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WASHINGTON, Oct 1- The Federal Communications Commission cannot bar states from passing their own net neutrality laws, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said on Tuesday, adding that the agency must review some key aspects of its 2017 repeal of rules set by the Obama administration. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the decision affirmed the FCC's "...

WASHINGTON, Sept 24- The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday Sprint Corp received tens of millions of dollars in monthly government subsidies for 885,000 low-income subscribers that were not using the service and said its Enforcement Bureau is investigating. The FCC has been working to crack down on abuse of the "Lifeline program" that gives...

The Republican-led FCC in 2017 voted 3-2 to eliminate the 42- year-old ban on cross-ownership of a newspaper and TV station in a major market. The court told the FCC to take up the issue again, saying the regulator "did not adequately consider the effect its sweeping rule changes will have on ownership of broadcast media by women and racial minorities."

He urged the FCC to allow public comment on the proposed merger, which won antitrust approval from the Justice Department in July after the companies agreed to divest Sprint's prepaid businesses, including Boost Mobile, to DISH Network Corp. An FCC spokesman said in a statement that "the time has come for Commissioners to vote and for this proceeding to be...

WASHINGTON, Aug 14- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday circulated a draft order that would grant approval to the $26 billion tie-up of T-Mobile Us Inc and Sprint Corp.. The order must still be approved by two of the other four FCC commissioners. The U.S. Justice Department approved the merger last month but the deal still faces a...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the commission was taking "a major step toward freeing up critical mid-band spectrum for 5 G. At long last, we remove the burdensome restrictions on this band, allowing incumbents greater flexibility in their use of the spectrum and introduce a spectrum auction that will ensure that this public resource is finally devoted to its...

WASHINGTON, June 12- China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker, argued on Wednesday that Washington should scrap plans to prohibit wireless companies from using U.S. government funds to buy Huawei gear for their networks. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said in March 2018 that he was proposing...

FCC commissioners conceded that the vote will not end all unwanted calls and urged carriers to take further steps to block them. FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, a Democrat, said the FCC had to take action. Verizon said Thursday with the new FCC rules "well be able to provide our customers the benefits of spam alerts and blocking more broadly and conveniently.