…
A group of Black media owners have filed a $20 billion federal lawsuit against Comcast, Time Warner, Inc., the Rev. Al Sharpton, the NAACP and the National…
Hundreds gathered in the nation’s capital Tuesday morning for the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) swearing-in ceremony for both newly elected and current members of the…
Janet Jackson has scored another victory in the “wardrobe malfunction” battle that just won’t go away. A federal appeals court on Wednesday has reaffirmed its previous ruling declaring that the Federal Communications Commission improperly fined CBS for televising the pop star’s star-spangled nipple during the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Sorry, Jackson haters. The 3rd […]
Move over, Janet Jackson. There’s a new boob in town. Nancy Grace’s right areola might have made an accidental cameo during her quickstep routine on Dancing With the Stars last month, but that’s not stopping a handful of traumatized viewers from filing indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission. The Smoking Gun obtained several copies […]
