Congress, FCC See DTV Transition Progress; Low Power Broadcasters Say Left Behind
Wireless
March 26th, 2009
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2009 – The transition to digital television since the passage of the DTV Delay Act has been a “major accomplishment,” House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., said Thursday at a hearing on the state of the DTV transition.
Logged On and Not Locked Out, at Internet for Everyone Event in North Carolina
States
March 14th, 2009
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, March 14, 2009 – More than 120 people from across North Carolina convened last Saturday here for a “town hall”-style meeting, by InternetforEveryone.org, seeking to raise the profile about the importance of broadband in the lives of everyday citizens. The next town hall is May 14 in Washington, D.C.
Broadband Stimulus Funds Bring Debate Over Distribution; Package Moves to Vote
Broadband Stimulus
February 7th, 2009
WASHINGTON, February 7, 2009 – Funding for broadband deployment makes up approximately one percent of President Obama’s approximately $820 billion economic stimulus package. But a hearty debate has unfolded over how, where, and to whom those funds should be distributed.
Ten Years After Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronics Companies Regret Supporting Law
Broadband's Impact
October 15th, 2008
WASHINGTON, October 14 — Consumer electronics manufacturers and owners of intellectual property offered divergent views of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 10 years after its passage, speaking at the inaugural forum of the monthly “Broadband Breakfast Club” hosted by BroadbandCensus.com.
New Broadband Ecosystem – With Content Protection – Offers Better Future for Entertainment Industry
Broadband's Impact
October 8th, 2008
WASHINGTON, October 8 – The “broadband ecosystem” of the future needs strong legal, technological and cultural efforts to protect American intellectual property, a group of entertainment and technology executives said Wednesday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Fifth Intellectual Property Summit.