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- Democrats criticize House DTV draft bill.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER Democrats on the House telecommunications subcommittee bemoaned the lack of a subsidy for consumers who have not purchased either digital TV sets or who receive their TV signals from satellite or cable in a House Republican draft...
- Research articles 2005-05-30
- Scrambled messages sent on digital TV transition.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The transition to digital TV moves forward-or does it? The messages were mixed last week as the Federal Communications Commission denied broadcasters must-carry rights and industry leaders called for a hard date even as a key senator was...
- Research articles 2005-02-14
- Congress set to boost indecency fines
- WASHINGTON -- Whether or not there's a "wardrobe malfunction" at this weekend's Super Bowl, the new Congress appears ready to dramatically boost fines for indecency on the airwaves. Bills in the House and Senate call for raising the maximum fine from $32,500 to as much as $500,000 per...
- Research articles 2005-02-04
- House Panel Eyes Barring Private Funding For FCC Travel
- The House Telecommunications Subcommittee now has before it a bill that would bar Federal Communications Commission employees, including the five commissioners, from traveling to trade shows and conventions at the expense of non-government entities. The bill, H.R. 2670, mirrors a similar measure that surfaced in the Senate earlier this month...
- Research articles 2003-07-25
- Basic Phone Service in South Florida to Increase If Bill Passes, Analysis Says.
- By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 11--The cost of basic phone service in South Florida could jump $3 to $3.50 a month over the next two to four years if a proposed telecom bill passes in...
- Research articles 2003-04-11
- War hurts chances for military spectrum relocation fund bill.(News)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA An industry-backed House bill that would create a trust fund to compensate the Pentagon for surrendering frequencies earmarked for third-generation wireless systems ran into trouble on Capitol Hill last week. The bill appears to lack firm backing of...
- Research articles 2003-03-31
- Intel, lawmakers support Wi-Fi. (News).(Intel invests $150 million in wireless technology)
- WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers and technology companies continue to champion unlicensed spectrum as a tonic for the lagging economy, as well as an opportunity for technological innovation. In fact, computer chipmaker Intel believes in the concept so much, it intends to invest...
- Research articles 2002-10-28
- Rep. Billy Tauzin CR-La.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecommunications subcommittee. (D.C. Briefs).
- Rep. Billy Tauzin CR-La.), chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chairman of the House telecommunications subcommittee, urged President George W. Bush on July 5 to protect the telecom infrastructure if WorldCom Inc. goes bankrupt. Copies of the letter were also sent to...
- Research articles 2002-07-15
- NextWave resolution legislation introduced.
- WASHINGTON--Legislation to codify the settlement deal to end the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy saga was introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday. The Prompt Utilization of Wireless Spectrum Act of 2001 was introduced "to resolve administrative disputes regarding certain ...
- Research articles 2001-12-17
- Anthrax scare slows consideration of terror reaction measures.
- WASHINGTON--The recent anthrax scare on Capitol Hill has slowed consideration of measures meant to respond to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Beginning the week of Oct. 15, Congress had been set to consider an economic...
- Research articles 2001-10-29
- Tauzin, Upton push to kill spectrum cap.
- WASHINGTON--Two top House telecommunications lawmakers have joined the wireless industry in urging the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate the cap that limits the amount of spectrum a carrier can control in urban areas to 45 megahertz and 55 megahertz in rural areas. ...
- Research articles 2001-10-15
- 3G front and center on Hill as House telecom panel holds hearing.
- Draft GAO report released WASHINGTON--Congress' interest in third-generation wireless and its potential impact on the military became more evident last week as congressional auditors warned a key senator against a hasty decision to move the military off of the 1700 MHz band...
- Research articles 2001-07-30
- GETTING TO KNOW YOU.(Fred Upton)(Brief Article)
- The relatively unknown new chairman of the House Telecommunications Subcommittee, Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), kicked off his term earlier this month by holding a get-to-know-you dinner at restaurant Ocean Air for Washington representatives. Attending the event were "three-quarters" of the telecommunications lobbyists in town, one...
- Research articles 2001-02-19
- MARKEY STAYS AT TELCOMSUBCOM.(Brief Article)
- Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) will remain the top Democrat of the House Telecommunications Subcommittee instead of becoming ranking member of the House Resources Committee. As senior Democrat, he could become chair of the subcommittee (he served as chair 1987-94) but is more likely to stake his...
- Research articles 2001-02-12
- Upton gets post
- U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich,, has been tapped to be the chairman of the House Telecommunications Subcommittee by House Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La. Upton previously served as chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for the Commerce Committee. Upton is in the process of naming his...
- Research articles 2001-01-22
- Meet The New Telecom Chairman.(Government Activity)
- WASHINGTON--Who is Fred Upton? That may be a question on the lips of telecom professionals as a new Congress is sworn in and as a new administration ushers in sweeping changes in both personnel and ideology. As part of this changing of...
- Research articles 2001-01-22
- Tauzin takes over combined Commerce.(Brief Article)
- Stearns faces competition for telcom subcom chairmanship Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) officially became chairman of the renamed House Energy and Commerce Committee last week, a position he has actively sought for the past two years. It was not yet dear who would be...
- Research articles 2001-01-08
- Same time next year.(television networks calling elections early was big mistake)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey joined notably by Louisiana Republican Billy Tauzin has taken an important step toward resolving the problems surrounding election-night coverage. Markey last week introduced a uniform-poll-closing bill that strikes us as the best way to guard against mistaken election calls' affecting an election....
- Research articles 2000-12-11
- House Telecommunications
- * House Telecommunications Subcommittee chairman Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., will investigate presidential election coverage by the major cable- and broadcast-news networks.
- Research articles 2000-11-13
- House telecommunications subcommittee chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., has said there is a "presumption of bias" in how broadcast and cable news networks reported presidential election results
- House Telecommunications Subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., has said there is a "presumption of bias" in how broadcast and cable news networks reported Presidential election results. Tauzin cited evidence that news organizations were quick to call states for Vice President Al Gore when he held a 6% lead in the...
- Research articles 2000-11-20
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