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Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC

More than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their...

FCC Approves Comcast-NBC Deal: 5 Questions on the Merger Answered

The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-1 today in favor of a merger between Comcast and NBC Universal, creating a "media powerhouse" that some fear strikes a serious blow to the future of net neutrality. The Justice Department, which is also required to sign off on the merger, approved the plan later in the...

Surf's Up: Super Wi-Fi Is on the Way

(Oct. 1) -- When it comes to telecommunications, Washington has been on a roll lately. Not only did Congress manage to come together and pass a bipartisan ban on extra-loud TV commercials, which have clearly been annoying many Americans for years, but now the Federal Communications Commission is paving the way for "super...

Opinion: Google and Verizon's Dark Internet Vision

(Aug. 12) -- Legendary columnist Pete Hamill once said that newspapers should think of themselves as a "zocalo" -- the word for a public square in Mexico -- because of the critical role that newspapers play in keeping a community informed. Maybe that was a good way to describe newspapers. But it's an even better way to...

Opinion: Net Neutrality, RIP

(Aug. 12) -- Google and Verizon made big headlines when they announced they were teaming up to offer a framework for regulating broadband networks. On one hand, this isn't that big a deal since it's not binding and doesn't have the force of law behind it. On the other, it's a huge deal since it marks the end of the...

Background on Federal Communications Commission FCC

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created by Congressional statute (see and ), and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President.

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