FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Promotes Google Fiber’s Impact on Competition and Gigabit Networks
Broadband's Impact, FCC, Fiber, Gigabit Networks, Net Neutrality
September 5th, 2014
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2014 – Google Fiber has been perhaps the primary driver of the current push toward high-speed internet in the United States, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a speech here yesterday on the future of broadband competition. In an otherwise general speech that failed to mention major communications companies like […]
How Should the FCC Regulate Broadband? A Roundup of ‘Third Way’ Comments
FCC, FCC Comments, Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Comments
July 16th, 2010
WASHINGTON July 16, 2010 – After the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision upholding Comcast’s ability to thwart broadband traffic over the peer-to-peer file-sharing software BitTorrent, the Federal Communications Commission was faced with uncertainty in regulating broadband.
In order to give the FCC firmer ground to regulate internet services, agency Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a proposal that has been dubbed the “Third Way” between regulating and deregulating internet services.
Thursday was the deadline for comments from the public regarding the notice of inquiry which was issued in June. Consumer groups and content makers praised aspects of the “Third Way,” while internet service providers were largely opposed.