In cooperation with Massachusetts Broadband Institute, the RFP hopes to "solicit responses from firms or teams of firms with experience providing consulting services on the development...
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2009 – Even though it has been nearly a decade since effective pro-privacy legislation had been passed by Congress or pushed by the...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 - As newly minted Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski and his senior staff took possession of their eighth floor suite at...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 - As first reported in BroadbandCensus.com Weekly Report, the White House announced on Monday that Vice President Biden will travel to Pennsylvania...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 – The broadband policy world took a number of significant steps forward last week with the confirmation on Thursday of Larry Strickling...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 - States and cities are continuing their extensive engagement in the question of broadband data and mapping. In fact, the Massachusetts Broadband...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2009 - This is the week many following broadband stimulus activities have been waiting for: rules from the NTIA are expected on Tuesday,...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2009 – The Department of Energy on Thursday published eligibility criteria for applicants of so-called “smart grid” funding applicants, with up to $3.9...
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2009 - Higher-speed broadband connectivity and prompt broadband investments will aid social and economic goals, Ireland’s Department of Communications Minister Eamon Ryan said...
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2009 – Greater training and education will be necessary to ensure that cybersecurity receives the attention that it deserves, agreed a panel of...
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2009 - The Senate on Thursday voted to give its consent for Julius Genachowski (D) and Robert McDowell (R) to serve five-year terms...
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2009 - Actual costs in the price of residential broadband in Japan are both cheaper and faster than those in the United States,...
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 - Wireless carriers and consumer advocates joined forces Monday to open a new front in the battle over pricing for "special access"...
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 – Last week’s confirmation hearings for Federal Communications Commission Chairman-designee Julius Genachowski highlighted the fact that, for months now, there’s been a...
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 – Last week the Pew Internet & American Life Project released its eagerly-awaited report about broadband penetration. To nearly everyone’s surprise, in...
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 - The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest numbers rebut any presumption that broadband’s importance is diminishing. Federal agencies are edging...
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2009 - In an interview that aired on C-SPAN's series "The Communicators," Andrew Feinberg, Deputy Editor of BroadbandCensus.com, addressed Tuesday's Senate Confirmation Hearing...
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2009 – In the latest installment of "This Week in Mobile Broadband," BroadbandCensus.com Reporter Alex Tcherkassky discusses the domestic broadband aircard plans of...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 19, 2009 - Representatives of network operators, internet companies and consumer advocates said they are prepared for a network neutrality policy to emerge...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 19, 2009 - The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program is a "jump start" for President Obama's broadband vision for communities to use information technology...
WASHINGTON, Thursday June 18, 2009 - After a frenetic burst of activity on and off Capitol Hill, Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps (D) announced on Thursday...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2009 — Properly measuring rural broadband access and availability with a broader set of definitions was necessary to reform the Universal Service...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2009 - The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday voted to advance the nominations of Julius Genachowski and Robert McDowell to serve on the...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2009 - Acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps could not be more pleased with the Obama administration's "real, honest to god commitment" to...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2009 - Broadband policies must adapt to ensure both competition and quality service for all consumers, a group of industry executives and...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2009 - House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., has no plans to influence the Federal Communications Commission's development...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2009 - Wireless carriers deals with equipment vendors and their commitment to rural coverage came under the microscope Wednesday as executives and industry...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2009 - Time Warner Cable found itself clashing with a member of Congress from its home state on Wednesday as Rep. Eric Massa,...
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 – The effort to increase broadband adoption has mainly focused on increasing broadband access and availability to drive demand, this may not...
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 - Last Friday's nationwide transition from analog to digital television doesn't mean a quick refocusing of manpower to broadband stimulus efforts at...
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 – Robust competition and expanded wireless services will be fundamental pieces of the Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan, Commissioner Robert McDowell...
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 - Legislation to require federal highway construction to include conduits and fiber was introduce in the Senate Monday by Sen. Amy Klobuchar,...
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 - While decrying years of poor stewardship under former FCC chairman Kevin Martin, the Senate Commerce Committee looks poised to approve Julius...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 – The next state to provide a detailed blueprint for its efforts at broadband data and display is Texas, which on June...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 – As the promised June 30 deadline for the federal government’s broadband stimulus rules approaches, the three agencies responsible for aspects of...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 - Entities focusing on the broadband stimulus program are watching closely for clues about the implementation details of the $7.2 billion program....
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2009 - Reports of the death of American broadband have been greatly exaggerated, said a group of economists Friday at a panel on...
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2009 - Today, BroadbandCensus.com unveils a new feature, "This Week in Mobile Broadband," written by Alex Tcherkassky, a Washington-based reporter for BroadbandCensus.com with...
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009 - Hill staffers and online safety said Friday that two bills currently before Congress take very different approaches to issues of cyberbullying...
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2009 - Americans are increasingly supportive of government programs to guarantee universal internet access while remaining wary of regulation, said a Zogby poll...
