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Jenny Slate, SNL Newbie, Drops the F-bomb On-Air

Saturday Night Live (SNL) dropped Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins during the offseason, adding Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. Anyone besides me wondering if Jenny Slate will be around next week, after dropping the f-bomb on camera?

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Julius Genachowski Nomination To Chair FCC

It is official now. Julius Genachowski is nominated to chair the FCC.

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Barack Obama Slates Genachowski as FCC Head: Report

Citing sources close to the Obama transition team, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that President-elect Barack Obama has selected his technology adviser, Julius Genachowski to be the new head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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FCC To Investigate Skyrocketing Cable TV Prices

Have you noticed that video rates have been going up at a painful rate? FCC Chair Kevin “I love Ma Bell” Martin did and he wants answers.

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Comcast: We'll Continue to Throttle, But Not Just P2P

You'll recall that despite its recently-filed lawsuit against the FCC over P2P-throttling practices, Comcast agreed it would still detail its network management policies to the organization, as originally ordered. On Friday Comcast provided that documentation to the FCC.

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Analog networks to cease their existence

In 2002, the FCC decided to no longer require A and B carriers to support AMPS service as of February 18, 2008.

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FCC Hosts Final Hearing On Media Consolidation

The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled its final hearing in Seattle this Friday, pending the heavily contested proposal to relax media cross-ownership in local markets.

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FCC Gets Comcast Complaint

A petition filed by Internet scholars yesterday, asks the FCC to investigate allegations that Comcast violated principles of net neutrality, blocking P2P file sharing software.

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