In terms of heavy hitters, the most powerful person in the free world is quite the ally to have in your corner. Last week, The White House issued a statement from President Barack Obama endorsing the ...

A swing vote at the regulatory agency talks about "real flaws" in the original plan and hints at support for an emerging alternative proposal from the cable industry. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

First, the Federal Communications Commission had a grand plan to blow up the set-top box and free consumers from the confines of their service provider. Then the FCC tempered that objective by asking ...

No significant developments were noted in the telecom industry last week despite a solid run on the bourse. However, few events made it to the headlines like the U.S. telecom regulator Federal ...

A long-awaited moment for cable TV customers may come this week if federal regulators vote to untether set-top boxes from subscription packages. The Federal Communications Commission meets on Thursday ...

The FCC is considering an “Unlock The Box” proposal that would require TV providers in the United States to provide their content in a way that would let you access the channels you pay for on ...

The Federal Communications Commission has seen the future of cable TV, and it looks like the apps on your smartphone. The agency will vote Sept. 29 on a proposal from commission Chairman Tom Wheeler ...

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Almost all cable subscribers pay to rent a set-top box netting the industry billions a year. Chairman Tom Wheeler says ending that practice would... If FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has his way, most ...

It wasn't long ago when it seemed as if bulky cable boxes might be going the way of TV antennas. The federal government was pressuring cable companies to open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more ...

If FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has his way, most people who subscribe to cable will stop paying a monthly fee to rent a set-top box from their provider. As we've reported, about 99 percent of cable TV ...