Disney and ABC sue FCC over early license review, alleging retaliation
The lawsuit comes after the FCC ordered ABC to seek renewals between two and five years before its TV stations' licenses were set to expire.
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The lawsuit comes after the FCC ordered ABC to seek renewals between two and five years before its TV stations' licenses were set to expire.
The regulatory agency issued the order after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump urged ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
The FCC announced Thursday that it had approved the $6.2 billion merger of major broadcast station owners Nexstar and Tegna.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Saturday, Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr doubled down on his warning that broadcast licenses could be revoked amid President Trump's criticisms of media coverage of the war in Iran.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.
How many spam calls have you gotten so far today? Unwanted robocalls are Americans' number one consumer complaint, and CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts is asking: What's being done to stop them?
On Thursday, ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC chairman hinted at action against ABC over comments the comedian had made about the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing.
Paramount Global and Skydance Media agreed to merge last year.
Callers spoof the caller ID number of the victim's actual lending institution, swindling money from those seeking financial relief.
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, an Elon Musk-backed critic of big tech, to lead the FCC, calling Carr a "warrior for Free Speech."
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.
The FCC is requiring internet providers to tell consumers exactly what they're getting in their broadband plans.
FEMA and the FCC launched a nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Wednesday.
Landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under former President Donald Trump could return under a new push by U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel.
CBS News' Kristine Lazar talked with the head of the agency, who said more action is on the way.
The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems.
Northern California Senator Dianne Feinstein is leading a bipartisan group of Congressional members urging the federal government to ensure changes to the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system don't slow down ShakeAlert earthquake warnings.
The Senate voted Wednesday to pass Democratic legislation to repeal the FCC's dismantling of net neutrality regulations and reinstate net neutrality
An appeals court ruling gives the Federal Trade Commission the right to police and punish telecommunications companies that hurt consumers.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced legislation Wednesday to push back against the FCC repeal of nationwide net neutrality.
Santa Clara County announced its intention to file a lawsuit against the FCC's vote Thursday to repeal regulations for net neutrality.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee submitted a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to protect free access to the internet.
An FCC spokesman said Tuesday that the agency received "thousands" of complaints about the late-night host's May 1st show, so it reviewed the material as "standard operating procedure."
California is slowly closing the digital divide, but a new survey shows millions of Californians still rely on dial-up Internet service or aren't online at all. The federal government is looking to change that.
