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On August 1, 2008, the FCC formally voted 3-to-2 to uphold a complaint against Comcast, the largest cable company in the US, ruling that it had illegally inhibited users of its high-speed Internet service from using file-sharing software. The FCC imposed no fine, but required Comcast to end such blocking in 2008.
The fine followed an investigation that had begun in 2012. "We expect companies to respect the privacy of consumers who have opted out of marketing calls," Travis LeBlanc, acting chief of the FCC's enforcement bureau, said at the time. "When a consumer tells a company to stop calling or texting with promotional pitches, that request must be ...
In January 2008, the FCC announced that it would investigate complaints that Comcast "actively interferes with Internet traffic as its subscribers try to share files online". [38] Comcast admitted they paid people to hold seats to "pack" the February 25, 2008, FCC hearing. [39] The FCC stated it expected to rule on the issue by June 30, 2008. [40]
The FCC, which regulates communications by radio, television, satellite and cable, hears complaints for a wide range of issues, from affordability of cell phone services to the hosting of ...
In the 10-page complaint, DirecTV claimed the negotiations stalled because, “Disney insists on bundling and penetration requirements that a federal district court judge in New York recently ...
The FCC collects complaints from viewers about the content that comes into their homes over the airwaves, the cable or streaming platforms, and reading through the 546 complaints lodged with the ...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) administers a universal service program, as authorized by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996.All telephone service customers in the United States pay a monthly fee, and the resulting Universal Service Fund is used by the FCC to subsidize discounts for financially disadvantaged subscribers, build network infrastructure in underserved areas ...
From the FCC: If you think you’ve received a political robocall or text that does not comply with the FCC’s rules, you can file an informal complaint with the federal agency at fcc.gov/complaints.