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Ajit Pai Just Got His Second ‘Courage’ Award Of The Year
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai received an award on Wednesday from a conservative US media organisation for his “courage in public service.” It is the second time Pai has been awarded for “courage” in 2018.
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Tribune Media May Sell Out To Rival Nexstar, Creating TV Station-Owning Behemoth
Earlier this year, broadcasting giant Sinclair — the media group that forced anchors at its stations to read an ominous script parroting Donald Trump’s narrative on “fake news” — was stopped by regulators from acquiring rival Tribune Media Co. in a shady $5 billion deal that would have amounted to a wholesale takeover of local…
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New York Attorney General Subpoenas Industry Groups, Lobbyists Over Fake Net Neutrality Comments
The New York Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed “more than a dozen telecommunications trade groups, lobbying contractors and Washington advocacy organisations,” the New York Times reported on Tuesday, seeking to determine whether they were behind the flood of fake public comments submitted before the Federal Communication Commission’s decision to revoke net neutrality rules last year.
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FCC Hangs Blockbuster $37.5 Million Fine Over Robocaller Accused Of Spoofing Real Numbers
The FCC in the US has announced its proposal to impose a fine of $US37.5 ($52) million on a company accused of making robocalls and hiding the calls’ origin behind the real phone numbers of consumers. The agency is attempting to show that it’s cracking down on the out of control robocall industry, but critics…