'I Believe in the First Amendment,' Says FCC Chair, Rejecting Trump's Censorious Tweets
Ajit Pai notes that his agency has no authority to consider journalistic content in making license decisions.
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FCC Chair Preemptively Rubbishes Trump's Dumb Tweet About Challenging Media Licenses (UPDATED)
"Setting aside the fact that the FCC doesn't license cable channels," Ajit Pai said last month, "these demands are fundamentally at odds with our legal and cultural traditions."
FCC Chief Promises Crackdown on Unlicensed Broadcasting
Friday A/V Club: Pirate radio, then and now
The Federal Government Has Been Subsidizing Phone and Internet Access for Dead People
A bipartisan group of senators wants an investigation into the government's latest disastrous internet intervention.
Net Neutrality Supporters Should Actually Hate the Regulations They're Endorsing
The Obama-era "Open Internet Order" discourages a free internet.
Impeach Eisenhower!
Friday A/V Club: A beatnik, a president, and a radio station that the FCC wouldn't license
We Could Have Had Cellphones Four Decades Earlier
Thanks for nothing, Federal Communications Commission.
Everyone Should Be Getting Wikipedia for Free
Confusion over net neutrality rules has internet providers too scared to offer freebies, even though it's legal.
Mostly Weekly: The Government Hates Boobs
From nipple censorship to breast milk regulation, the government is groping where it shouldn't.
How Deregulation Gave Us FM Radio, HBO, and the iPhone
The FCC is designed to protect incumbents, enrich politicians, and screw consumers, says economist Thomas Hazlett.
Net Neutrality Nixed: Why John Oliver Is Wrong
The internet did just fine before bureaucrats started micromanaging it.
FCC Vote Isn't the End of Net Neutrality, But It's a Good First Step
This isn't about whether the internet will be free and open. It's about how much power the FCC should have.
The FCC Isn't Singling Out Stephen Colbert for his "Cock Holster" Crack at Trump…
It's only doing what it *has* to do, by Congress' mandate, which is to investigate *all* complaints. BTW, f*ck the FCC!
Trump's Mouth, Rape as a Pre-Existing Condition, & Why Our Politics Is So Stupid [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman talk Trump, French election, health care, Colbert, and the FCC.
Plan to Roll Back Internet Regulations a Boon for Business and Innovation
Goodbye and good riddance to the Obama administration's "Open Internet Order."
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Why He's Rejecting Net Neutrality Rules
"We were not living in a digital dystopia in the years leading up to 2015."
FDR's War Against the Press
Franklin Roosevelt had his own Breitbart, and radio was his Twitter.
Denmark Proves We Don't Need the FCC
By nearly eliminating their equivalent of the Federal Communications Commission, Danes now enjoy some of the best IT and telecom services on earth.
New FCC Rule Could Send TV Back to the Dark Ages of September 2016
This is not the sort of "consolidation wave" to worry about.
Herbert Hoover's Radio Malware Turns 90
The Radio Act of 1927 has enjoyed a nice, long life. It's past time for a retirement party.
Smearing Team Trump
The New York Times' breathlessly covers nominees for the Department of Labor and the FCC, and a potential nominee for the FDA.
Donald Trump May Try To Stifle Freedom of Expression but His FCC Head Ajit Pai Will Defend a "Free and Open Internet"
Pai favors free speech but not treating the Internet as a public utlity. That's exactly right.
Court Rules FCC Cannot Overrule State Laws Limiting City-Run Broadband
Potential pork projects hardest hit.
The Back Door to the Radio Dial
Clever broadcasters have found a loophole. Now how about letting some more folks in?
Hillary Clinton's Tech Platform: Government Meddling for Some; Incentives and Deals for Others
Policy guide is essentially a call for lobbying to influence regulations and spending.
Court Upholds the FCC's Politically Driven Decision to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility
The White House pushed the agency to reclassify internet service under Title II, and the agency complied.
Social Conservatives Call for Stricter TV Ratings
Why the V-chip will never please everyone, and soon will hardly please anyone at all
FCC Meddles in Cable-Box Market. Is Streaming TV Next?
Can the FCC bring "choice" and "competition" to your TV? Don't count on it.
The Man J. Edgar Hoover Blamed for Pearl Harbor
Larry Fly, the forgotten hero who refused to illegally wiretap Americans
Does T-Mobile's Binge On Service Violate Net Neutrality? Probably, Which Is All You Need To Know About Net Neutrality.
Zero-rated plans, which exempt users from data caps, are in cross-hairs of FCC. Blech.
There Was Only One Super Bowl Halftime Show That Lived Up to the Hype
Spoiler: It didn't have a "wardrobe malfunction."
City-Run Broadband Internet Is a Disaster in the Making
These projects aren't fiscally responsible, but the FCC has given them a thumbs up.
George Gilder: Net Neutrality Is a 'Ludicrous' Idea That Will Shrink the Economy
The legendary tech writer on net neutrality, the FCC, and why Bitcoin is the missing eighth layer of the Internet.
Encryption Protects Free Speech: Lavabit's Ladar Levison on Online Freedom, Net Neutrality, and Cryptography
"If we are going to continue to preserve our right to free speech in the electronic age, then we need to use tools like encryption."
The FCC Might Have Just Killed Polling as We Know It—and That's OK
Pollsters like Nate Silver are understandably freaked out, but it's not the government's job to protect their business model.
Where Were You in 1995, When the Internet Was Privatized?
Watch the first-ever event devoted to "Internet Independence Day," when the government got out of the business of running the Internet backbone.
Celebrate Internet Independence Day, April 30, with "Tech Elders" J.P. Barlow, Mark Cuban, & More
With the FCC muscling in, it's more important than ever to remember that cyberspace got great when the government got out.
'A Solution That Won't Work to a Problem That Simply Doesn't Exist'
Maverick FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on why net neutrality and government attempts to regulate the Internet are all wrong.
Don't Extend the Dead Hand of the FCC to the Internet
Entrusting the FCC with broad and ambiguous regulatory powers was, and remains, a grave mistake.
How to Justify Continued Federal Meddling in Internet Service? Just Keep Changing the Goals!
FCC votes to change the definition of 'broadband,' increasing the minimum speed required.
