John Eggerton
Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Latest articles by John Eggerton

FCC Chair: Regulatory Authority Over Streaming Must Come From Congress
By John Eggerton published
Jessica Rosenworcel doubles down on her view that agency lacks authority at present

FCC Grants Broadcasters Partial Waiver of Emergency Alert Deadline
By John Eggerton published
Regulator says supply issues justify extra time

Comcast’s Xfinity Tops State-by-State Ranking of Fastest Broadband Providers
By John Eggerton published
But Google Fiber is fastest in relatively few states where it provides service

Media Deaths in Hamas-Israeli War Top 50
By John Eggerton published
Committee To Protect Journalists points to killing of contributor and press freedom advocate

FCC Proposes Banning Pay TV Early-Termination Fees
By John Eggerton published
Chair Jessica Rosenworcel calls them anti-competitive junk fees

FCC Enacts Anti-Digital Discrimination Rules
By John Eggerton published
Critics say overbroad regulations miss the mark and mean potential ISP rate regulation

FCC Proposes Incentivizing Local Broadcast Programming
By John Eggerton published
Would give priority to stations offering local content in license reviews

Biden Administration’s National Spectrum Strategy Lacks Specifics
By John Eggerton published
Overview issues no directives on freeing up or sharing new bandwidth

GOP to FCC: Back Off From ‘Overbroad’ Digital Equity Rules
By John Eggerton published
Senators say regulator’s draft order doesn’t square with statute being implemented

Internet Providers Face FCC’s Dual Regulatory Campaign
By John Eggerton published
Net neutrality rules to be joined by digital discrimination regulations

Hamas-Israeli War Takes Deadly Toll on Journalists
By John Eggerton published
Committee to Protect Journalists also cites injuries, threats, censorship and killings of family members

Biden Campaign Accuses TV News Outlets of Unbalanced Coverage
By John Eggerton published
Says there is not enough reporting on GOP front-runner Donald Trump’s ‘extremism,’ and age

Ex-Meta Executive Gives Senate Critics a New Hammer To Pound Big Tech
By John Eggerton published
Sens. Blumenthal, Blackburn cite story on Instagram whistleblower to push protective legislation

FCC’s Net Neutrality Docket Heats Up — Again
By John Eggerton published
Title II fans flood commission with similar thoughts

FCC Launches Major Revamp of Broadband Availability Benchmark
By John Eggerton published
Looks to boost high-speed definition to 100 Mpbs upstream and 20 Mbps downstream

Fox Calls Dominion Documents Irrelevant to License-Renewal Challenge
By John Eggerton published
Says its time for FCC to re-up its Philadelphia station

Journalist Death Toll in Gaza War Rises to 24
By John Eggerton published
Airstrikes take toll on those covering conflict

Meta Lawsuit Implicates Company’s Streaming Video Practices
By John Eggerton published
Attorneys general cite such content as a way that Facebook parent captures, keeps young viewers

Pew Survey: Interest in News Coverage Shows Sharp Decline
By John Eggerton published
Republicans, younger demos show biggest dropoff

Republicans: Big Tech Should Preserve Videos of Hamas Attacks
By John Eggerton published
Senators say historical record should trump any policies not to archive such violent content

Senate Democrats Push FCC Review of Possible Streaming Regulation
By John Eggerton published
Lawmakers say they don’t want streaming video’s rise to undermine access to local broadcast content

FCC Reasserts Authority Over Internet Access
By John Eggerton published
Democrats launch effort to restore Title II-based net neutrality rules

Middle East Journalist Death Toll Reaches 19
By John Eggerton published
Majority are Palestinians with many killed in airstrikes, according to CPJ
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