WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday pledged to champion competition in the telecommunications industry and said an upcoming auction of airwaves is the biggest challenge facing the regulator. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is directing federal agencies to look for ways to eventually share more of their radio airwaves with the private sector as the growing use of smartphones and tablets ratchets up the demand for spectrum, according to a memo released on Friday. Full story
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday gave the Federal Communications Commission the green light to make its ruling on SoftBank Corp's <9984.T> plan to purchase 70 percent of Sprint Nextel for $20.1 billion. Full story
The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed. Full story
U.S. President Barack Obama announces venture capitalist Tom Wheeler to head the Federal Communication Commission at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2013. Obama nominated venture capitalist and former wireless and cable lobbyist Wheeler on Wednesday to head the Feder
U.S. President Barack Obama announces Democratic Representative Mel Watt as his nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and venture capitalist Tom Wheeler to head the Federal Communication Commission , at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2013. Obama
Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell is pictured in this undated FCC handout photo obtained by Reuters March 20, 2013. McDowell, the senior member of the agency's Republican minority, said March 20 he will leave in coming weeks after a seven-year tenure that promoted deregulation of t
