The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. ...more

June 18, 2008

The proposed merger of the nation's two satellite radio broadcasters - bogged down in the regulatory process for more than a year - has cleared a major hurdle: The Federal Communications Commission chief is recommending approval of the $3.8 billion deal. ...more

June 17, 2008

LIVE OAK PRESERVE - The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Homeowner Zuriel Cabrera, who launched www.banbulkbilling.com, is scheduled to meet with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and other policymakers in Washington on June 18. The commission is considering a proposal to prohibit cable companies from entering into long-term contracts with condo boards and homeowners associations. ...more

June 13, 2008

A leading cellular phone company declined to charge the government the same expensive fees it charges consumers for canceling their contracts early, acknowledging that "the government will never, never accept such penalty amounts," according to internal corporate e-mail obtained by The Associated Press. ...more

June 12, 2008

Few families outside the war-torn Middle East or nature-ravaged Asian countries have sustained so many personal tragedies as the Kennedys, who were once hailed as America's Camelot. Sen. Ted Kennedy's terminal brain cancer is only the latest "curve ball" (his wife's words) tossed at the family. ...more

June 8, 2008

Few families outside the war-torn Middle East or nature-ravaged Asian countries have sustained so many personal tragedies as the Kennedys, who were once hailed as America's Camelot. ...more

June 7, 2008

A planned federal hearing on penalties that cell phone users pay for canceling their contracts early may be expanded to include a discussion on similar fees for ending cable and Internet services ahead of schedule, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said in an interview. ...more

June 1, 2008

When Bucs coach Jon Gruden or Lightning coach John Tortorella lets slip a few choice words during a passionate moment on the sideline or behind the bench, it's not as if they plan the profanity. ...more

May 27, 2008

The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Friday that he wants to regulate fees charged to cell phone users who cancel their wireless contracts early. ...more

May 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - The government is quietly negotiating to help cell phone customers avoid expensive fees when they cancel contracts with wireless companies, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

May 21, 2008