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Broadband Roundup: Battle of the Lobbyists, Holding Comcast Accountable and Satellite Reauthorization

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2014 - Broadband providers are outspending internet search and content firms on lobbying lawmakers and regulators, Recode reported. However, among single companies, Google...

Net Neutrality6 years ago

Critics at Digital Policy Institute Say Net Neutrality Is a Solution In Search of a Problem

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2014 - As the Federal Communications Commission received more than a million comments on the agency’s push for net neutrality regulations governing the...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: More Than a Million Comments on Net Neutrality, Plus Seattle Goes Again for Gigabit Broadband

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2014 - More than one million comments were received by the Federal Communications Commission on net neutrality before the Friday night deadline, Reuters...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Comcast Seeks Lighter Regulation on Net Neutrality, Mozilla and CCIA Want Heavier Touch

WASHINGTON, July 16, 2014 - Due to an "overwhelming surge in traffic to its website," the Federal Communications Commission delayed its deadline for comment submissions on...

FCC6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Internet Giants on Net Neutrality and FCC’s Rural Broadband Launch

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2014 - Some of the world's leading tech giants, represented by a lobbying firm called the Internet Association, have officially filed their petition...

FCC6 years ago

Al Franken at Free Press Panel: The Internet Is the First Amendment Issue of Our Time

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2014 - The internet is the First Amendment issue of our time, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn, said at a Tuesday panel discussion hosted...

Broadband Data6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Charter Schools Love E-Rate, Kickstarter CEO on ‘Fast Lanes,’ and Broadband Video Quality

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2014 - As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote on E-Rate modernization July 11, some educators are "threatening to derail" the process...

Fiber6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Baltimore Fiber, T-Mobile Throttling, and Cybersecurity Legislation Concerns

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2014 - Leaders of the Baltimore Broadband Campaign are saying that Comcast has a monopoly over fast internet services in the city of...

Net Neutrality6 years ago

Two Critics of Broadband Regulation Lament How Broadband Utility Advocates are ‘Taking their Case’ to American Public

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014 - The best way to prevent the internet from "fundamentally changing" is to not "fundamentally change internet regulation," according to Federal Communications...

FCC6 years ago

Phoenix Center Roundtable Features Critics of Net Neutrality Urging Fellow Critics to Make Voices Heard

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2014 - At an informal Phoenix Center roundtable on Tuesday, June 24, Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly criticized net neutrality and urged fellow...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Supreme Court Upholds Privacy and Copyright, Plus FCC’s Wheeler Talks Net Neutrality in Silicon Valley

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2014 - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a search warrant is necessary for police to search the digital content of an...

FCC6 years ago

Nipping at Heels of FCC’s Net Neutrality Proceeding, Legislators Introduce Bill Barring ‘Paid Prioritization’

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014 - Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., on Tuesday introduced a bill, the Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act,...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: House Communications Committee Seeks Comments from Trade Groups on Telecom Law

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014 - The House Energy and Commerce Committee put forward an opportunity for individuals and interest groups to offer comment on telecommunications policy,...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: FCC to Police Dispute Between Netflix and Verizon, Michael Powell Defends FCC Chief

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2014 - In the midst of Netflix's quarrels with Verizon Communications, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement Friday that...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: AT&T Won’t Block Internet, Google and Vodafone Working to ‘Seal Cracks’ in Net

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2014 - In a blog post on Friday, AT&T gave its assurance that paid prioritization was not part of the telecommnications gianits plans....

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: Comcast Blasts Public Utility Regulation, White House to Host Smart Home Expo, and ‘Commercially Reasonable’ Data Roaming

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2014 - Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has defended his company and its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable against critics, reports Re/code. Saying...

FCC6 years ago

Is Internet Interconnection the New Network Neutrality? Panel Suggests a New Regulatory Creep

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 - The Federal Communications Commission is likely to experience increasing pressure to intervene in and resolve disputes involving internet interconnection, experts said...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

FCC’s Wheeler Testifies Before House Subcommittee, Defends Record on Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler came under heavy criticism during a Tuesday hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: FBI after Chinese Hackers, AT&T after DirecTV, Congress after FCC Chairman Wheeler

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 - On Monday, tensions with China over cybersecurity increased as the U.S. Justice Department indicted five Chinese military officers for stealing trade...

Broadband Roundup6 years ago

Broadband Roundup: AT&T-DirecTV Merger and its Impact on the Marketplace

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2014 - AT&T announced that it would acquire DirecTV in a $48.5 billion deal, according to multiple sources. The agreement may allow AT&T...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

Building a Legal Case for Net Neutrality Rules, FCC’s Wheeler Hopes Courts Will Look Favorably on His Logic

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2014 – The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s last two efforts to enshrine network neutrality. So what...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

Critics on Both Ends of the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, With a Few Supporters in the Middle

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2014 - The Federal Communication Commission's effort to thread the needle on net neutrality with regulations that will withstand legal scrutiny while also...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

At the Scene of the Federal Communications Commission as the Agency Passes Net Neutrality Rules

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2014 – In a Federal Commissions Commission meeting tinged with protest, the agency voted Thursday to begin a process to re-established certain network...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

‘On the Internet, No One Knows You’re a Child’: The Short Life of Aaron Swartz, at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah, January 23, 2014 - On the internet, no one knows you're a child. That, at least, was the message I took from watching...

FCC6 years ago

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2014 - The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a setback for the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday stuck down the agency's Open...

Net Neutrality6 years ago

Thought of the Day: Saving Net Neutrality Through an Anti-Competition-Based Approach

With growing concern by some advocates of network neutrality that the D.C. Circuit is about to side with Verizon Communications, and against the Federal Communications Commission,...

Broadband's Impact6 years ago

Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission Oral Argument Today on Net Neutrality

September 9, 2013 - Monday marks the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' long-awaited oral arguments in Verizon Communication's challenge to Federal Communications Commission's 2008 rules governing...

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

Creating Innovation-Friendly Environment and Promoting Seemless Transition to Internet Protocol Services Discussed at The Cable Show

WASHINGTON, 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...

Congress7 years ago

Congressional Panel at The Cable Show Highlights Spectrum, Net Neutrality, and Universal Service Issues

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 - Spectrum policy, net neutrality, and Universal Service Fund reforms were among the topics discussed by congressional staffers at The Cable Show...

FCC7 years ago

MetroPCS Withdraws Legal Claims Against Federal Communications Commission Net Neutrality Rules

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 -- Wireless provider MetroPCS moved last Friday to dismiss its claims in the lawsuit challenging the Federal Communication Commission’s net neutrality laws....

Broadband's Impact7 years ago

On Friday, FCC Chairman Genachowski to Announce Departure; Accomplishments Include National Broadband Plan, USF, Wireless Auctions and Wireless Competition

By Drew Clark and Doug Barclay WASHINGTON, March 22, 2013 - President Barack Obama’s law school classmate and friend Julius Genachowski plans to announce his departure...

Broadband Calendar7 years ago

FCC Wireless Telecom Bureau Chief to Keynote ‘Data Caps, the Spectrum Crunch and the Wireless Home’

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 – The broadband policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com will hold its February 2013 Broadband Breakfast Club event: “Data Caps for...

Broadband Data7 years ago

Cable Industry Group Criticizes Sen. Ron Wyden’s Data Cap Integrity Measure

WASHINGTON, December 21, 2012 - The Nation Cable and Telecommunications Association, the trade group representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's households,...

Broadband Data7 years ago

Public Knowledge Weighs in on Sen. Ron Wyden and Broadband Data Caps

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2012 - On Thursday Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. proposed a data caps bill that encourages transparency for customers so they can further understand their data usage and to...

Broadband Events7 years ago

November Broadband Breakfast Club Event: The International Telecommunications Union and the Global Open Internet

WASHINGTON, Thursday, November 15th, 2012 -- The internet policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com will hold its November 2012 Broadband Breakfast Club event “The International Telecommunications Union...

Broadband's Impact8 years ago

Spectrum Bill and Broadband Breakfast Pre Holiday Wrap Up

WASHINGTON December 14, 2011 – The FCC, the Hill and the Telecom industry has been busy over the last couple of weeks. Here is a wrap-up...

Congress8 years ago

Broadband Breakfast Serves a Thanksgiving Leftover Wrap-Up

WASHINGTON, November 25 2011 – As we all sit and digest post Thanksgiving, Broadband Breakfast can finally wrap up some stories that we have been interested...

FCC8 years ago

Senate Upholds FCC Open Internet Rules

WASHINGTON Friday November 10, 2011. Thursday afternoon, the Senate voted 52 – 46 to defeat S.J Res 6 which would have overturned the Federal Communication Commissions Open...

FCC8 years ago

Kerry Urges Senate to Reject Open Internet CRA Measure Ahead of Next Week’s Vote

WASHINGTONDC, Friday Nov 4th 2011. Seven months after the House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 37 which prohibits the FCC from regulating how internet service...

Intellectual Property9 years ago

OECD Releases Open Internet Framework

WASHINGTON July 6, 2011- The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the Communiqué on Principles for Internet Policy Making last week, presenting a new...

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Broadband Roundup: Battle of the Lobbyists, Holding Comcast Accountable and Satellite Reauthorization

Critics at Digital Policy Institute Say Net Neutrality Is a Solution In Search of a Problem

Broadband Roundup: More Than a Million Comments on Net Neutrality, Plus Seattle Goes Again for Gigabit Broadband

Broadband Roundup: Comcast Seeks Lighter Regulation on Net Neutrality, Mozilla and CCIA Want Heavier Touch

Broadband Roundup: Internet Giants on Net Neutrality and FCC’s Rural Broadband Launch

Al Franken at Free Press Panel: The Internet Is the First Amendment Issue of Our Time

Broadband Roundup: Charter Schools Love E-Rate, Kickstarter CEO on ‘Fast Lanes,’ and Broadband Video Quality

Broadband Roundup: Baltimore Fiber, T-Mobile Throttling, and Cybersecurity Legislation Concerns

Two Critics of Broadband Regulation Lament How Broadband Utility Advocates are ‘Taking their Case’ to American Public

Phoenix Center Roundtable Features Critics of Net Neutrality Urging Fellow Critics to Make Voices Heard

Broadband Roundup: Supreme Court Upholds Privacy and Copyright, Plus FCC’s Wheeler Talks Net Neutrality in Silicon Valley

Nipping at Heels of FCC’s Net Neutrality Proceeding, Legislators Introduce Bill Barring ‘Paid Prioritization’

Broadband Roundup: House Communications Committee Seeks Comments from Trade Groups on Telecom Law

Broadband Roundup: FCC to Police Dispute Between Netflix and Verizon, Michael Powell Defends FCC Chief

Broadband Roundup: AT&T Won’t Block Internet, Google and Vodafone Working to ‘Seal Cracks’ in Net

Broadband Roundup: Comcast Blasts Public Utility Regulation, White House to Host Smart Home Expo, and ‘Commercially Reasonable’ Data Roaming

Is Internet Interconnection the New Network Neutrality? Panel Suggests a New Regulatory Creep

FCC’s Wheeler Testifies Before House Subcommittee, Defends Record on Net Neutrality

Broadband Roundup: FBI after Chinese Hackers, AT&T after DirecTV, Congress after FCC Chairman Wheeler

Broadband Roundup: AT&T-DirecTV Merger and its Impact on the Marketplace

Building a Legal Case for Net Neutrality Rules, FCC’s Wheeler Hopes Courts Will Look Favorably on His Logic

Critics on Both Ends of the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, With a Few Supporters in the Middle

At the Scene of the Federal Communications Commission as the Agency Passes Net Neutrality Rules

‘On the Internet, No One Knows You’re a Child’: The Short Life of Aaron Swartz, at Sundance

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules

Thought of the Day: Saving Net Neutrality Through an Anti-Competition-Based Approach

Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission Oral Argument Today on Net Neutrality

Creating Innovation-Friendly Environment and Promoting Seemless Transition to Internet Protocol Services Discussed at The Cable Show

Congressional Panel at The Cable Show Highlights Spectrum, Net Neutrality, and Universal Service Issues

MetroPCS Withdraws Legal Claims Against Federal Communications Commission Net Neutrality Rules

On Friday, FCC Chairman Genachowski to Announce Departure; Accomplishments Include National Broadband Plan, USF, Wireless Auctions and Wireless Competition

FCC Wireless Telecom Bureau Chief to Keynote ‘Data Caps, the Spectrum Crunch and the Wireless Home’

Cable Industry Group Criticizes Sen. Ron Wyden’s Data Cap Integrity Measure

Public Knowledge Weighs in on Sen. Ron Wyden and Broadband Data Caps

November Broadband Breakfast Club Event: The International Telecommunications Union and the Global Open Internet

Spectrum Bill and Broadband Breakfast Pre Holiday Wrap Up

Broadband Breakfast Serves a Thanksgiving Leftover Wrap-Up

Senate Upholds FCC Open Internet Rules

Kerry Urges Senate to Reject Open Internet CRA Measure Ahead of Next Week’s Vote

OECD Releases Open Internet Framework

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The Biggest Tech Companies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – Have Nowhere to Go But Down, Say Panelists

Since 2016, Social Media Misinformation Has Both Improved and Worsened, Say Panelists

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FTC Settlement with YouTube Has Creators Upset and Worried About FTC Approach to Children’s Privacy

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