FCC has proposed $11.7 million in penalties against four companies that appeared to have charged customers thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges through a practice known as “cramming.” The act occurs when a company places charges on a consumer’s phone bill without authorization. Customers were charged anywhere from $1.99 to $19.99 in hidden fees that [...]
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a request for comments on the creation of a cyber roadmap “to identify vulnerabilities to communications networks or end-users and to develop countermeasures and solutions in preparation for, and response to, cyber threats and attacks in coordination with federal partners,” according to the announcement. The public request for comments [...]
The Office of Management and Budget has named the Federal Communications Commission as the “most improved” government agency this year, based on the results from a government-wide survey. An annual online survey, the 2010 OPM Viewpoint Employee Satisfaction Survey online survey is administered by OMB to gauge job satisfaction and motivation within agencies. “I am [...]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that Rick Kaplan will succeed Bruce Gottlieb as chief counsel and senior legal advisor. Gottlieb, who has served in the position for the past four and a half years, will be leaving at the end of July to assume the role as general counsel for Atlantic Media. [...]
Dr. Douglas C. Sicker has been named Federal Communications Commission chief technologist, Chairman Julius Genachowski announced. He will support the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis and work with the agency on technological issues. “I am delighted that Dr. Sicker is returning to provide the FCC with his broad and deep knowledge about the [...]
Speaking at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill last Thursday, Carrol Mattey, Deputy Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission, said that FCC would need a clear congressional mandate to overcome jurisdictional challenges to the National Broadband Plan’s implementation. ”Many significant adoption recommendations are outside the jurisdiction of the FCC, however,” [...]
Michael Chertoff joined the board of directors at BAE. Raytheon named Dave Jensen VP of communications for IIS. A hacker was sentenced to 20 years in prison…twice. Email users continue to open spam. This laser could keep hackers at bay. Congress put the brakes on cyber command. GSA launched its “better buy” pilot. Happy National [...]
