Under affiliate agreements, local TV stations are permitted to carry a network’s programming. While national networks are not licensed, the FCC grants local stations eight-year licenses. It’s been ...

Jessica Rosenworcel, the first woman to serve as permanent FCC chair, will depart the agency on January 20, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rosenworcel’s announcement this morning came ...

FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel has announced her intent to depart the agency in January, timed to coincide with the appointment of her successor, incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr. In a ...

Around the same time that Trump filed his lawsuit, a conservative group, the Center for American Rights, filed an FCC ...

Second, the FCC should not be journalism's censor-in-chief.” Rosenworcel, a Democrat, is set to step down as head of the FCC with President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

The series, called “First Conversations,” is hosted by FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel. The agency announced the debut of the podcast on Thursday, though some of the episodes offered on ...

In a new proposal, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is making a push that mobile providers will need to unlock phones "within 60 days of activation." "New unlocking rules would allow consumers ...

As outgoing FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel explained, "The FCC should not be the President's speech police….The FCC ...

In late January, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr succeeded Jessica Rosenworcel in that role, and now leads the agency. He ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reopening a number of complaints ... NBC News and Fox Corp., which former Chair Jessica Rosenworcel dismissed last week on the grounds that doing ...

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the agency’s efforts will drive innovation in wireless and transportation economies and “keep us safe on our roadways when we walk, ride, and drive.” ...