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FCC set to rule on cable 'set-top boxes'

by Adam Allington
Sep 29, 2016
The FCC vote could pave the way for app-based streaming of all cable programming.
The FCC will vote Thursday on the future of TV set-top boxes.
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A broadband subsidy that could help narrow the "digital divide"

by Molly Wood
Apr 4, 2016
The FCC's $9.25 subsidy will open up broadband access to more low-income households.
A $9.25 broadband subsidy could help with issues related to digital inequality. 
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FCC proposes broadband subsidies for low-income households

by Nova Safo
Mar 8, 2016
Low-income users would get $9.25 per month under the agency's plan.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Commissioner speaks at a panel discussion at the Kaiser Family Foundation on November 4, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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The fight to 'unlock' the set-top box

by Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2016
Thinking outside the box, or opening Pandora’s? FCC chairman Tom Wheeler weighs in.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.
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The FCC takes on the set top box

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Jan 27, 2016
But you may have to keep paying around $230 for your cable box, for now.
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FCC auction could make billions for station owners

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 13, 2016
Investors who went on a buying spree could win big as airwaves shift to digital.
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FCC draws back curtain on TV spectrum auction

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 16, 2015
The auction will help open up more airwaves for data-hungry consumers.
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Medical debt collectors up in arms over FCC ruling

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 1, 2015
Companies could face fines of up to $1500 per faulty call.
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Why we don't buy cable TV set-top boxes

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 31, 2015
The FCC is considering whether to make those purchases easier.
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The FCC is busy enforcing net neutrality

by Molly Wood
Jul 3, 2015
The Internet is redefining all of our lives and it needs a little regulation. Cue the FCC.
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