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Jul 15, 2016

A Brand New Community Radio Station Is Coming To Takoma

Takoma Radio launches tomorrow.

Feb 26, 2015

The FCC Approves Net Neutrality

“The American people reasonably expect and deserve an Internet that is fast, fair, and open.”

Feb 24, 2015

R.E.M., Kathleen Hanna, Priests, and More Endorse Net Neutrality In Letter To FCC

“We have your back,” musicians and bands say to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler in an open letter.

Feb 04, 2015

FCC Chairman Proposes ‘Strongest’ Net Neutrality Plan

The FCC board members will vote on Wheeler’s plan on February 26.

Oct 14, 2014

Native Americans File Petition Asking FCC To Revoke License of Dan Snyder-Owned Radio Station

But legal experts say it will probably not amount to much.

Sep 10, 2014

FCC Chairman Says Washington Football Team Should Change Their Name

“I don’t use the term personally and I think it is offensive and derogatory,” FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said.

Dec 23, 2013

Vincent Orange Doesn’t Want People To Use Their Cell Phones During Flights

Vincent Orange doesn’t want to hear your phone conversations on flights.

Apr 05, 2013

Former FCC Officials Say Washington Football Team’s Name Should Be Treated as Obscenity

A group of former Federal Communications Commissions officials, led by the agency’s mid-1990s leader, are proposing a new tactic for compelling the Washington football team to change its name.

Dec 03, 2012

D.C. Police’s Big Phone ‘Bricking’ Announcement Is a Tiny Web Page

Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier made a big to-do today about the Metropolitan Police Department’s newest community service: a website devoted to solutions for people who have their mobile phones stolen.

Oct 09, 2012

Cell Phone Carriers Team Up to Help Prevent Thefts

By the end of October, the nation’s cell phone carriers will start working together to identify and disable stolen phones.

 
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