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The Federal Communications Commission voted to propose its first Internet privacy rules and to expand a phone subsidy program to cover Internet access.

FCC Votes To Propose New Privacy Rules For Internet Service Providers

7:31pm March 31, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The vote, however, was delayed for several hours as regulators negotiated a budget deal on another issue: the expansion of a phone subsidy to begin covering Internet access.

FCC Wants To Force Cable Companies, And Their Set-Top Boxes, To Adapt

3:08pm February 18, 2016

by Brian Naylor

A proposal being launched Thursday could result in boxes that subscribers could buy, not just rent, and that could provide streaming online content alongside traditional cable channels.

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Federal regulators will vote on capping the cost of phone calls from prison, which are far more expensive than ordinary calls.

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FCC Moves To Cut High Cost Of Prisoners' Calls

2:19pm October 21, 2015

by Joel Rose

Federal regulators want to cap the cost of phone calls from prison, which are far more expensive than ordinary calls. Commissions paid to local and state officials drive up costs, a phone firm says.

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FCC Set To Approve AT&T-DirecTV Merger

6:56pm July 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The agency's chairman circulated an order to his fellow commissioners to approve the $48.5 billion merger. He said the move would increase competition in the broadband space.

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FCC Publishes Full Text Of Net Neutrality Rules

2:24pm March 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Two weeks after it voted to approve rules on net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission releases what Chairman Tom Wheeler calls "a shining example of American democracy at work."

At the start of a meeting to decide the issue of net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler (center) holds hands with FCC Commissioners Mignon Clyburn (left) and Jessica Rosenworcel at the FCC headquarters Thursday.

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FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules For 'Open Internet'

6:27pm February 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The FCC approved the policy known as net neutrality by a 3-2 vote, with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler saying the agency will ensure that no entity "should control free open access to the Internet."

T-Mobile CEO John Legere pitches a plan that allows unlimited music streaming without additional data charges. Some net neutrality proponents want the FCC to limit plans like these; the commission says it will review them on a case-by-case basis.

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What Net Neutrality Rules Could Mean For Your Wireless Carrier

9:37am February 26, 2015

by Joel Rose

The FCC votes Thursday on rules that would make Internet providers treat all traffic equally. Big wireless companies say that will make it harder to keep their networks from getting too congested.

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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler unveiled his plan in a Wired op-ed on Wednesday. The FCC is scheduled to vote on the proposal Feb. 26.

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FCC Chairman Wheeler Backs Regulating Internet As Public Utility

5:05pm February 05, 2015

by Elise Hu

The Federal Communications Commission has received 4 million comments on "net neutrality." On Wednesday, the FCC chief laid out what he calls "the strongest open Internet protections ever proposed."

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FCC Proposal Would Classify Internet As A Public Utility

1:53pm February 04, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler outlined his proposal in an op-ed in Wired. The plan is backed by President Obama but strongly opposed by some cable companies and their lobbying firms.

President Obama speaks at Cedar Falls Utilities in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday. He encouraged the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that stifle competition for high-speed Internet service.

Broadband A 'Necessity,' Obama Says, As He Pushes FCC To Expand Access

4:58pm January 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president is asking the agency to address state laws that could inhibit competition for high-speed Internet service. The move could draw opposition from major cable and Internet companies.