Washington — The FCC has released a Public Notice, inviting comments on a petition asking to facilitate the deployment of 5G networks and give cell phone users better, faster Internet access. It’s no secret that people are constantly on their phones streaming videos, sending selfies, and checking social media. They need more bandwidth and the…
Washington — The FCC approved a proposal to consider new rules for the business broadband marketplace. These business data services, formerly known as “special access,” affect how businesses access the Internet for transactions like credit card processing or ATM withdrawals. The market has been the subject of FCC investigation for a decade. Now the FCC…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed formal comments with the FCC Friday, pointing out the benefits of its proposal for empowering customers with more options for choosing how they want to watch TV. Last month FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler offered a proposal that would open up the set-top box marketplace and…
Washington — President Obama will weigh in on a policy to free TV customers from having to rent their cable providers’ set top boxes. He announced his support for thinking outside the cable box in a blog post today and will file formal comments with the FCC, which has issued a proposal in February that…
Washington, D.C. — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced a proposal today to update rules on the high-speed broadband connections that companies use to transmit data on everything from credit card sales to movies. Wheeler is asking the FCC to replace the current patchwork of regulations and update them for the 21st Century. If approved by…
Washington — All five FCC Commissioners appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday for an oversight hearing. Amid questions peppered with discussion of accessing Denver Broncos’, Green Bay Packers’, and Minnesota Vikings’ games in different markets in Western states, the hearing covered a broad range of issues related to recent FCC actions. Net Neutrality…
Washington — The FCC took a step toward changing the way customers access pay-TV service. The Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at opening up the set-top box market to competition. The Computer & Communications Industry Association hosts a website for the Consumer Video Choice Coalition aimed at bringing competition to set…
Washington — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler offered a proposal today that is designed to provide pay-TV customers more options for the set top boxes they need to access their cable or satellite service. The proposal would expand and open up a market so consumers could choose which device they want to use for viewing pay-TV.…
Washington, D.C. — Consumers are being charged way to much on their cable bills and the Computer & Communications Industry Association wants to help the public understand why and what to do about it. CCIA, working with content creators, public interest groups, and competitive device manufacturers, announced the launch of a new website Monday…
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