FCC
You Can't Say That On Television
(unless you're on cable, satellite, or an Internet stream)
Beyond the Fairness Doctrine
Barack Obama says he wouldn't reintroduce the Federal Communications Commission's most notorious speech-squashing regulation. But there are more mundane reasons to fear the next FCC.
Your Right To Call Your Girlfriend Ends Where My 900-Seat Cinerama Begins
Should a theater be allowed to jam your cell phone?
The Reluctant Planner
FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition
Radio Waves
The FCC may change the way it licenses stations. But even if it does nothing, radio will never be the same.
Broadcasters in Bondage
Free speech is a fundamental right? Not when it comes to TV and radio broadcasters, it isn't—and an odd coalition of liberals and conservatives want to keep it that way.
The Viewer Is the Loser!
Cable technology promised a TV revolution, but politicians and monopolists prefer business as usual.
Interview with Mark S. Fowler
The new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission talks about the future of television, radio, and telephone service at the hands of federal regulators