Throughout 2012, the 193 member states of the United Nations will be considering whether to change the way the Internet is governed.  These changes could affect the daily lives of all Americans and threaten freedom and prosperity across the globe, were a centralized, government-run Internet authority to be adopted.Read more

Since becoming the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Federal Communications Commission in August 2009, Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn has proved herself as an active advocate for expanding broadband Internet access and a strong voice for minority and rural communities when it comes to the fast-changing communications landscape.Read more

On Tuesday, Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps announced his resignation from the FCC. The announcement confirmed his plans to depart his post at the end of the year.Read more

The Senate Commerce Committee has set a date to vote on FCC nominees, Jessica Roscenworcel and Ajit Pai. On Thursday, December 8, after the first roll call vote on the Senate floor, the committee will convene to vote on the two nominees, who if confirmed by the Senate, will fill the vacancies of Republican Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker and Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps.Read more

The rapid growth rate of mobile device adoption has created a need for more spectrum to be allocated for commercial use. Last year, the FCC opened up "white spaces", the unused spectrum between TV channels, for unlicensed use, but some argue that more TV spectrum should be allocated.Read more

Former Federal Communications Commission deputy general counsel Ajit Pai and Senate Commerce Committee senior communications counsel Jessica Rosenworcel were named as the President’s nominees for Commissioners of the FCC. President Obama made the announcement Monday.Read more