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AT&T (NYSE: T) will have to comply with many requirements to gain government approval for its merger with T-Mobile. Many outlets are voicing concerns over a creation of a duopoly in the wireless industry. The merger of AT&T and T-Mobile would make this the largest wireless service...

This morning on CNBC, Former chairman of the FCC, Reed Hundt, said that he feels that the prospective AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile merger is the defining deal of the antitrust policy of the Obama administration. Comparatively, Hundt said that the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) deal was not the defining...

Earlier this month the FCC said it will propose new rules governing negotiations between television broadcasters and cable providers for the carriage of their channels. The FCC is looking to prevent circumstances that outcome of broadcast channels being pulled from cable providers which, in turn,...

BGB Securities released a research report on the FCC setting an October 14 date for a CableCard rule vote. The FCC is considering replacing the system entirely, leading to a mixed reaction from media companies. TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) proposes that an IP return path be integrated into the new standards...

Technology and telecommunications companies could soon get access to unused TV airwaves that will allow them to introduce new wireless gadgets and services, under rules that Federal Communications Commission officials are close to putting into final form. Some of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski told cable executives on Thursday that he is looking at a "narrow and tailored" approach to regulating broadband networks to promote adoption, competition and innovation. According to Dow Jones, "at a cable industry conference in Los...

U.S. Federal Communications Commission officials visited Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Redmond campus to examine an experimental network. According to MarketWatch, the network makes use of unused TV airwaves. Microsoft (MSFT) intends to use the network to expand internet access. According to an FCC...

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed new regulations on the wireless phone industry. Under the new proposal, The FCC may direct carriers to send alerts to their subscribers who are on the verge of exceeding their monthly quota of voice and data services. The European Commission has...

Regulatory authorities are mulling the imposition of additional rules on broadband providers. The Federal Communications Commission will unveil its blueprint on Thursday. According to CNBC, The FCC has taken this step in response to a federal court ruling last month that cast doubt on the agency’s...