John Eggerton
Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Latest articles by John Eggerton
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Comes as ‘Wall Street Journal’ poll finds majority of registered voters have issues with re-election run
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But does grant ACA Connects petition on documentation
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Had headed up all comms for independent cable trade group
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Bipartisan letters say WTXF is serving public, as FCC requires
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Joins others in calling for hearing on fitness to be station licensee
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George H.W. Bush-era agency chief says issue is whether truthfulness matters
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Confirmation vote in Senate could come next month
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Cable, wired broadband, outages down to under 15,000
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Union’s West Coast branch argues current strike is linked to OTT power players Amazon, Disney and Netflix
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But solicitor general argues content-moderation laws in Florida, Texas violate First Amendment
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Petition for action sought by NCTA, ACAC and others was filed in January
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Agency seeks input on who should oversee voluntary program
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Republican lawmakers tell FCC chair that agency lacks authority to act
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Research firm’s survey finds plenty of room for improvement
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Say retaliatory move shows monopoly power of Big Tech
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Says it would put agency on ‘collision course’ with content regulation
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Says decision not to run for reelection was made two years ago, but timing of end of term during strike was ‘unfortunate’
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Ex-FCC member, prominent pundit say there is sufficient evidence to warrant FCC hearing
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Republicans, Democrats speak with one voice, and it is an angry shout at Big Tech
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Expanding Section 706 metrics for reasonable deployment could give agency more regulatory muscle over ISPs
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Regulators would look hard for instances of companies’ potential to buy up to monopoly
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Competitive Carriers Association says there isn’t enough funding to replace suspect tech as deadline looms
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Says it should provide input on potentially innovative new service
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