Postponing the turnoff of analog TV broadcasts beyond the scheduled date, Feb. 17, could confuse consumers, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Saturday. ...more

January 10, 2009

The Federal Trade Commission has removed the last regulatory hurdle for Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel Corp., which will create the country's largest wireless carrier, the agency said Wednesday. ...more

December 11, 2008

It has been nearly five years since the most famous "wardrobe malfunction" in television history, and the flap isn't over. On Wednesday, the Bush administration asked the Supreme Court to uphold the Federal Communications Commission's $550,000 fine against CBS for airing singer Janet Jackson's brief breast exposure during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. ...more

November 21, 2008

Holy censors, Batman. PBS has a bleep-filled installment of "Masterpiece" that uses profanity to tell the story of a woman who crusaded against foul language. ...more

November 14, 2008

A Lakeland man was arrested today, accused of running a pirate radio station out of a local motel. ...more

November 7, 2008

The Supreme Court justices talked about indecency and foul language Tuesday, but they did so without using any of the actual words that federal regulators hope to ban from television and radio broadcasts. ...more

November 5, 2008

The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service. ...more

November 5, 2008

The Federal Communications Commission has opened probes into the digital cable pricing policies of major cable operators, including Bright House Networks and Verizon Communications. ...more

November 5, 2008

The Supreme Court would not be recommended as the best place in this city to hear a raucous conversation that makes full use of the F-word, the S-word and assorted other vulgarities. ...more

November 4, 2008

John McCain, a senior member of the Senate committee that oversees the telecom industry, now has cell phone coverage at the family's ranch near Sedona, Ariz., following a request from his wife, Cindy, early in 2007. ...more

October 16, 2008