/tags/fcc fcc en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:59:26 GMT /2023-01-10/do-you-live-in-an-internet-desert-the-fcc-wants-to-know The federal government is collecting data to determine which areas of the country need expanded access to high-speed internet. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:59:26 GMT /2023-01-10/do-you-live-in-an-internet-desert-the-fcc-wants-to-know Andy Chow /2020-07-06/supreme-court-prohibits-mobile-phone-robocalls-to-collect-federal-debt Federal debt collectors were granted an exception from the general robocall ban in 2015. The high court ruled that Congress can't favor some speech over others. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:43:14 GMT /2020-07-06/supreme-court-prohibits-mobile-phone-robocalls-to-collect-federal-debt Matthew S. Schwartz /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-04-28/tech-tuesday-free-tv-over-the-air Central Ohio television viewers who use antennas had to rescan their television sets to comply with the Federal Communications Commission roll out of 5G… Tue, 28 Apr 2020 13:29:28 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-04-28/tech-tuesday-free-tv-over-the-air /wyso-stories/2020-01-16/fcc-grants-dayton-daily-news-owner-60-days-to-sell-maintain-7-day-publication The Federal Communications Commission has granted the Dayton Daily News’ owner more time to find a new buyer. The extension could keep the newspaper... Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:51:45 GMT /wyso-stories/2020-01-16/fcc-grants-dayton-daily-news-owner-60-days-to-sell-maintain-7-day-publication Jason Reynolds /news/2020-01-06/printing-and-format-changes-coming-to-ohio-newspapers Big changes are coming to Ohio’s longtime newspapers.The Cincinnati Enquirer returns to its large "broadsheet" format on Tuesday, Jan. 7, after five years… Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:11:16 GMT /news/2020-01-06/printing-and-format-changes-coming-to-ohio-newspapers John Kiesewetter /wyso-stories/2020-01-02/whaley-editorial-calls-for-protection-of-dayton-daily-news-local-journalism Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley is criticizing a recent Federal Communications Commission decision approving the more than $3 billion acquisition of Cox Media... Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:08:18 GMT /wyso-stories/2020-01-02/whaley-editorial-calls-for-protection-of-dayton-daily-news-local-journalism Jess Mador /npr-news/2019-12-13/fcc-approves-plan-for-3-digit-suicide-prevention-number-similar-to-911 The Federal Communications Commission unanimously OK'd the proposal, which would allow callers in crisis to reach a national mental health support network simply by dialing 988. Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:22:13 GMT /npr-news/2019-12-13/fcc-approves-plan-for-3-digit-suicide-prevention-number-similar-to-911 Colin Dwyer /news-partners/2019-09-13/how-a-proposed-3-digit-suicide-hotline-could-help-prevention-efforts The current suicide hotline — 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255 — has helped many people. But it's long and tough to remember in a crisis. The FCC is proposing a new national, three-digit number. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:39:53 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-13/how-a-proposed-3-digit-suicide-hotline-could-help-prevention-efforts Rhitu Chatterjee /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-06-11/tech-tuesday-fcc-clears-way-to-block-robocalls The number of robocalls increased 325 percent globally in 2018, according to a new report from a spam-call monitoring app, Hiya. In the U.S. alone,… Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-06-11/tech-tuesday-fcc-clears-way-to-block-robocalls /news-partners/2019-06-06/heres-why-you-may-start-receiving-fewer-robocalls The FCC wants phone companies to block robocalls by default. "We think these actions will help consumers ... to get the peace and the quiet that they deserve," said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:52:42 GMT /news-partners/2019-06-06/heres-why-you-may-start-receiving-fewer-robocalls Merrit Kennedy