Update from the FCC’s July Open Commission Meeting
Broadband Data, Broadband Mapping, Broadband Stimulus, FCC, Fiber
July 23rd, 2012
TweetWASHINGTON, Thursday July 19, 2012. As part of its July Open Commission meeting, the Federal Communications Commission gave an update of its Measuring Broadband America report. This follow-up was the result of further collection of data from the over 7,000 measurement devices given to volunteers around the United States, and to show how the initial [...]
GOP Proposes SECURE IT Act and Chairman Genachowski Speaks About Cybersecurity at the Bipartisan Policy Center
Congress, Cybersecurity, FCC, Senate
March 5th, 2012
TweetWASHINGTON March 5, 2012. Since our Broadband Breakfast Panel Discussion on “Cybersecurity Legislation in Congress: Where Does it Stand” a couple of weeks ago there have been some notable cybersecurity headlines that we wanted to update you on. Since the panel, GOP Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Saxby [...]
FCC Says ‘Measuring Broadband America’ Report’s Success is Improving Broadband Access
Broadband Stimulus, FCC, Fiber, National Broadband Plan
December 14th, 2011
TweetWASHINGTON December 14, 2011 – Last week Joel Gurin, Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC, recapped the success of the “Measuring Broadband America” report in an FCC blog post. Gurin’s post begins with him touting the FCC’s recent successes, including its push to fight bill shock. From there, he moves [...]
Possible AT&T Concessions to Save Its Merger with T-Mobile
FCC, Mobile Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless
December 5th, 2011
TweetWASHINGTON, December 5, 2011 – With its proposed merger facing roadblocks on two fronts, AT&T has withdrawn its Federal Communications Commission application in order to focus on the Department of Justice’s antitrust suit. One of the ways that AT&T may try to gain the DOJ’s approval would be to sell off parts of the company [...]