Washington DC - February 26 - Chairman Julius Genachowski of the Federal Communications Commission highlighted some of the working recommendations related to public safety and homeland security that will be addressed in the National Broadband Plan.

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Washington DC - February 24 - the Federal Communications Commission released its National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, Broadband Adoption and Use in America, which found that affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans - one-third of the country - are not connected to high-speed Internet at home.

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Washington DC - February 4 -  The Federal Communications Commission adopted a First Report and Order that gives tribes a priority to obtain broadcast radio licenses in tribal communities.

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Washington DC - November 23 - Blaring television advertisements took another step toward extinction when the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.

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Washington DC - November 10 - Four consumer and public interest groups express strong concern with a statement made by a senior commission official that the FCC would allow the speeding up or slowing down of applications like video or voice as part of “reasonable network management” — a sentiment that appears to prejudge the outcome before the FCC completes its rulemaking process.

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Washington DC - October 23 - In the next chapter of a longstanding effort to preserve the free and open Internet, the Federal Communications Commission is seeking public input on draft rules that would codify and supplement existing Internet openness principles.

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Washington DC - September 30 - With 141 days remaining before the Federal Communications Commission must deliver a National Broadband Plan to Congress, the task force developing the plan provided a status report to the Commission during its monthly meeting Tuesday.

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Washington DC - September 22 - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the concrete actions he believes the Commission must take to preserve the free and open Internet at a speech to at The Brookings Institution.

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Washington DC - September 8 - The Federal Trade Commission filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Inquiry regarding development of a National Broadband Plan that will seek to ensure that every American has access to broadband capability; promoting competition and protecting consumers in the marketplace.

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Washington DC - August 31 - A federal court threw out the Federal Communications Commission’s rule to cap cable ownership at 30%. The rule served as consumer protection from media consolidation and growing cable cartels.

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