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Federal Communications Commission

Arcs in the news about Federal Communications Commission from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 156 stories · 1,316 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 2, 2023

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Paramount's merger with Skydance and its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

10 of 82 stories this year · 5 about Federal Communications Commission

Byron Allen Makes $14B Offer to Buy Paramount Global · 10 articles, Jan 31Sony In Talks To Team With Apollo In Bid For Paramount Global · 7 articles, Apr 19Paramount CEO Bob Bakish resigns amid merger talks · 41 articles, Apr 26Sony Pictures and private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26 billion, AP source says · 16 articles, May 2Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal · 11 articles, May 30Paramount Owner Shari Redstone Ends Merger Talks with David Ellison’s Skydance · 11 articles, Jun 11It looks like a deal between Paramount and Skydance is back on · 7 articles, Jul 2Paramount and Skydance are merging — here are 3 questions we have about the deal · 57 articles, Jul 8Paramount extends its Skydance go-shop period to consider acquisition bid from Edgar Bronfman · 15 articles, Aug 20Edgar Bronfman Jr. dropped Paramount bid after running out of time to secure financing · 18 articles, Aug 27

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else23 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Federal Communications Commission that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 18Donald Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead FCC53 articles · 41 independent sources
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  2. Nov 18– 19Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency12 articles · 10 independent sources
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  3. Nov 3FCC Commissioner Claims Kamala Harris’ ‘SNL’ Appearance Violated Equal Time Rule10 articles · 9 independent sources
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  4. Oct 9Florida is threatening to prosecute TV stations over an abortion rights ad. The FCC calls it ‘dangerous’7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  5. Sep 8– 9DirecTV files complaint against Disney with FCC as impasse enters 2nd week17 articles · 16 independent sources
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  6. May 22– 23FCC is considering AI rules for political ads10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  7. Apr 29– 30FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent28 articles · 19 independent sources
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  8. Apr 25– 26Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers50 articles · 39 independent sources
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  9. Apr 10– 13New FCC rules require 'nutrition label' for high-speed internet plans25 articles · 16 independent sources
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  10. Apr 10Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says17 articles · 12 independent sources
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Stories that name Federal Communications Commission

  1. Dec 28– Jan 4DOJ calls on Supreme Court to deny Trump’s request to delay TikTok ban32 articles · 26 independent sources
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  2. Nov 22DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit17 articles · 15 independent sources
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  3. Nov 8– 9FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election - The Daily Reporter21 articles · 19 independent sources
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  4. Oct 21– 24CBS News rebuffs Trump’s legal threat over ‘60 Minutes’ interview13 articles · 9 independent sources
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  5. Sep 30– Oct 1Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services62 articles · 36 independent sources
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  6. Sep 30Verizon customers report widespread outages, with mobile phones limited to SOS mode65 articles · 40 independent sources
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  7. Aug 21– 22Telecom company agrees to $1M fine over Biden deepfake11 articles · 6 independent sources
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  8. May 23Political consultant who admitted to deepfaking Biden's voice is indicted10 articles · 6 independent sources
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  9. May 23– 24Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges23 articles · 18 independent sources
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  10. Feb 6– 7Authorities target two Texas firms in probe of AI-generated robocalls before New Hampshire's primary10 articles · 9 independent sources
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