Former FCC Officials Evaluate Implementation of National Broadband Plan
WASHINGTON March 17, 2011 - The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation brought key former broadband plan authors together Wednesday to discuss how … Keep Reading
North American Electric Reliability Corporation Creates Cyber Attack Task Force
WASHINGTON March 3, 2011- The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has announced the formation of a Cyber Attack Task Force to evaluate … Keep Reading
NARUC Panel Explores Consumer Benefits of Smart Grid
WASHINGTON, February 14, 2011 - A panel of representatives from T-Mobile, Echeleon and state and federal governments discussed the value of smart … Keep Reading
Smart Grid Cyber Security Legislation Passes Senate Committee
WASHINGTON August 6, 2010 - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has approved legislation that gives the Secretary of Energy the … Keep Reading
Hawaii Rejects Smart-Grid Technology
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2010 – Regulators in the state of Hawaii have recently rejected a $115 million smart grid expansion project. … Keep Reading
Smart Grid’s Future Relies on Consumer Acceptance, Environmental Benefits
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2010 – At BroadbandBreakfast.com’s breakfast club this week, experts in the smart grid field said issues such as consumer … Keep Reading
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 … Keep Reading
Director of Energy & Environment for FCC Broadband Initiative to Speak at BroadbandBreakfast.com’s Smart Grid Event This Tuesday, July 20
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2010 – Nick Sinai, Director of Energy & Environment for the FCC’s Omnibus Broadband Initiative will keynote The Broadband … Keep Reading
General Electric Ecomagination Seeks Project Ideas for Smart Grid
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2010. General Electric is seeking project ideas for renewable energy, electric grid efficiency, and ecobuilding technologies through its Ecomagination … Keep Reading
Loving the Smart Grid and its Consumer Benefits at New America Foundation Panel
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2010- A panel of smart grid experts claims that smart grid advocates and providers are not doing enough to … Keep Reading
NARUC Proposes Fourth Way
WASHINGTON July 7, 2010- National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has just released a draft of its proposed resolutions for their … Keep Reading
AT&T to Work With CURRENT Group to Improve Smart Grid Performance
WASHINGTON June 29, 2010-AT&T’s mobile broadband network will work will CURRENT Smart Grid Distribution Solutions to increase grid efficiency and system capacity. … Keep Reading
Utilities Telecom Council and Verizon to Study Communication Needs of Utilities
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 - The Utilities Telecom Council and Verizon will conduct a first-of-its-kind study on the information and technology required … Keep Reading
Chattanooga to Get 150 Mbps Fiber Network
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Chattanooga, Tennessee will now have the fastest home broadband speeds in the nation through a municipal fiber … Keep Reading
UTOPIA, Perfection or Fantasy: Partnering public-private sectors with broadband
UTOPIA, billed as providing light-speed to your door while connecting you with friends, family, entertainment, businesses, healthcare, and education, highlights itself as … Keep Reading
Go Smart, Go Green; Former Mayor Urges Broadband Innovation for Cities
DALLAS, April 29, 2010 - Broadband is a powerful solution to community ills, former two-term mayor Fort Wayne, Indiana, Graham Richard said … Keep Reading
BroadbandBreakfast.com Launches New Series: ‘The Intellectual Property Breakfast Club’
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com, a broadband and internet technology news service on Monday - Intellectual Property Day - launched a … Keep Reading
Connecting America, Chapter 2: ‘Goals for a High-Performance America’
THE MISSION OF THE PLAN is to create a high-performance America—a more productive, creative, efficient America in which affordable broadband is available … Keep Reading
Cisco Systems Partners With Grid Net, Linking WiMax to the Smart Grid
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2010 - On Friday, Cisco Systems announced a partnership with Grid Net, a smart meter company that employs WiMax … Keep Reading
National Broadband Plan: A Look at Chapters 1 & 2
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2010 - The national broadband plan aims to present not just a roadmap of how to expand broadband but … Keep Reading
‘National Purposes’ Aspect of National Broadband Plan Aims For Bold Actions Without Much Spending
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010 - Blair Levin, head of the Federal Communications Commission’s national broadband plan and the “national purposes” team at … Keep Reading
Regulatory Experts Discuss States’ Broadband Goals
WASHINGTON, February 22, 2010 - A meeting of regulatory commissioners last weekend included much discussion of major telecommunications issues such as the … Keep Reading
FCC Chief Raises Curtain on Bits of Broadband Plan
Washington, February 16, 2010 - Federal Communications Commission chief Julius Genachowski previewed the agency’s upcoming plan to outfit the nation with broadband … Keep Reading
Two New Nominees for Advanced Telecom Partnership
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2010 - The president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has nominated Carlito Caliboso of Hawaii and … Keep Reading
Biden Makes Official Broadband Stimulus Announcement
WASHINGTON, December 17, 2009 – Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that $2 billion will be made available on a rolling basis … Keep Reading
At FCC Event, Rep. Ed Markey Calls Smart Grids Essential for Economic Growth
December 1, 2009 – At a Monday hearing on the relationship between broadband technology and smart grid communications by the Federal Communications … Keep Reading
Energy Department Gives Millions To Smart Grid Projects
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2009 – The Department of Energy will provide more than $7 million to fund two Pennsylvania projects that are … Keep Reading
Federal Communications Commission Moves Into Energy And Environment
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2009 - The Federal Communications Commission plans to hold a field hearing on energy and environmental issues this month … Keep Reading
Federal Stimulus Funds Drive World’s Fastest Supercomputer
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2009 - An upgrade to a high-performance computing system housed by the Department of Energy has created the fastest … Keep Reading
United Kingdom Defines Carbon Neutrality for the First Time
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2009 - The government of the United Kingdom defined the term “carbon neutral” this month after holding a public … Keep Reading
Rep. Matsui Wants Low-Income Broadband Program
WASHINGTON, November 14, 2009 - Congresswoman Doris Matsui touted legislation in a speech Friday that would require the Federal Communications … Keep Reading
Broadband Breakfast Club Environmental Session Prompts Debate Over Systems Reliability
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2009 - The creation of a “smart grid” for electricity conservation may lead to parallel telecommunications networks by both … Keep Reading
Net Neutrality Step Aside, Carbon Neutrality Is Moving In
WASHINGTON, November 9, 2009 - While some tech companies have sought to reduce their carbon footprint in the world, a number of … Keep Reading
Information Technology Sees Gold in Regulation of Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON, October 29, 2009 – Under regulations recently finalized by the Environmental Protection Administration, large sources and suppliers in the U.S. must … Keep Reading
Information Technology: Environmental Boosters, But Not As Green As You Might Think
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2009 - Many think of oil and paper industries as enemies in the war against climate change. They think … Keep Reading
Media Access Project Silicon Valley Conference on 'Smart Grids'
The Media Access Project will hold the third session in its 2009 MAPPING CHANGE series on October 8 in Silicon Valley for … Keep Reading
Department of Energy Sets Funding Criteria for Smart Grid Applicants
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2009 – The Department of Energy on Thursday published eligibility criteria for applicants of so-called “smart grid” funding applicants, … Keep Reading
Smart Grid Benefits May Require Strings, Industry Reps Say
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 12th, 2009 - Implementing a smart electrical grid could save consumers money while allowing utilities to better serve … Keep Reading
Smart Grid May Present New Opportunities for Broadband, Say Experts
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2009 – Revamping the nation’s energy grid for the 21st Century could increase demand for a nationwide broadband network. … Keep Reading
Verizon, Cisco and GridPoint Tout Green Credentials at Progressive Hill Briefing
WASHINGTON, July 9 – Three technology and telecommunications companies pressed their case Wednesday on Capitol Hill for better and more accessible broadband … Keep Reading