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The Latest Breaking News from The Federal Communications Commission

Senate Commerce Committee Schedules Vote on FCC Nominations

The Committee will vote on July 12 on three FCC nominations

TV Tech

Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy

Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

WEKU

President Biden Nominates Anna Gomez for FCC Seat

Packages it with renominations for Geoffrey Starks, Brendan Carr

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President Biden Nominates Anna Gomez to FCC

Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr are re-nominated to serve additional five-year terms as FCC commissioners

TV Tech

Biden’s failed pick of Gigi Sohn for FCC post shows influence of dark money on U.S. politics

Groups targeting the nominee included one co-founded by ex-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., who’s now director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden, Yellen Won't Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional

Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the "vast wasteland" speech, and more…

Reason

Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces

When President Joe Biden nominated Gigi Sohn to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, she expected to face criticism over her desire to expand free internet access and improve competition among broadband providers

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Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who famously proclaimed that network television was a ‘vast wasteland,’ dies at 97

Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home in Chicago, surrounded by loved ones, his daughter said.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Private Space Industry Is Booming. Investors Had Better Be Careful.

The space race is on, with as many as 7,300 satellites orbiting Earth and plans for tens of thousands more. Here's a look at the big players and what's at stake.

Investors Business Daily

Gone in seconds: rising text message scams are draining US bank accounts

Sophisticated robotexts are bombarding Americans’ phones, costing unsuspecting people millions of dollars

The Guardian - US

Space debris problem spurs a bold change in US government regulations

The Federal Communications Commission will create a new Space Bureau to work with regulations regarding space debris, space safety and other low Earth orbit needs.

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