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FCC's Video Description Rules Have Been Officially Reinstated

By Paul A. Cicelski Yesterday, the reinstatement of the FCC's "video description" rules finally became official with their publication in the Federal Register. It has been a long time coming, given that the rules were originally created by the FCC … Continue reading

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The House May Block Funding to Implement the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

Substantive disagreements over Internet regulation cannot be kept out of the current appropriations battle in Congress. One version of a FY 2011 appropriations bill recently approved by the House included language that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from … Continue reading

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Democrats and Republicans Wrangle Over the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

On Wednesday, the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held the second of two hearings on the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) recent net neutrality regulations. The hearings follow Rep. Marsha Blackburn's (R-TN) introduction of legislation … Continue reading

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