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FCC orders review after Verizon’s second major outage in 3 months hits millions

At 12:30 PM Eastern on January 14, 2026, mobile phones nationwide switched abruptly to SOS mode, stripping Verizon customers ...

FCC chairman says there are 'legitimate competition concerns' with Netflix's Warner Bros. deal - but his agency has no authority to review it

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, offered his opinion that Netflix’s proposed $83 billion deal to ...

Supreme Court will review FCC’s fines against AT&T, Verizon

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) authority to issue massive ...
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FCC Launches Review Of Rules On Network Mergers, Local Station Ownership

The FCC launched a new review of its media ownership limits, amid broadcasters’ lobbying push to modernize the restrictions in the face of competition from tech giants. The agency voted to take public ...
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FCC Extends Review of Verizon Spectrum Deal by 3 Weeks

The Federal Communications Commission today announced that it is extending the informal 180-day review period of Verizon Wireless's proposed AWS spectrum purchase. According to the FCC, Verizon ...

Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines

The carriers’ cases against the FCC rely on the Supreme Court’s June 2024 ruling in Securities and Exchange Commission v.
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FCC mulls loosening broadcast ownership rules as it undertakes review

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday voted at its open committee meeting to review the option of lifting a ban that does not permit mergers among the "Big Four" broadcast networks and is ...