http://www.yourstreet.com/news/federal-communications-commission YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us cliff1066™/flickr An Austin man has been charged with fraud as part of a scheme to steal millions from the FCC's Video Relay Service, a government program intended to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing communicate with hearing persons. David Simmons, 43, of Austin,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756172/austin-man-charged-in-scheme-to-defraud-government-program-for-the-deaf Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:38:08 -0800 Radio station WOAM (1350 AM) has been broadcasting the past few months in an apparent effort by the owner to keep his FCC license while he tries to sell the station. There are no DJs, no commercials, and no news or weather breaks. Just easy listening music and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756579/woam-only-half-on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:29:08 -0800 McCain moves to block FCC net neutrality. Still no word from Iran on proposed nuclear deal. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il makes summit offer to South Korea. Controversial water treatment plant gets OK from Austin city council. Flooding temporarily closes Barton... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751659/news-bits- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:08:08 -0700 Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees, CBS station KPIX-TV reports. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749825/fcc-launches-probe-of-google-voice-service Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:33:08 -0700 Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T Inc. that Google Inc.'s free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743140/fcc-inquires-about-google-voice Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:23:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said Monday in a speech that got a cool response from the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731393/fcc-chairman-says-open-internet-rules-are-vital Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:19:08 -0700 The new antenna, the power boost, all the house calls — nothing has completely fixed WCPO-TV's digital TV signal problems, so Channel 9 has asked the FCC for a new channel allocation. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730160/ch-9-requests-new-digital-channel Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:19:08 -0700 Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Monday in a speech that figures to provoke a fight with the industry. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727922/fcc-chairman-proposes-open-internet-rules Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:41:08 -0700 The fight for Net Neutrality just took a big step forward on Monday with the chair of the Federal Communications Commission announcing plans to expand... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724907/timothy-karr-fcc-chief-boldly-commits-to-net-neutrality Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:38:08 -0700 The debate over whether there should be "net neutrality" regulation of broadband Internet services took another turn with a speech by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724900/joe-waz-do-we-need-more-internet-regulation-fcc-to-decide- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:35:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said Monday in a speech that got a cool response from the industry. Unless... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729812/fcc-chairman-says-open-internet-rules-are-vital Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:31:08 -0700 Top general requests more troops in Afghanistan , or else the war "will likely result in failure." Thanks for your opinion, General Debbie Downer! Flash floods kill two in the Atlanta area. Netflix awards $1 million to the programming team who came up with a better... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726255/good-morning,-news- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:12:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said Monday in a speech that figures to provoke a fight with the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729823/fcc-chairman-proposes-open-internet-rules Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:31:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — Wireless carriers shouldn’t be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said Monday in a speech that figures to provoke a fight with the industry. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748193/fcc-chairman-proposes-open-internet-rules Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:18:08 -0700 The FCC chairman says wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731328/fcc-chairman-proposes-open-internet-rules Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:51:08 -0700 The FCC chairman says wireless carriers shouldn’t be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728522/first-volley-in-web-fight-no-restrictions-on-wireless-content Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:40:08 -0700 WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, according to reports published Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748198/reports-fcc-to-propose-net-neutrality-rules Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:14:08 -0700 The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727021/fcc-to-propose-net-neutrality-rules Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 The FCC is starting to hold field hearings to take public comment on the National Broadband Plan . The first hearing will be held here in Austin on Monday, September 21 , from 9am-noon, at the UT Club (2108 Robert Dedman Drive). This field hearing will be led by FCC... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725938/fcc-field-hearing-to-be-held-monday-national-broadband-plan- Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:00:08 -0700 AP File Photo The stimulus package championed by the Obama administration set aside up to $350 million to create a national broadband map. That struck some people in the telecommunications industry as excessive. The national stimulus package passed by Congress in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720222/-100m-plus-broadband-map-runs-into-cost-questions Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:17:08 -0700