Latest Federal Communications Commission News

DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week

Sep. 08, 2024 18:15 PM EDT

The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week. DirecTV filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission on Saturday night accusing Disney of negotiating in bad faith. Disney...

After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

Aug. 23, 2024 14:01 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to blunt the loss of an expired broadband subsidy program that helped more than 23 million families afford internet access by using money from an existing program that helps libraries and schools provide WiFi hotspots to students and patrons....

Company that sent AI calls mimicking Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters agrees to pay $1 million fine

Aug. 21, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A company that sent deceptive calls to New Hampshire voters using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice agreed Wednesday to pay a $1 million fine, federal regulators said. Lingo Telecom, the voice service provider that transmitted the...