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BroadbandBreakfast.com Hosts Broadband Breakfast Club Event ‘Social Networking, the End of Media and the Future of Privacy’ on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, Friday, April 13, 2012 – The internet policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com will hold its April 2012 Broadband Breakfast Club event “Social Networking, the...

Big Tech9 years ago

RIM, RIP: How BlackBerry Lost its Way, and How iPhones and iPads are Tapping to Success

April 2, 2012 – I admit to being taken in yesterday by Google’s April Fools prank – Gmail Tap. This priceless video promises to bring Morse...

FCC10 years ago

AT&T’s Newly Proposed Economic Model For Merger Riles Opposition

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 – Sen. Al Franken (D-MN.) sent a filing to the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice Tuesday requesting the denial of...

Broadband Data10 years ago

Analysis: Consumers Still Confused About New 4G LTE Systems

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011- Both AT&T and Verizon taken steps to to deploy their 4G LTE networks in recent months, with Sprint and T-Mobile heavily advertising...

Big Tech10 years ago

Netflix to Separate Streaming from DVD Plans

WASHINGTON July 12, 2011 -Netflix announced Wednesday that it will no longer offer a combined DVD and streaming plan, instead offering customers a la carte plans...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Economic Policy Institute Debates AT&T T-Mobile Merger

WASHINGTON June 29, 2011-The Economic Policy Institute gathered leading industry experts for a panel on Tuesday to debate the impending merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. At...

Expert Opinion10 years ago

Expert Opinion: Why the FCC should deny the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger

In order for the Federal Communications Commission to approve the mega-merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, AT&T has to make a showing that the merger is in...

Expert Opinion10 years ago

Expert Opinion: A Stand-Alone T-Mobile Isn’t an Option for the Future. So What’s Best for Consumers and Workers?

WASHINGTON, May 26, 2011 - Let’s start with the facts. A stand-alone T-Mobile is not an option for the future. German parent company Deutsche Telekom had...

Media Ownership10 years ago

Sprint Joins Rural Cellular Association

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2011 - At the group's annual convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Rural Cellular Association CEO, Steven Berry, announced the addition of wireless...

FCC10 years ago

Free Press Panel Blasts ‘Broken’ FCC

BOSTON, April 13, 2011 - Panelists at the Free Press National Conference for Media Reform railed on the Federal Communications Commission over the weekend, debating to...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

Copps, Clyburn Push Media Reform In Boston

BOSTON, April 11, 2011 - Speaking to a standing-room only crowd on Friday afternoon, Federal Communications Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn addressed media consolidation and...

Congress10 years ago

Brookings Panel Debates Wireless Spectrum Policy, AT&T-T-Mobile Deal

WASHINGTON, March 31, 2011 - The Brookings Institution assembled leading telecommunications experts and business representatives on Wednesday to discuss the future of spectrum policy and the...

Big Tech10 years ago

Dodd Addresses Movie ‘Theft’ In First Speech as MPAA Chief

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 - Harkening to the days of the director, Cecil B. DeMille, CEO and Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Chris...

Big Tech10 years ago

Report: Content Providers Sending Nastygrams to Time Warner Cable To Stop iPad Streaming

Time Warner Cable is receiving cease-and-desist letters for allowing its customers to access television programming through their iPads.

FCC10 years ago

AT&T Announces $39B Deal To Acquire T-Mobile

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2011 - Nationwide wireless carrier, AT&T announced Sunday that it had finalized an agreement to acquire competitor T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39...

Big Tech10 years ago

Federal Communications Commission To Update Media Marketplace Rules

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2011 -- The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday moved to tweak the rules governing the terms on which cable companies and satellite operators...

FCC10 years ago

FCC Commissioner Baker Outlines Plan For Merger Review Overhaul

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2011 - FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker outlined a plan to reform the Commission corporate mergers review process in a keynote address at the...

Big Tech10 years ago

Analysis: Despite New Entrants, Netflix-CBS Deal Secures Spot At The Top

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2011 - Amazon’s new movie streaming service represents a first step into the market but it will be a while before it -...

Big Tech10 years ago

Netflix To Begin Streaming CBS Shows

WASHINGTON, February 24, 2011 - The online video service, Netflix, and television network, CBS, announced a deal Tuesday that will bring selected CBS shows to Netflix'...

Big Tech10 years ago

Court Orders Internet Rebroadcaster ivi To Halt Service

WASHINGTON, February 23, 2011 - A federal judge ordered Internet video provider ivi TV to cease rebroadcasting by on Monday, after concluding the provider did not...

Broadband's Impact10 years ago

AT&T, NCTA Seek Clarification From FCC On Level 3 Dispute

WASHINGTON, February 16, 2011 - The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and AT&T submitted a letter Monday to the FCC asking that the Commission to...

Big Tech10 years ago

Analysis: CNBCU Conditions Will Stimulate Growth, Not Restrict It

The Federal Communications Commission’s recent approval of Comcast’s purchase of NBCU has come with some major conditions that will limit any potential discriminatory policies the new...

Big Tech10 years ago

Non-Profits Seek to Block Injunction Against Rebroadcaster ivi

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2011 - A group of non-profit organizations filed a brief in federal district court Tuesday, opposing an injunction that would pull Internet rebroadcaster,...

FCC10 years ago

FCC Approves Comcast-NBCU Merger

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday afternoon that it had come to an agreement with Comcast and NBC Universal to approve the merger of...

Big Tech10 years ago

Cablevision Accuses Fox of “Bad Faith” In Retrans Fight

San Francisco, October 25th, 2010 -- Cablevision Systems on Monday accused Fox Television parent News Corp of violating federal regulations that govern the terms of negotiations...

Big Tech10 years ago

Sen. Kerry Prods FCC Chief in Fee Impasse Between Cablevision and Fox

SAN FRANCISCO, October 19th, 2010 -- Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) on Tuesday prodded Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski to take action in the business dispute between...

Big Tech10 years ago

Will Copyright Law Save New York Area Baseball Fans?

As the landmark dispute over retransmission consent fees between Fox and Cablevision threatens to drag on through Tuesday, New York area baseball fans who are also...

Big Tech10 years ago

Business Dispute Between N.Y. Cable Firm, Broadcaster Threatens To Cut Customers Off — Again

Cablevision customers may be cut off from watching baseball in upcoming days if a business dispute between the cable company and a local broadcaster isn't resolved...

Big Tech10 years ago

After 14 years, FCC Tries Again To Bring Competition to Cable Access

SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, 2010 -- As expected, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday ordered cable companies to make their programming more accessible to device manufacturers...

Big Tech10 years ago

Progress and Freedom Foundation Closes Shop

WASHINGTON, October 4, 2010 - The Progress & Freedom Foundation has announced that it's closing shop after 17 years as a technology policy think tank. It...

Big Tech10 years ago

FCC Chief Appoints Two Key Staffers

WASHINGTON, September 30, 2010 - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has named senior agency staff in the Media Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications bureaus. These positions...

Broadband's Impact11 years ago

Sen. Franken Sees Net Neutrality an Important First Amendment Issue

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2010 – Sen. Al Franken says that he believes “net neutrality is the First Amendment issue of our time, and the merger of...

Big Tech11 years ago

Copps Concerned About Media Consolidation and Deregulation and Cites the Need for Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2010- Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps fears that industry consolidation will overlook public interest and damage the country’s media landscape. Speaking at...

Big Tech11 years ago

Court Strikes Down FCC Policy on Offensive Content

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2010 - A federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Federal Communications Commission cannot continue with its policy that prohibits all "patently offensive"...

Big Tech11 years ago

Obama Appoints New Members to Broadcasting Board of Governors

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2010 – President Barack Obama has appointed eight new members to the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Broadband Updates11 years ago

FCC Diversity Panel Discusses Challenges, Solutions to Broadband Adoption

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age met this week to discuss its progress...

#broadbandlive11 years ago

Will This Signal Be Televised? ‘Retransmission Consent’ Unscrambled At Breakfast Panel Of Broadcasters, Cable Industry and Public Interest Reps

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2010 - If you missed Broadbandbreakfast.com's panel session on retransmission consent fees, here's your chance to catch up and re-examine the issues in...

#broadbandlive11 years ago

Small Town’s Telecom Drama Continues: Municipal Utility Sues Cable Group For Discriminatory Access To Programming

NEW YORK, June 10, 2010 - A long-running feud between a municipal utility in Lafayette, La. and Cox Communications appears to have revived itself Wednesday when...

FCC11 years ago

Distributors Should Provide Customers With Prominent Notice of Status of Programming Agreements, Says Local Broadcaster

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission could easily protect television viewers from having their programming disrupted by business disputes between broadcasters and...

FCC11 years ago

Discovery, Ovation and Starz Side With Cable and Telcos Against Broadcasters In Retrans Consent Fee Dispute

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2010 -- The rules governing the terms on which cable and telecommunications companies get to retransmit broadcasters' signals definitely need an update,...

Broadband Breakfast

BroadbandBreakfast.com Hosts Broadband Breakfast Club Event ‘Social Networking, the End of Media and the Future of Privacy’ on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 in Washington, DC

RIM, RIP: How BlackBerry Lost its Way, and How iPhones and iPads are Tapping to Success

AT&T’s Newly Proposed Economic Model For Merger Riles Opposition

Analysis: Consumers Still Confused About New 4G LTE Systems

Netflix to Separate Streaming from DVD Plans

Economic Policy Institute Debates AT&T T-Mobile Merger

Expert Opinion: Why the FCC should deny the AT&T / T-Mobile Merger

Expert Opinion: A Stand-Alone T-Mobile Isn’t an Option for the Future. So What’s Best for Consumers and Workers?

Sprint Joins Rural Cellular Association

Free Press Panel Blasts ‘Broken’ FCC

Copps, Clyburn Push Media Reform In Boston

Brookings Panel Debates Wireless Spectrum Policy, AT&T-T-Mobile Deal

Dodd Addresses Movie ‘Theft’ In First Speech as MPAA Chief

Report: Content Providers Sending Nastygrams to Time Warner Cable To Stop iPad Streaming

AT&T Announces $39B Deal To Acquire T-Mobile

Federal Communications Commission To Update Media Marketplace Rules

FCC Commissioner Baker Outlines Plan For Merger Review Overhaul

Analysis: Despite New Entrants, Netflix-CBS Deal Secures Spot At The Top

Netflix To Begin Streaming CBS Shows

Court Orders Internet Rebroadcaster ivi To Halt Service

AT&T, NCTA Seek Clarification From FCC On Level 3 Dispute

Analysis: CNBCU Conditions Will Stimulate Growth, Not Restrict It

Non-Profits Seek to Block Injunction Against Rebroadcaster ivi

FCC Approves Comcast-NBCU Merger

Cablevision Accuses Fox of “Bad Faith” In Retrans Fight

Sen. Kerry Prods FCC Chief in Fee Impasse Between Cablevision and Fox

Will Copyright Law Save New York Area Baseball Fans?

Business Dispute Between N.Y. Cable Firm, Broadcaster Threatens To Cut Customers Off — Again

After 14 years, FCC Tries Again To Bring Competition to Cable Access

Progress and Freedom Foundation Closes Shop

FCC Chief Appoints Two Key Staffers

Sen. Franken Sees Net Neutrality an Important First Amendment Issue

Copps Concerned About Media Consolidation and Deregulation and Cites the Need for Net Neutrality

Court Strikes Down FCC Policy on Offensive Content

Obama Appoints New Members to Broadcasting Board of Governors

FCC Diversity Panel Discusses Challenges, Solutions to Broadband Adoption

Will This Signal Be Televised? ‘Retransmission Consent’ Unscrambled At Breakfast Panel Of Broadcasters, Cable Industry and Public Interest Reps

Small Town’s Telecom Drama Continues: Municipal Utility Sues Cable Group For Discriminatory Access To Programming

Distributors Should Provide Customers With Prominent Notice of Status of Programming Agreements, Says Local Broadcaster

Discovery, Ovation and Starz Side With Cable and Telcos Against Broadcasters In Retrans Consent Fee Dispute

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