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FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell exiting
Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell, who was seen as a free-market advocate and friend to the media industry and a foil to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, announced he is leaving the regulatory agency in the next few weeks. A...
Tags: White House, Media Industry, Liberty Media Corporation, Mitt Romney, Television Industry
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AT&T opens up FaceTime to all — except customers on unlimited plan
AT&T this week announced that all iPhone users with tiered or shared data plans can now make cellular FaceTime calls. That's good news for those customers, but AT&T's critics say it should stop withholding the feature from the last group still being...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications, New Products, Politics
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Technology: Will Google Wallet ever open on Verizon phones?
Opinion L.A.By asking Google to remove an app from a forthcoming phone for its network, Verizon Wireless has rekindled the debate over a compromise in the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality rules that Google and Verizon helped broker. The app is...... -
Senate hearing on digital platforms hears calls for new laws
Company TownThe Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on new video platforms.... -
Technology: Net neutrality rules survive, for now
Opinion L.A.As expected, the Senate defeated a resolution Thursday that would have disapproved of the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality (a.k.a. "open Internet") rules, which are due to go into effect Thursday. The vote was divided along party lines,... -
Senate rejects attempt to overturn FCC's net neutrality rules
TechnologyThe Senate on Thursday voted to keep in place the Federal Communications Commission's controversial rules aimed at preserving open Internet access.... -
Will Golden Globes raise the red carpet out of its doldrums?
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHollywood's annual awards season kicks into high gear with the unfurling of the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday. From afar, it will probably all seem the same as usual — cheering fans in the bleachers, photographers and TV crews by the yard,...Tags: Human Interest, Joan Rivers, Entertainment, Culture, Lady Gaga
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Speaker John Boehner sets the scene for this week's House vote on funding: A 'mortal' and 'moral threat'
Top of the TicketOhio Republican sees no need to shut down government to "stop the spending binge."... -
AT&T's bandwidth caps: a bad deal for whom?
L.A. Times Tech BlogAT&T plans to abandon the all-you-can-eat pricing model for DSL that consumers love, even though it costs typical users more than they would have to pay under a metered approach.... -
Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell named to lead cable TV's top lobbying group
L.A. Times Tech BlogFormer Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has been named the new head of the leading cable TV trade association. Powell will become president and chief executive officer of the National Cable and Telecommunications Assn., taking... -
Technology: Regulating the Internet. Or not.
Opinion L.A.It's been a big week for debating who gets to regulate the Internet.... -
Government: FCC Commissioner Baker exits via the revolving door
Opinion L.A.Good-government advocates often complain about the way top Washington policymakers cash in on their public service by becoming lobbyists for the companies they oversaw. This so-called revolving door spins a full 360 degrees, of course; lobbyists often...
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