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Thursday, December 13, 2012  Are you tired of hitting the mute button every time your favorite program takes a commercial break? Turns out members of Congress are too.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  A government official familiar with the effort says the Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce it will pursue a proposal to require back-up power at cell towers to avoid another massive service loss like the one Superstorm Sandy wrought.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Members of the Communications Workers of America held a rally at the Verizon building in downtown Syracuse Thursday, to urge the FCC and Public Service Commission to stop a proposed Verizon deal.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  The U.S. government is being asked to update its 16-year-old cell phone radiation standard to bring it in line with the way we use smartphones.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  Is it time for the government to relax its rules on curse words and coarse content over the airwaves?

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Are you tired of commercials that blare at you as soon as your favorite shows go to break? Pretty soon you won't have to worry.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  The regulation means commercials must have the same average volume as the programs they accompany.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Cellphone companies pledged Monday to warn subscribers before they go over their monthly limits for calling minutes, text messages and data use.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  New York City will launch a new national emergency alert system by the end of the year that will send messages to cellphones during disasters.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  A federal court threw the future of Internet regulations and U.S. broadband expansion plans into doubt Tuesday with a far-reaching decision that went against the Federal Communications Commission.

Thursday, January 21, 2010  Fans of Syracuse University could soon have more viewing options when it comes to local sports. The Federal Communications Commission has voted to prevent cable operators from withholding sporting events and other popular programming that they own from satellite providers and other rivals.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009  The FCC is ordering WSTM to change the frequency for its digital channels, resulting in a shutdown of its over-the-air digital signal.