Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2020
5min362
The multimillion dollar ad buy reserves thousands of TV commercial slots.
Tag: Federal Communications Commission
Scott PowersFebruary 21, 2020
Sarah MuellerJanuary 8, 2020
3min372
Howell comes to the party after serving as communications director and senior strategist for the Federal Communications Commission.
Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018
5min221
The chief legal adviser to the Federal Communications Commission believes it’s incumbent upon the panel to be humble in its regulatory approach. During Friday remarks before the Economic Club of Florida, FCC General Counsel Thomas Johnson said “humility” is essential in order to learn from prior failings and adapt to the ever-evolving communications-technology landscape. Above all else, […]
Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2018
3min225
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday to establish safeguards against wireless communications breakdowns like the one that followed Hurricane Michael. “After more than a week of wireless service failures in Hurricane Michael’s hardest hit areas, I urge you to recommend industry-wide measures that would help prevent downed telecommunications for […]
Blake DowlingMay 19, 2018
6min267
Net neutrality is back in the news. There are 2 sides to the issue and everyone is weighing in. Except for the guy from now shall be known as “Shopping Center Man,” found at the 59-second mark of this WCTV News segment from Thursday night in Tallahassee. When asked what is net neutrality, he says […]
Peter SchorschApril 25, 2018
4min254
Tech companies say opening up the radio frequencies used by first responders and infrastructure workers could bring better mobile data speeds to consumers, and the FCC seems to be giving it some thought. Apple, Cisco, HP, Facebook, Google, Intel, and others made their pitch to the FCC last year, asking the commission to look into […]
Blake DowlingDecember 16, 2017
5min346
The last U.S. president made some changes to the internet and how it is regulated; the new president is now reverting to what the law was before that. Some people are protesting; some are celebrating. As one might say, a standard day in a democracy. So, based on this, maybe you are drawing your lines […]
Terry RoenSeptember 14, 2017
2min336
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson asked the nation’s largest cable, telephone and internet providers Thursday to give Hurricane Irma victims rebates for service interruptions. He also requested the companies provide a 60-day moratorium on late fees, interest accrual and penalties to give people time to recover from the worst storm in the state’s history. “As we […]
Guest AuthorAugust 22, 2017
5min229
When the issue of net neutrality first emerged more than 10 years ago, some wondered whether it would result in overreaching, heavy-handed government intervention. We saw this intervention come to life in 2015, when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Obama took the unprecedented and rather extreme step of classifying the internet as a […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 3, 2017
2min196
Florida utilities regulator Ronald Brisé will serve another term on an advisory committee to the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released a membership list for its Intergovernmental Advisory Committee on Dec. 29 indicating that Brisé would continue to serve as sole representative of state utility regulators through 2019. Brisé has served on Florida’s Public […]