Prospect of Fed pulling too far back on communications poses volatility risk, Musalem saysToo big a pullback in the US central bank's communications could lead to higher and more volatile interest rates and inflation if the public and businesses are left to guess how it would react to different economic developments, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said on Tuesday.Reuters7d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyfed communications policy
US lawmakers propose reforms to tool used to bar Chinese tech gearThe Republican chair of the US House Energy and Commerce Committee and top Democrat on the panel are unveiling legislation to reform a key national security tool used by the Federal Communications Commission to bar Chinese tech gear.Reuters13d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologychinese tech gear ban reform
Disney says Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC actionOngoing threats by President Donald Trump against reporters and broadcast networks are grounds for a US judge to block the Federal Communications Commission from reviewing Disney's eight ABC station licenses early, the company said on Thursday.Reuters19d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturefcc license review dispute
Google should relax ad tech rules, appoint antitrust monitor, US judge findsA federal judge said Google should relax its rules governing its online advertising auctions and appoint an internal antitrust compliance monitor, while stopping short of demanding that the Alphabet unit break up its advertising technology monopoly.Reuters20d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomygoogle antitrust ruling
Republican senator's TV interview passes muster with FCC's Carr even though Democratic candidate's does notAn ESPN interview on Saturday with a Republican U.S. senator did not violate the Federal Communications Commission's equal-time rule, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said, days after the agency issued a warning to another network about a Democratic political candidate's appearance on a late-night TV program.Reuters24d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyfcc equal time rule enforcement
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on networkABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday will air on YouTube and not during the network broadcast, citing threats from the Federal Communications Commission.Reuters26d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturefcc equal time rule dispute
US FCC proposes to open more spectrum for space-based wireless serviceThe Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it is moving to open more wireless spectrum for space-based broadband service.Reuters28d agoWhole story →BuildTechnologyfcc spectrum proposal
