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October 7, 2014 Broadband's Impact/FCC/Infrastructure/National Broadband Plan/Press Releases

Press Release: Blair Levin Joins Brookings as a Nonresident Senior Fellow

WASHINGTON, October 6, 2014 —Blair Levin, telecommunications expert and former Communications & Society Fellow at the Aspen Institute, has joined the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program as a nonresident senior fellow, Bruce Katz, Brookings vice president and Metropolitan Policy Program co-director announced today. Blair will join the Program’s Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative, which is directed by… Keep Reading

April 15, 2013 Broadband's Impact/Congress/FCC/National Broadband Plan/People/Recovery Act

Tom Wheeler Surging; Profiles of Other Prospective Candidates to be FCC Chairman: Susan Crawford and Blair Levin

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 – Tom Wheeler, one of the most-frequently mentioned names to take the chairmanship of the Federal Communications Commission, remains perhaps the leading contender for the role, according to a Friday telecom update from Medley Global Advisors. “Venture capitalist and former lobbyist Tom Wheeler picked up a strong vote of confidence from a… Keep Reading

July 2, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan

Genachowski Presides Over First FCC Meeting as Chairman

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2009 –The Federal Communications Commission hosted the first open meeting with Julius Genachowski as chairman, having been confirmed by the Senate earlier last week. Keep Reading

June 8, 2009 FCC/National Broadband Plan/NTIA/Premium Content/Recovery Act

First Pitch: Levin’s Engagement Raises Stake for National Broadband Policy

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2009 – Late Friday afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission announced that Blair Levin, former chief of staff to Clinton FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, will be rejoining the commission “to help coordinate its development of a national broadband plan.” Keep Reading

May 18, 2009 Broadband's Impact/FCC/National Broadband Plan/Weekly Report

Will A National Broadband Strategy Solve the Crisis in Journalism?

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – The United States desperately needs a national broadband strategy, agreed a wide range of telecommunications experts, speaking last week at a conference on “Changing Media” at the Newseum in Washington. Keep Reading

July 28, 2008 Recovery Act

Telecom and Transportation Should Be Focus of Infrastructure Investments, Says Think Tank

WASHINGTON, July 28 – By combining better public information, market mechanisms and smarter systems of subsidization, the government can play a positive role in funding infrastructure investments in telecommunications, according to three reports released Friday by the Brookings Institution. Keep Reading

June 10, 2008 Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality Disagreement Between Two Former FCC Chairmen

Network Neutrality was the key sticking point in a Tuesday presidential debate, by proxy, between two former chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission chairmen: Reed Hundt and Michael Powell. Keep Reading