Some have said the FCC's upcoming rulings on media ownership are a foregone conclusion. But Commissioner Michael Copps continues his tour of field hearings on the subject, coming to Duke Law School in Durham, N.C. on Monday, March 31. The hearing, organized into three panels titled "Localism and Community Standards."

Concepts like network neutrality and the possibility of ISPs mucking with P2P networks are complicated. But plenty of geniuses might just stumble across an upcoming FCC hearing on broadband network management practices, set Feb. 25 at Harvard Law School.

The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing on pending FCC nominations Dec. 13. The agenda includes FCC nominees Deborah Tate and Michael Copps. Tate, a Republican, is director of the Texas Regulatory Authority and Copps, a Democrat, has been re-nominated to the post. Kathleen Abernathy intends to leave th

Video competition and national broadband on agenda

Before America can have policies to make it among the world leaders in broadband deployment, it needs to know who’s online and what kind of connections they have.

Congressional deadline was Feb. 17. 

The hearing will consist of a morning session in New York City and an afternoon session in Hoboken, NJ.

Just three days before his 50th birthday bash, the chief lobbyist for public TV stations found himself alone on Capitol Hill, where broadcast bashing has taken precedence over scandals involving interns. As the sole representative of the broadcast industry at a full Senate Commerce Committee hearing held on Wednesday,