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SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP said it would sell TV stations in New York and Chicago to help get regulators’ approval to buy Tribune Media Co., but would still operate the properties. BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JONATHAN HANSON

Sinclair to sell and still run New York and Chicago stations

NEW YORK - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said it would sell TV stations in New York and Chicago to help get regulators’ approval to buy...

FCC chief’s ties with Sinclair said to be subject of probe

NEW YORK - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s internal watchdog is probing whether the agency’s chairman improperly pushed for rule changes that helped clear...
THE FCC has paused its review of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s proposed purchase of Tribune Media Co. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JONATHAN HANSON

FCC pauses its review of Sinclair purchase of Tribune Media

NEW YORK - The Federal Communications Commission paused its review of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.’s proposed purchase of Tribune Media Co. to give time for...

Sinclair said to be fined $13.3M over undisclosed ads

NEW YORK - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to fine Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., parent of  WJAR-TV NBC 10, $13.3 million for running...

Net neutrality rules swept aside by Republican-led U.S. FCC

NEW YORK - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission swept aside rules barring broadband providers from favoring the internet traffic of websites willing to pay...
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION submitted a plan to void net neutrality this week. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SIMON DAWSON

Open-internet rules fight seen raging beyond FCC rollback

NEW YORK - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai took a big step toward his goal of voiding Obama-era net neutrality regulations Tuesday as he submitted...
THE FCC HAS voted to eliminate a regulation that required broadcasters to maintain a main studio in or near the communities they served. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRIS RATCLIFFE

Broadcasters no longer need a local studio as FCC changes rule

NEW YORK - Regulators eliminated a nearly 80-year-old requirement for TV and radio stations to maintain a main studio in or near the communities...
THE FCC VOTED TO BEGIN roll back on current net neutrality rules, Thursday. BLOOMBERG/ SIMON DAWSON

Divided U.S. FCC votes to begin net neutrality rule rollback

NEW YORK - Regulators began dismantling Obama-era net neutrality rules with a vote on Thursday, opening the way to fewer restrictions on broadband providers...

The debt man only rings thrice in student-loan robocall plan

WASHINGTON - A little-noticed measure passed by Congress last year allows student-loan debt collectors to auto-dial borrowers on their mobile phones -- but a...

Obama’s net neutrality rules upheld by court in win for Google

WASHINGTON - A federal court upheld net-neutrality regulations designed to preserve equal access to the internet, handing a victory to the Obama administration and...
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