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FCC, FDA Partner to Address Health Technologies Using Spectrum

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2010 – To plug it in and keep it beating, these two agencies must keep on meeting was the general theme of a...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Boucher and Terry Declare USF Broken

WASHINGTON July 22, 2010- Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) Chairmen of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and Lee Terry (R-NE) introduced a new bill...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Genachowski Calls for Removal of Barriers to Minority Business Owners

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2010- Market barriers to minority and small business owners must be removed so that they can compete in the global marketplace says Federal...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Smithsonian, FCC and USDA Announce Online Learning Registry

WASHINGTON July 21, 2010- More than 150 rural education stakeholders and technology experts from 26 states came together to learn from one another and provide feedback...

Broadband TV9 years ago

Do Consumers Really Care About the Smart Grid? Some Think Not, at Broadband Breakfast Club

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2010 - The "smart grid," or the way that the electric infrastructure can be enhanced with interactive, telecommunications- and broadband-related capabilities, may not...

FCC9 years ago

FCC Speed Test Surpasses 1 Million Results

WASHINGTON July 19, 2010- The Federal Communications Commission is reporting that their online speed test at www.testmyisp.com has surpassed 1 million tests. In a blog post...

National Broadband Plan9 years ago

American Cable Association Supports Creation of Connect America Fund

WASHINGTON July 15, 2010 – The American Cable Association has publicly endorsed the Federal Communications Commission’s plan for the creation of the Connect America Fund. "Like...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

FCC to Expand Universal Service Rural Health Care Fund

WASHINGTON July 15, 2010- Rural America lags the rest of the country in both access to quality healthcare and high speed broadband but today’s action by...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

Phoenix Center Economist Drubs FCC for Unclear Policies

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2010 – A Phoenix Center economist said Thursday that no one “would really believe that [the FCC chairman’s] administration would go down in...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

FCC Consumer Advisory Group Discusses Spectrum, Bill Shock and More

WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010 - The Consumer Advisory Committee meeting at the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday covered a range of issues, including white space spectrum usage,...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

Experts Debate Causes, Cures for Cyber Bullying and High Risk Behaviors

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 – The best way to avoid cyber bullying is not to be a teenage girl, said an expert on Tuesday at a...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

FCC Launches Data Initiative and Names Its First Chief Data Officer

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission today launched the Data Innovation Initiative, a plan to modernize and streamline how the agency collects, uses...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Obama to Implement Spectrum Recommendation from National Broadband Plan

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010On Monday the President announced that he has instructed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to make...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

Experts Debate U.S. Global Broadband Rankings

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2010 – Experts this week debated whether the United States is seriously lagging behind other countries on broadband access and if its place...

Expert Opinion9 years ago

FCC: We Will Regulate Broadband

Since the dust has settled from a stinging defeat in federal court, the FCC has decided to move on its own to settle the broadband regulation...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Aspen Institute Communications and Society Fellow Blair Levin Gives Insight to National Broadband Plan

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2010. Blair Levin, former executive director of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative at the Federal Communications Commission, spoke about some of the issues that...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

Connected Nation Helps State Mapping Efforts

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2010 - As a part of an effort to make a comprehensive, national map, states are mapping broadband coverage and options available in...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Roadmap to Broadband Adoption Conference: Adoption Paradox Panel

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2010 – Consumer Research Director for the Federal Communications Commission John Horrigan led a panel on broadband adoption at the Roadmap for Broadband...

Broadband's Impact9 years ago

Study: More Federal Workers Seek Teleworking Opportunities

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2010 – More federal workers wish to telework and the government should study private sector efforts to make that happen, according to a...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

FCC Announces New Mobile Broadband Spectrum Plans

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 - The Federal Communication Commission’s Spectrum Task Force this morning announced plans to increase the spectrum available to mobile broadband.

Broadband Updates9 years ago

Broadband Issues Echo Electrification Debate of Decades Ago

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2010 – Today’s broadband expansion throughout the United States faces similar challenges to wiring the nation with electricity decades ago, and the nation’s...

National Broadband Plan9 years ago

Senators Urge FCC Take Action on White Space

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2010 – Yesterday Senators Kerry and Snowe sent a letter to the FCC urging them to open up the white space created after...

National Broadband Plan9 years ago

Universal Service Working Group Announced

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2010 – The National Broadband Plan recommends that the current Universal Service Program be updated and split into two separate programs the Connect...

Broadband TV9 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...

National Broadband Plan9 years ago

Experts Debate FCC Chairman’s ‘Third Way’ Proposal

WAsHINGTON, June 11, 2010 —The first panel of the Pike and Fischer Broadband Policy Summit VI was on the regulatory outlook. With the recent announcement of...

Broadband Updates9 years ago

FCC Commissioner Baker Criticizes Chairman’s Plan

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2010 – Federal Communications Commission member Meredith Baker criticized a regulatory recommendation offered by her agency’s chairman, saying it’s draining resources from dealing...

FCC9 years ago

Edward Lazarus Compares Electricity Expansion to Broadband

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2010 – At today’s Pike and Fischer Broadband Policy Summit Edward Lazarus, Chief of Staff for the Federal Communications Commission, was the first...

FCC9 years ago

Congressional Leadership Voice Support of National Broadband Plan

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2010 – Last week 40 house members, mostly from rural districts, said that they no longer supported the national broadband plan on the...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

Forbearance and Reclassification – It’s Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2010 – FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke at the Media Institute last week on the issue of broadband authority and regulation. She devoted...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

FCC Accepting Applications for Native Nations Broadband Task Force

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 - The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it is accepting applications for membership in its newly-established Native Nations Broadband Task Force....

FCC10 years ago

Verizon to Seek Rural Partners as It Rolls Out More Robust Network

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Verizon plans to blanket the nation with a faster communications network and is looking for help in rural areas. In addition...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Asks FCC to Change Policy on Broadband Internet Access

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2010 – Rep. Mike Doyle sent a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission requesting changes in regulatory policy regarding broadband...

FCC10 years ago

Congress Asks FCC to Increase Rural Broadband Goals

WASHINGTON June 2, 2010-- A bipartisan coalition of 40 congressional officials has sent FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski a letter asserting that the official goal of 4...

Broadband Data10 years ago

Four out of Five Americans Don’t Know the Speeds of Their Internet Connections

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2010 – Four out of five Americans do not know the speeds of their high-speed Internet connections, according to data released today from...

FCC10 years ago

Wireless Industry Group Asks FCC to Dismiss County Executives’ Proposal

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2010 - Wireless industry lobbying group CTIA is asking for the Federal Communication Commission’s dismissal of a free broadband proposal by the County...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

Genachowski Extols Broadband at International Telecommunications Union

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2010 - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke about the United States’ broadband development and challenges regarding education at the World Telecommunications...

Broadband TV10 years ago

Broadband Breakfast Club Featured International Perspectives on U.S. Broadband Plan

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2010 - BroadbandBreakfast.com on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on May 18, 2010: "International Perspectives...

Expert Opinion10 years ago

Genachowski to Broadband: Reduce Prices, Increase Speeds, Increase Access, Embrace Competition

Broadband providers are not taking the recent move by the FCC to reclassify broadband under Title II; i.e., put broadband under its regulation arm along with...

Broadband Data10 years ago

Reflections on Broadband Access and Adoption From the Broadband Properties Summit

Now that the heavily attended Broadband Properties Summit in Dallas has passed, it is time to reflect on the overall issues facing broadband access, and adoption,...

Broadband Updates10 years ago

FCC Reiterates It Values An Open Internet, but Controversy Brews

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2010 - Federal Communications Commission officials peppered a press conference discussion with repeated statements that the agency does not favor regulating the Internet...

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FCC, FDA Partner to Address Health Technologies Using Spectrum

Boucher and Terry Declare USF Broken

Genachowski Calls for Removal of Barriers to Minority Business Owners

Smithsonian, FCC and USDA Announce Online Learning Registry

Do Consumers Really Care About the Smart Grid? Some Think Not, at Broadband Breakfast Club

FCC Speed Test Surpasses 1 Million Results

American Cable Association Supports Creation of Connect America Fund

FCC to Expand Universal Service Rural Health Care Fund

Phoenix Center Economist Drubs FCC for Unclear Policies

FCC Consumer Advisory Group Discusses Spectrum, Bill Shock and More

Experts Debate Causes, Cures for Cyber Bullying and High Risk Behaviors

FCC Launches Data Initiative and Names Its First Chief Data Officer

Obama to Implement Spectrum Recommendation from National Broadband Plan

Experts Debate U.S. Global Broadband Rankings

FCC: We Will Regulate Broadband

Aspen Institute Communications and Society Fellow Blair Levin Gives Insight to National Broadband Plan

Connected Nation Helps State Mapping Efforts

Roadmap to Broadband Adoption Conference: Adoption Paradox Panel

Study: More Federal Workers Seek Teleworking Opportunities

FCC Announces New Mobile Broadband Spectrum Plans

Broadband Issues Echo Electrification Debate of Decades Ago

Senators Urge FCC Take Action on White Space

Universal Service Working Group Announced

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

Experts Debate FCC Chairman’s ‘Third Way’ Proposal

FCC Commissioner Baker Criticizes Chairman’s Plan

Edward Lazarus Compares Electricity Expansion to Broadband

Congressional Leadership Voice Support of National Broadband Plan

Forbearance and Reclassification – It’s Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

FCC Accepting Applications for Native Nations Broadband Task Force

Verizon to Seek Rural Partners as It Rolls Out More Robust Network

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Asks FCC to Change Policy on Broadband Internet Access

Congress Asks FCC to Increase Rural Broadband Goals

Four out of Five Americans Don’t Know the Speeds of Their Internet Connections

Wireless Industry Group Asks FCC to Dismiss County Executives’ Proposal

Genachowski Extols Broadband at International Telecommunications Union

Broadband Breakfast Club Featured International Perspectives on U.S. Broadband Plan

Genachowski to Broadband: Reduce Prices, Increase Speeds, Increase Access, Embrace Competition

Reflections on Broadband Access and Adoption From the Broadband Properties Summit

FCC Reiterates It Values An Open Internet, but Controversy Brews

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Advocates for Antitrust Enforcement Say Consumer Welfare Standard Only One Layer of Competition Law

In Law More Than a Year, MOBILE Now Advocates Say Act Requires Further Implementation for 5G Deployment

Broadband Roundup: Texas Reaches T-Mobile Settlement, Closing the ‘Homework Gap,’ Broadcast Ownership

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Completion of Latest Round of Funding, a $48 Million Network Expansion

Prakash Sangam: China’s Huawei Clones Are Greater Threat to National Security than Huawei

The California Consumer Privacy Act Lets People Know What Information is Collected, But Can’t Stop It

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Announces Public Auction of C-Band, Connecticut Peels Back Broadband Barriers

Commerce Department Extends Huawei Temporary General License For 90 Days

T-Mobile’s Acquisition of Sprint Passes Federal Muster, But 16 States Press On in Opposition

Comcast Touts 100 Gigabit Service, SHLB Seeks Reconsideration on Telehealth, Senate Clears Emergency Communications

As Next Year’s C-Band Auction Looms, FCC Officials Reflect on Innovation in Spectrum Auctions

Problems of Lack of Transparency Pervade Issues of Algorithms in Artificial Intelligence

New Hampshire Plans a Broadband System, Microsoft on Californian Privacy, and Google Collects Medical Data

As Technology Enables Employer Mass-Surveillance, Activists Say Current Privacy Laws Benefit the Wealthy

UTOPIA Fiber Announces Partnerships with Morgan, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Other Cities

State Educational Technology Officials Say Better Broadband Necessary for Pedagogy and Equity

Ajit Pai Discusses 5G in Geopolitical Context, TIA on 5G Supply Chain, Benton Institute’s Vision for 2020s

UTOPIA Fiber, Largest Open-Access Network in U.S., Announces Partnership with Morgan, Utah

FCC Commissioner Starks Touts High-Speed Internet as the ‘Great Equalizer’ at Broadband Communities Event

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Links 5G Deployment and T-Mobile Merger to Addressing Digital Divide

Broadband Data From Providers Needs to be Checked With Data From Users, Say Panelists at Mapping Event

‘Mapping America’s Broadband’ Video from SHLB’s AnchorNets Conference Showcases and Educates

C-Band Hearing Showcases Divisions Over Auctions, Uses of Radio Frequencies

China’s Technology, Economy and Military Are All Advancing at an Alarming Rate, Say CSIS Panelists

Republican and Democratic Senators Agree that Big Tech is Hoarding the Value of Consumers’ Digital Data

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Praises Agency’s Work in Promoting High-Speed Internet at ‘Broadband Heros’ Event

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Tell Congress that Its Cryptocurrency Promotes Financial Inclusivity

Social Media Both a Cause of and Solution to Epidemic of ‘Fake news,’ Say Panelists at AEI Event

Broadband Roundup: Bill Aims to Make Social Media Interoperable, Colorado Drops T-Mobile Lawsuit, Indian Country Very Unconnected

Africa’s Informal Sector Marred by Small Manufacturing Base and Low Technology Adoption, Brookings Experts Say

Wireless Internet Providers Excited About Multiple Spectrum Sharing Opportunities, Including FCC Priority Access

Idaho Falls City Council Votes to Extend High Speed Fiber Network to Entire City, in Partnership With UTOPIA FIber

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Gives the Broadband Scoreboard at SHLB: FCC Maps-0, Libraries-1

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Tackles Question of Public Versus Private Auction of C-Band Spectrum

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr Touts Work on Enhancing Telehealth and Flexible Spectrum

Internet Industry Under the Microscope as House Committee Grills Witnesses on Liability for Online Content

Big Tech Gets a Big Lashing by Democratic Presidential Candidates, on Antitrust, Section 230 and Data Privacy

China Experts Advise Political Leaders to Tone Down Disputes, Cite Benefits of Bilateral Trade with China