U.S. Federal Communications Commission


Entrepreneurial Gold Rush In Low-power Tv

The Federal Communications Commission's recent proposal to permit low-power television stations to originate programs has prompted a rush of applications ...  Read story

FCC Turns TV Off on Small Businesses

Hey, what about us? Regular readers of my column know I get really irked at how small business is overlooked by the government. Legislation and regulation...  Read story

Toll-Free Telephone Numbers

Toll-free telephone numbers are a staple of business efforts to garner new customers and retain existing ones. By utilizing toll-free phone numbers, busin...  Read story

Backyard Broadcasting

Breaking into the broadcasting business is never easy, but it is about to get a little easier. The Federal Communications Commission has effectively reduc...  Read story

So You Want To Own A Tv Station

Ted Turner never did knock over CBS. But he's done a hell of a job on Don Moore.  Read story

Small Business to Get More FCC Consideration

June 11, 2004 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy is making sure the Federal Communications Commission remembers th...  Read story

Passengers to Airlines: No Cell Phones

A recent survey reveals more people prefer to keep cabins phone-free.  Read story

Congress Passes Junk Fax Act

July 1, 2005 --Congress passed the Junk Fax Prevention Act this week, exempting businesses from previous Federal Communications Commission...  Read story

SBA Offers Improvements for Junk Fax Prevention Act

The law is designed to reduce the number of unsolicited fax advertisements that businesses receive.  Read story

Subpar Broadband Stifling Small Businesses?

The FCC estimates that it could cost more than $350 billion to wire the U.S. with high-speed Internet access.  Read story

Computing by Radio

New radio-packet modems available.  Read story

Broadcast News

CEO tries to build an audience and an advertising base for her small local television station.  Read story

The End Of The Line

It is hard to believe that, just a decade ago, American Telephone & Telegraph Co. was the only phone company in town. Back then, Ma Bell owned all the...  Read story

Mci Founder Bill Mcgowan

The man who plotted the overthrow of Ma Bell's monopoly now runs a $3-billion shop by fighting bureaucracy, welcoming change, and constantly redefining what ...  Read story

Fax Scam Targets Business Owners

Jan. 6, 2006 --Business owners beware. If you recently received an unsolicited fax asking if you want to sell your company, you might want...  Read story

What's Next: The Next Next Big Thing

Were you thinking that the innovations of the Internet age are over?  Read story

Fax Regs Rethought

Junk fax regs prompt a backlash.  Read story

Stanford Hosts Technology Summit

Stanford University this month hosts its fourth annual business summit, which will focus on promising entrepreneurial activities and investments in the gl...  Read story

VoIP: Is It Ready for Primetime?

Is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) -- or Internet telephony -- yet another over publicized technology, or is there some real meat to it? According to ...  Read story

Affirmative Action

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World Without Wires

Three companies are capitalizing on the emerging wireless mobile computing market.  Read story

Consumer Advocacy

Consumer advocacy refers to actions taken by individuals or groups to promote and protect the interests of the buying public. Historically, consumer advoc...  Read story

Deregulation Blues

TELECOMMUNICATIONS MODEL SUGGESTS THAT DEREGULATION WON'T BOOST ENTREPRENEURS.  Read story

800 Dollar Savings

W. P. Hollinbeck, president of Enterprise Machine Tools in Minneapolis, says his "best salesman" is (800) 328-4708, the company's incoming toll-free numbe...  Read story

Home Is Where The Headquarters Is

'We all like Milwaukee, even though it's hardly a swinging place. At least you know people will be able to get out of bed and come to work in the morning.'  Read story

Making Waves

JEFFREY NIGHTBYRD IS ONE television executive who doesn't care a bit about Wall Street's big media takeovers. His own growth strategy relies on starting ...  Read story

Hall of Fame Profile: Laura Scher

On the business of supporting social change.  Read story

Ready to Call It Quits

Dealing with telecom contracts.  Read story

The Next New--Potentially Illegal--Thing

In part one of Inc .'s interview with Larry Downes, the author of the forthcoming The Laws of Disruption , he explains why the legal system is th...  Read story

Internet Users Object to Tailored Ads

Study reveals bad news for companies that track online users in order to tailor advertising.   Read story

When Collaboration and the Law Collide

In part two of Inc. 's interview with Larry Downes, an IT, business strategy and legal expert and partner with Bell-Mason Group, he explains why allowi...  Read story

Regflex Report Card: Some Agencies Flunk

As legislative counsel for the National Federation of Independent Business, Frank Swain fought hard for the passage of the Regulatory Flexibility Act duri...  Read story

Keeping In Touch

From simple beeps to ticker-tape printouts, the message is clear. Pagers and mobile phones are rapidly becoming more useful and affordable.  Read story

Take The "small" Out Of The Sba

WHILE LISTENING IN ON THE DEbate over the future of the SBA at the recent White House Conference on Small Business, an idea occurred to us that might put ...  Read story

E-mail With. . . Spammers

The two lawyers who angered the Internet community when they posted ads on various USENETs tell why they did it.  Read story

Mobile Messages

The lumber and chicken-wire antenna on the roof of Gary Noreen's car drew a lot of attention on southern California freeways last fall. With $5,000 worth...  Read story

Delivering the Goods

Here's a look at how shipping automation will let you move freight fast, underbudget, and with precision.  Read story

Check E-mail and Surf the Web -- at 35,000 Feet

To the relief of business travelers, American Airlines, Virgin America, and other carriers have announced plans for in-flight Internet access.  Read story

Smart Talk On The Phone

Today's new telephone systems are more versatile and less expensive than ever.  Read story

Fred Smith: The Entrepreneur Redux

As Frederick W. Smith, the youthful architect of Federal Express Corp., heads for his 40th birthday, he has placed himself on the verge of yet another amb...  Read story

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