FCC

Regulator considers measures that would create a new category of unlicensed devices

Jonathan Williams takes on a new role in addition to serving as chief of the Office of Economics and Analytics

Business Unions, Free Press, Echostar, DirecTV, Circle City, pay TV groups and others say deal is not in the public interest, would violate ownership caps

Regulatory issues relating free speech, the 3.0 transition, station ownership rules and Jimmy Kimmel dominated our list of the 20 most popular regulatory stories of 2025

Contentious carriage negotiations and blackouts were among the 10 most popular articles covering streaming video on the website

Stories about ATSC 3.0 deployments, regulatory development, costs and encryption were among our 20 most popular articles

Lengthy list includes holding broadcasters `accountable to their public interest obligations’, work on the NextGen TV transition and launching an inquiry into network affiliate relations

The NAB and aviation groups had asked for more time to comment on the agency’s Upper C-band proposals

Poll commissioned by opponents of lifting FCC station group ownership rules found that 72% opposed more consolidation

The Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of proposals that the agency said will give LPTV broadcasters additional regulatory clarity