Word: fcc
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Educators missed the boat when radio was young, and they don't intend to be left on the dock by television. The National Association of Educational Broadcasters is currently asking FCC to set aside certain TV channels for educational use (TIME, Dec. 4). To make their point that even in its best and biggest area-New York City-commercial TV is doing a poor job, the N.A.E.B. last week submitted a report by Dr. Dallas W. Smythe of the University of Illinois and Dr. Donald Horton of the University of Chicago...
...common stock), an increase of 52% over the previous twelve months. Four days later, the Federal Communications Commission, which had been looking over A.T. & T.'s records, was not so pleased, said A.T. & T.'s subsidiaries might be making too much money. FCC said that on long-distance and overseas calls, on which it controls the rates, Bell had earned 6.08% in 1949 and was earning at the rate of 7.32% in 1950 on invested capital-and the trend was still up. FCC ordered an investigation of Bell's rates on long-distance and overseas calls...
...amazed at FCC's order. Said Vice President H. T. Killingsworth, in charge of long lines: "It's difficult to believe the commission has taken such action in the face of ... [increased defense demands] for communication service." As if to illustrate what he meant, A.T. & T. last week put on sale $415 million in bonds to pay for a new expansion program...
...running an unlicensed radio station is a fine of $10,000 or two years in prison. After the lecture, Adams picked up WKGR's microphone and announced over the air that "the management" had no federal authorization to operate and was being closed by a representative of FCC...
Mostly because of the youth of the staff, FCC decided not to take legal action. Marysville businessmen at first rallied behind the boys, but seemed to lose interest on learning that it would take $20,000 to buy the equipment necessary to meet FCC requirements for a broadcasting license...