http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/rupert-murdochs-fox-broadcast-licences-targeted-by-us-ethics-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/rupert-murdochs-fox-broadcast-licences-targeted-by-us-ethics-group/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:32:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132667 Guardian: FCC called on to revoke licences in wake of British parliamentary report as phone hacking scandal widens abroad. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/rupert-murdochs-fox-broadcast-licences-targeted-by-us-ethics-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/fcc-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-fine-for-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/fcc-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-fine-for-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:11:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131539 The Hill: The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review whether the FCC has the authority to fine CBS for broadcasting a split-second glimpse of singer Janet Jackson’s bare breast in 2004. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/fcc-asks-supreme-court-to-uphold-fine-for-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/democrats-skeptical-about-fccs-political-ad-rule/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/democrats-skeptical-about-fccs-political-ad-rule/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:11:09 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129233 The Hill: Two Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee questioned Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski in a letter on Tuesday about his agency's proposal to require TV stations to keep online databases of political advertising. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/21/democrats-skeptical-about-fccs-political-ad-rule/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/fcc-cracks-down-on-religious-broadcasters/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/fcc-cracks-down-on-religious-broadcasters/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:19:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=117422 POLITICO.com: If a church broadcasts the word of God on TV without closed captions, it risks incurring the wrath of the FCC. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/01/fcc-cracks-down-on-religious-broadcasters/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/aclj-defends-ban-on-television-indecency-in-supreme-court-filing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/aclj-defends-ban-on-television-indecency-in-supreme-court-filing/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:56:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113588 PR Newswire - sacbee.com: The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the ability of government authorities to outlaw public indecency, whether in person or on broadcast TV. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/aclj-defends-ban-on-television-indecency-in-supreme-court-filing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/23/fcc-officially-kills-fairness-doctrine-wiping-it-from-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/23/fcc-officially-kills-fairness-doctrine-wiping-it-from-rules/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:20:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111524 The Hill: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the elimination of 83 outdated and obsolete agency rules on Monday, including the controversial Fairness Doctrine. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/23/fcc-officially-kills-fairness-doctrine-wiping-it-from-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/documents-show-fcc-coordinated-net-neutrality-effort-with-outside-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/documents-show-fcc-coordinated-net-neutrality-effort-with-outside-group/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:53:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105418 Washington Examiner: Documents made public yesterday by Judicial Watch describe extensive collusion by Federal Communications Commission officials with a left-wing advocacy group in a campaign to expand government regulation of the Internet. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/03/documents-show-fcc-coordinated-net-neutrality-effort-with-outside-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/high-court-asked-to-reinstate-fcc-indecency-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/high-court-asked-to-reinstate-fcc-indecency-policy/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:45:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101751 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/21/high-court-asked-to-reinstate-fcc-indecency-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/12/net-neutrality-override-the-house-votes-to-stop-the-fccs-internet-power-grab/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/12/net-neutrality-override-the-house-votes-to-stop-the-fccs-internet-power-grab/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:57:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100830 WSJ(full text via Google): The Obama Administration continues to ignore court decisions on Internet regulation and use agencies like the Federal Communications Commission to circumvent Congress. We're happy to see House Republicans vote to overrule this behavior. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/12/net-neutrality-override-the-house-votes-to-stop-the-fccs-internet-power-grab/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/morality-in-media-says-obama-administration-must-appeal-2nd-circuit-decision-invalidating-the-fcc-broadcast-indecency-policy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/morality-in-media-says-obama-administration-must-appeal-2nd-circuit-decision-invalidating-the-fcc-broadcast-indecency-policy/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:17:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100630 Fox Television Stations, et al., v. FCC (lead Circuit Court docket is 06-1760) which invalidated the FCC broadcast indecency policy, according to Morality in Media general counsel Robert Peters. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/11/morality-in-media-says-obama-administration-must-appeal-2nd-circuit-decision-invalidating-the-fcc-broadcast-indecency-policy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/white-house-says-it-will-veto-house-efforts-to-scuttle-new-internet-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/white-house-says-it-will-veto-house-efforts-to-scuttle-new-internet-rules/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:26:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100059 National Journal: The House Rules Committee was meeting on Monday evening to consider a measure to repeal the Federal Communications Commission's regulations, designed to prevent Internet carriers from blocking websites that use too much bandwidth. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/white-house-says-it-will-veto-house-efforts-to-scuttle-new-internet-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/court-dismisses-verizon-lawsuit-against-fcc-net-neutrality-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/court-dismisses-verizon-lawsuit-against-fcc-net-neutrality-rules/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:02:52 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=100021 Washington Post: But the decision, on a technicality, may be a short-lived victory for the FCC. Verizon Communications said it plans to file another complaint against the agency’s so-called net neutrality rules, once the regulations are officially introduced in the Federal Register. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/court-dismisses-verizon-lawsuit-against-fcc-net-neutrality-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/heritage-foundation-big-government-vs-the-internet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/heritage-foundation-big-government-vs-the-internet/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:35:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99969 Heritage Foundation Morning Bell: The policy the FCC is trying to enact is known as “net neutrality,” an unfortunately vague code word for government regulation of the Internet. Supporters of net neutrality will tell you the regulation is necessary to keep the Internet “free and open” and to prevent corporations from “throttling” network speeds, making it faster to download some things, slower to download others. And, in this doomsday, apocalyptic, dystopian future, only the FCC can save the day with more and more government regulations. FCC, stay home, the reality is much different. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/04/heritage-foundation-big-government-vs-the-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/verizon-challenges-net-neutrality-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/verizon-challenges-net-neutrality-rules/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:37:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92748 Reuters: "Verizon Communications is going to court to challenge the top U.S. telecommunications regulator, saying the FCC overstepped its authority with the recent adoption of open Internet rules." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/20/verizon-challenges-net-neutrality-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/2nd-circuit-ruling-opens-the-door-to-more-nudity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/2nd-circuit-ruling-opens-the-door-to-more-nudity/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:37:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=90541 New York Post: "The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the $1.21 million worth of fines that the FCC levied against ABC after alleging that the network violated broadcast indecency standards for daring to show actress Charlotte Ross' naked behind during a 2003 episode of 'NYPD Blue.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/10/2nd-circuit-ruling-opens-the-door-to-more-nudity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/rep-mary-bono-mack-the-federal-pat-down-of-the-internet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/rep-mary-bono-mack-the-federal-pat-down-of-the-internet/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:53:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89802 writing at The Hill: "Federal regulation of the Internet, also known as network neutrality, has been seen as the holy grail for the media regulation obsessed left-wing special interest groups like Moveon.org, Free Press and George Soros's Open Society Institute for the latter half of the past decade . . . it really does not matter that only 21 percent of Americans support federal regulation of the Internet over the free market or that these regulations will deter capital investment which create private sector jobs." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/rep-mary-bono-mack-the-federal-pat-down-of-the-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/2nd-circuit-tv-cant-be-fined-for-nypd-blue-nude-shot/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/2nd-circuit-tv-cant-be-fined-for-nypd-blue-nude-shot/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:01:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89667 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/2nd-circuit-tv-cant-be-fined-for-nypd-blue-nude-shot/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/wsj-www-internet-gov/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/wsj-www-internet-gov/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:13:36 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89022 Wall Street Journal: "The FCC's brazen power grab is already producing a welcome backlash on Capitol Hill. GOP Representative Marsha Blackburn says she'll introduce legislation to prohibit the FCC from enforcing net neutrality rules. And Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison plans to introduce a 'resolution of disapproval' under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn regulatory agency orders with a simple majority in the House and Senate." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/30/wsj-www-internet-gov/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/just-21-want-fcc-to-regulate-internet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/just-21-want-fcc-to-regulate-internet/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:15:00 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88534 Rasmussen Reports: "The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 21% of Likely U.S. Voters want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the Internet as it does radio and television. Fifty-four percent (54%) are opposed to such regulation, and 25% are not sure." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/just-21-want-fcc-to-regulate-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/john-fund-the-net-neutrality-coup/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/john-fund-the-net-neutrality-coup/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:22:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88157 writing in the WSJ: "The Federal Communications Commission's new 'net neutrality' rules, passed on a partisan 3-2 vote yesterday, represent a huge win for a slick lobbying campaign run by liberal activist groups and foundations. The losers are likely to be consumers who will see innovation and investment chilled by regulations that treat the Internet like a public utility." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/22/john-fund-the-net-neutrality-coup/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/fcc-says-govt-has-power-to-regulate-internet-traffic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/fcc-says-govt-has-power-to-regulate-internet-traffic/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:24:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88025 WSJ: "Federal telecommunications regulators approved new rules Tuesday that would for the first time give the federal government formal authority to regulate Internet traffic, although how much or for how long remained unclear." FCC press release is available for download here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/fcc-says-govt-has-power-to-regulate-internet-traffic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/heritage-foundation-its-time-to-stop-the-fcc-internet-czars/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/heritage-foundation-its-time-to-stop-the-fcc-internet-czars/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:07:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87871 writing at The Heritage Foundation / The Foundry: "Imagine a future where the Internet is governed by unelected bureaucrats in Washington, DC, who rule at their own whim, regardless of legislators’ demands or judicial rule. Sadly, that future is now. Today, the Federal Communications Commission is poised to make an unprecedented power grab and assert the authority to regulate the Internet, despite opposition from Congress and a contrary federal court ruling. And while it’s a story that has gone largely unnoticed amid Congress’ big-ticket lame duck decisions, it’s a tale of unchecked government expansion that must be told." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/heritage-foundation-its-time-to-stop-the-fcc-internet-czars/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/the-fccs-threat-to-internet-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/the-fccs-threat-to-internet-freedom/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:12:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=87534 Wall Street Journal: 'Net neutrality' sounds nice, but the Web is working fine now. The new rules will inhibit investment, deter innovation and create a billable-hours bonanza for lawyers. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/20/the-fccs-threat-to-internet-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/03/washington-times-wave-goodbye-to-internet-freedom/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/03/washington-times-wave-goodbye-to-internet-freedom/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:10:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84898 Washington Times: "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to add the Internet to its portfolio of regulated industries." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/03/washington-times-wave-goodbye-to-internet-freedom/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/key-republican-says-theres-no-doubt-new-leadership-needed-at-fcc/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/key-republican-says-theres-no-doubt-new-leadership-needed-at-fcc/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:13:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84642 The Hill: "The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) net-neutrality effort suggests the agency needs to replace its top leadership, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said in an interview with The Hill on Tuesday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/key-republican-says-theres-no-doubt-new-leadership-needed-at-fcc/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/upton-battling-net-neutrality-part-of-keeping-gop-pledge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/upton-battling-net-neutrality-part-of-keeping-gop-pledge/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:55:41 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84553 The Hill: "Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) suggested the GOP would have to work to dismantle net-neutrality rules if it to keep the promises they made to voters in the run-up to the midterm elections, including a vow to scrutinize how federal policies impact the economy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/upton-battling-net-neutrality-part-of-keeping-gop-pledge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/fcc-chairman-to-propose-plan-for-net-neutrality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/fcc-chairman-to-propose-plan-for-net-neutrality/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:25:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84532 Washington Post: "The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission plans to announce Wednesday a controversial proposal that would prohibit Internet providers from favoring or discriminating against any traffic that goes over their networks." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/fcc-chairman-to-propose-plan-for-net-neutrality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/fcc-seeks-to-regulate-internet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/fcc-seeks-to-regulate-internet/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:41:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83309 Politico: "Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is putting together a net neutrality proposal and plans to take action on [net neutrality] as early as next month, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation . . . The long-running net neutrality debate centers around rules that would require Internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally. Internet companies like Google and Skype want net neutrality rules applied to both wireline and wireless networks, but network operators including AT&T, Verizon and Comcast say they need flexibility to manage web traffic on their lines." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/fcc-seeks-to-regulate-internet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/26/npr-ceo-vivian-schiller-key-architect-of-fcc-govt-takeover-of-the-news/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/26/npr-ceo-vivian-schiller-key-architect-of-fcc-govt-takeover-of-the-news/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:08:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78501 writing at Townhall: "Schiller, a former New York Times executive, is one of a few dozen power players working with the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and a leftist group called Free Press to 'reinvent journalism.' That’s how the FTC describes it. The FCC calls what they are doing the 'Future of Journalism.' Free Press, a think tank funded by leftist billionaire George Soros, among others, calls it 'the new public media.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/26/npr-ceo-vivian-schiller-key-architect-of-fcc-govt-takeover-of-the-news/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:22:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/ Baptist Press: "Pro-family advocates applauded the Federal Communications Commission's decision to appeal a court ruling they fear could open broadcast television to the use of even more profanities and obscenities." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/30/fccs-appeal-of-indecency-case-applauded/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/29/fcc-appeals-negative-decency-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/29/fcc-appeals-negative-decency-ruling/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:40:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70655 OneNewsNow: "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to appeal a court decision that makes it impossible for the agency to restrict indecency in media . . . 'In my mind, they had to appeal either this case or the Janet Jackson Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction case, which is going to be decided soon,' notes Pat Trueman, who heads the War on Illegal Pornography . . . Trueman, who is also an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), tells OneNewsNow the outcome is vital because lower courts have not been favorable toward the FCC." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/29/fcc-appeals-negative-decency-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/concerned-women-applaud-fccs-appeal-of-indecency-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/concerned-women-applaud-fccs-appeal-of-indecency-ruling/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:36:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70486 ChristianNewsWire: "Concerned Women for America's (CWA) CEO Penny Nance applauded the FCC's move saying: 'We are pleased to see the FCC is standing up for families and the agency's power to regulate indecency granted by "We the People." CWA's half-million members around the country called on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to appeal the decision and we stand with the FCC as they ask the Second Circuit to reconsider its wrongful decision.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/27/concerned-women-applaud-fccs-appeal-of-indecency-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/26/fcc-appeals-ruling-on-indecency-restrictions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/26/fcc-appeals-ruling-on-indecency-restrictions/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:09:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70443 The Hill: "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is appealing a federal court ruling that its indecency policy is unconstitutional, arguing the decision makes it all but impossible for the agency to enforce restrictions on broadcasting nudity or profanity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/26/fcc-appeals-ruling-on-indecency-restrictions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/just-29-say-fcc-does-a-good-job-regulating-profanity-sexual-content-and-violence/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/just-29-say-fcc-does-a-good-job-regulating-profanity-sexual-content-and-violence/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:08:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67385 Rasmussen Reports: "A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 29% of Adults say the FCC is doing a good or excellent job regulating profanity, sexual content and violence on television and radio. Twenty-eight percent (28%) feel the FCC is doing a poor job monitoring content." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/just-29-say-fcc-does-a-good-job-regulating-profanity-sexual-content-and-violence/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/churches-may-face-fines-for-wireless-mics/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/churches-may-face-fines-for-wireless-mics/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:32:25 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/churches-may-face-fines-for-wireless-mics/ Baptist Press: "Churches could face six-figure fines if they continue to use wireless microphones that operate within a spectrum the Federal Communications Commission has set aside for public safety entities. 'Certain wireless microphones have operated in frequencies that are needed for public safety. When these microphones were first designed, the frequencies they used were in between the frequencies that television stations used to broadcast television programs,' the FCC explained." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/30/churches-may-face-fines-for-wireless-mics/feed/ 0