The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is close to securing the final vote needed to get majority support for giving conditional approval to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc, a source familiar with the merger review said on Wednesday.
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Yesterday, T-Mobile USA Exec Cole Brodman flew out to D.C. to plead with the FCC to reconsider a proposal that would require bidders in the next spectrum auction to offer free Internet access, Dow Jones reported.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is recommending a denial of Qwest Communications' bid to raise wholesale prices in four markets, including the Twin Cities, according to an FCC staff member familiar with the order.
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Leap Wireless International is keeping the heat on for the FCC to eliminate its “in-market” exception to roaming between carriers. The carrier, whose services are delivered under the Cricket brand, filed an “ex parte” letter with the FCC yesterday urging the commission to lift the exception, which allows...
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's $3.3 billion purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc was approved with conditions by U.S. communications regulators on Friday, clearing the way for a deal that will leave just one U.S. satellite radio service.
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A majority of members of the Federal Communications Commission have cast votes in favor of punishing Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic, an agency official said Friday.
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The Federal Communications Commission was close to an agreement Thursday to conditionally approve the $3.9 million merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, three FCC officials said.
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