Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is leaving the agency Tuesday to do what comes naturally for FCC chairmen: He is heading to the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. Martin, a Republican, will be joining the institute as a senior fellow with its Communications and Society Program ...

Postponing the turnoff of analog TV broadcasts beyond the scheduled date, Feb. 17, could confuse consumers, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Saturday. President-elect Barack Obama's transition team on Thursday asked Congress to delay the shut-off. The main reason the team cited was that the Commerce Department earlier ...

The head of the US Federal Communication Commission on Saturday spoke out against president-elect Barack Obama's bid to delay the national shift to only digital television broadcasting. "I'm concerned about the confusion that could be created," FCC chairman Kevin Martin said during an on-stage chat at a premier Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "We spent a lot ...

M2Z Networks' proposal to build a free wireless broadband network is not the only controversial part of its business plan. Just as contentious is its intention to filter the content delivered over that network to block any material deemed inappropriate for children. Free-speech advocates on the left and right have ...