Creating Innovation-Friendly Environment and Promoting Seemless Transition to Internet Protocol Services Discussed at The Cable Show
Broadband's Impact, FCC, IP Transition, Net Neutrality
June 11th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Creating an innovation-friendly environment and facilitating the internet protocol transition were featured as two Federal Communications Commission legal advisers spoke Tuesday at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show. The panel consisted of Matthew Berry, chief of staff for FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and Alex Hoehn-Saric, policy director for [...]
FCC Acting Chairwoman Praises Cable Industry, Calls for More Broadband Adoption and Use
Broadband's Impact, FCC, Universal Service
June 11th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn discussed her work at the agency and her plans for the future of the FCC with National Cable and Telecommunications CEO Michael Powell at the opening session of the second day of the NCTA’s annual Cable Show. Clyburn described the success of the [...]
Congressional Panel at The Cable Show Highlights Spectrum, Net Neutrality, and Universal Service Issues
Congress, FCC, Net Neutrality, Rural Utilities Service, Universal Service
June 11th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 – Spectrum policy, net neutrality, and Universal Service Fund reforms were among the topics discussed by congressional staffers at The Cable Show panel entitled “Capitol Perspectives: Commerce Committee Staffers on Communications Policy.” The panel, held at the annual convention of the National Cable and Telecommunications Associations on Monday, consisted of eight [...]
President Obama Unveils Ultra High Speed Initiative for Broadband in Education at Middle School in North Carolina
Education, FCC, National Broadband Plan
June 6th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 – President Barack Obama announced a new plan – dubbed ConnectEd – to expand ultra high-speed broadband access to nearly all schools in the country during a speech at Mooreville Middle School in North Carolina this afternoon. The initiative, entitled ConnectEd, aims to bring wired broadband and wireless access to 99 [...]
If These Experts Were the FCC Chairman, They Would Eliminate or Modernize Outdated Regulations
Broadband and Democratization, Broadband's Impact, FCC, IP Transition, Wireless
June 5th, 2013
TweetWASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 – The new Federal Communications Commission chairman needs to eliminate or modernize outdated regulations, according to a consensus of panelists at a Tuesday seminar, “If I Were the FCC Chairman,” hosted by the conservative Free State Foundation. The panel consisted of Gail MacKinnon, executive vice president and chief government relations officer [...]