Federal Communications Commission

As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

2013-05-19 20:18:00

Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center. In a program being used at...

A lifeline for the poor

2013-05-08 08:27:00

Critics of a federal program that provides free cellphones to thousands of Maryland residents who can't afford regular commercial service are right that some recipients who don't qualify for the benefit are taking advantage of the system. But there's no...

Maryland enrollment soars in federal phone program

2013-05-07 14:36:19

Enrollment in a controversial program that provides free cell phone service to low-income families has increased faster in Maryland than any other state in the nation, jumping nearly 90-fold since 2008 — renewing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over its...

Sinclair Broadcast to become country's largest TV station owner

2013-04-20 00:00:00

When Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. completes three deals announced in the past two months, it will own more television stations across the country than any other company. The Hunt Valley company will operate 134 stations in 69 markets, reaching more...

Sinclair will acquire Fisher Communications for $373.3 million

2013-04-11 17:00:02

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s shopping spree continued Thursday with the announcement of a $373.3 million deal that extends its television reach to a third of U.S. viewing households. Sinclair will gain 20 additional stations in eight markets by...

Progress undone on rape

2013-04-07 04:00:00

What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling of an ebonic...

Trying to change minds in smart-meter debate

2013-03-22 13:12:00

Concerns about utility smart meters are frequently dismissed as tinfoil-hat paranoia. But it's not so easy to dismiss Jonathan Libber. The Baltimore man delivers his arguments against the wireless devices in the calm manner of an attorney. He is, in...

Public emergency shelters stock with two weeks worth of survival items

2013-03-18 10:16:05

As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, March 21, 1963: Four designated public shelters were stocked 50 years ago with a two-week supply of survival items supplied by the civil defense director. Employees of Harford Memorial Hospital along...

Roland Park Civic League to hold public meeting about broadband

2013-03-13 07:23:00

The Roland Park Civic League has scheduled a public meeting March 14 to talk about options — or lack thereof — for broadband Internet connectivity in north Baltimore. "There is so little competition and we suffer in price because of that,"...

Sinclair to acquire 18 TV stations for $370 million

2013-03-01 13:31:35

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s stock soared a day after it announced plans to buy 18 television stations owned by Barrington Broadcasting Group for $370 million. The Hunt Valley broadcaster's stock leapt 12.7 percent to end Friday at $15.88 a share....

Sinclair will buy four Cox Media TV stations for $99 million

2013-02-26 09:30:00

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has agreed to buy four small-market television stations owned by Cox Media Group for $99 million, the latest deal for Sinclair in a string of acquisitions over the past year and a half. The Hunt Valley TV station owner also...

WiFi for all

2013-02-11 08:35:00

The Internet could eventually be as ubiquitous as the air we breathe if the Federal Communications Commission moves forward with a plan to allow free access to an unused portion of the broadcast spectrum. The WiFi networks that would flourish on that...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, left, and FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell arrive to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on March 12.

2013-03-22 06:33:16

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski embraces assistant Maria Gaglio after he announced he was stepping down.

2013-03-22 00:00:00

As expected, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is exiting as head of the regulatory agency that oversee the media and telecommunications industries.

2013-03-22 00:00:00