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Janet Jackson Stunt Costs Network $550,000

April 19, 2012 by · Comments Off on Janet Jackson Stunt Costs Network $550,000 

Janet Jackson Stunt Costs Network $550,000, CBS has learned the price it must pay for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime show: $550,000, the highest fine ever levied against a broadcaster.

In a unanimous decision announced Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission levied a $27,500 penalty – the maximum for indecency – on each of the 20 CBS-owned stations because of the singer’s stunt, which momentarily exposed her right breast on the air.

“As countless families gathered around the television to watch one of our nation’s most celebrated events, they were rudely greeted with a halftime show stunt more fitting of a burlesque show,” said commission chairman Michael Powell, as reported by the Associated Press.

Jackson’s halftime costar was Justin Timberlake, who ripped off part of Jackson’s bodice but then blamed the exposure on a “wardrobe malfunction.”

CBS’s more than 200 affiliate stations, though they also aired the halftime show, will not be fined, apparently because they are not owned by the network’s parent company, Viacom Inc.

A statement issued by CBS, which has 30 days to file a formal response to the FCC decision, said: “While we regret that the incident occurred and have apologized to our viewers, we continue to believe that nothing in the Super Bowl broadcast violated indecency laws.

Federal Communications Commission

February 20, 2012 by · Comments Off on Federal Communications Commission 

Federal Communications Commission, The Federal Communications Commission wants to know just how fast (or slow) your broadband connection is. It is seeking consumers across the country to volunteer as participants.

The first FCC’s “Measuring Broadband America Report” examined service offerings from 13 of the largest wireline broadband providers using automated, direct measurements of the broadband performance of thousands of volunteer broadband customers during March 2011.

The study measured speed and performance as broadband is delivered to the home so that different service providers and technologies could be compared scientifically.

It found that the majority of service providers were delivering performance approaching or exceeding the levels they advertised to their customers. It also identified Internet Service Providers that fell short of advertised speeds.

The FCC says that a few months after the report was released, it noticed a “significant improvement” by a major ISP.

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