Broadband's Impact
Hawaii Wins $35.9 Million in BTOP Funds
WASHINGTON, September 13, 2010 – Hawaii has won broadband grants worth $35.9 million. The funds largely will be distributed to the University of Hawaii system.
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Copyright
Report: Bollywood Hires Online Hitmen To Attack Pirate Web Sites
SAN FRANCISCO, September 10, 2010 – Bollywood film studios are using a software consultancy in Bangalore [http://www.aiplex.com/]to launch denial-of-service attacks against web sites with links to pirated entertainment, according to a recent report in the Sydney Morning Herald. [http://www.smh.com.a
USDA
D.C. Offers Free Wi-Fi Along National Mall
WASHINGTON, September 10, 2010 – The District of Columbia has launched Wi-Fi along the National Mall, announced Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and District Chief Technology Officer Bryan Sivak this week.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Herdict Project Receives $1.5 Million in Funding
WASHINGTON, September 9, 2010 – The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has received a $1.5 million grant for its Herdict project. The grant was given by Omidyar Network, an investment firm targeting philanthropic projects established in 2004 by eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar.
Australia
Broadband Key Component of Australian Election
WASHINGTON, September 9, 2010 – The national broadband network was a key issue in the recent Australian election, with the Parliament evenly split. The Labor and Liberal parties each had 72 seats with two independents.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Releases Developer Tools to Access Agency Data
WASHINGTON, September 9, 2010- The FCC has released a developer application programming interface designed to give researchers increased access to FCC data.
Intellectual Property
Report: Single European Union Patent Opposed By Seven EU Countries
The idea of a single process to apply for and enforce patents across the European Union appeared to receive a further boost on its continuing spiral down into the dustbin of history last week as a new report surfaced that seven EU countries oppose it.
FSF
Seth Cooper Joins Free State Foundation
WASHINGTON, September 7, 2010 – Seth Cooper has joined the Free State Foundation think tank as a full-time research fellow.
FCC
FCC Lays Out Plans to Overhaul Universal Service Fund
WASHINGTON, September 7, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission late last week laid out part of its plan to reform the universal service fund, including pushing Sprint and Nextel to live up to their commitments to surrender their high-cost universal support over five years.
Satellite
FCC: Consumers Continue to Receive Slow Internet Connections
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission has updated its latest report on Internet access service subscribership, revealing that only 44 percent of fixed communications connections to households met or exceeded the agency’s target speed for universal access.
Mobile
India Wants Access to Communications Networks
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2010 – The Indian government has announced that it will give notice to all communications services that it would like access to their networks. In the aftermath of last year’s Mumbai terror attacks, the government wants to be able to access communications networks to monitor
ITI
Net Neutrality Independent Stakeholder Meetings Gain Momentum
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – While the Federal Communications Commission stopped holding talks on the issue of network neutrality in the aftermath of the Google- Verizon policy pact, a number of stakeholders have gotten together at the Information Technology Industry Council to hold new talks.
FCC
Human and Civil Rights Group Pushes FCC to Move Forward on Broadband Plan Proposals
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights has offered its suggestions to the government on how to improve the access of low-income, minority and other underserved communities to important communications services like broadband.
Verizon
Mobile Providers Seek Increased Access to Cuba
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – Nokia, AT&T and Verizon are petitioning the White House to loosen telecommunications export bans to Cuba.
Fiber
Qatar Telecom Begins Fiber-to-the-Home Roll Out
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – Qatar Telecom announced that it has begun its fiber-to-the-home network.
Broadband's Impact
India Gives RIM Two More Months to Comply
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – India’s government has given BlackBerry-maker RIM two more months to comply with a request for increased access to e-mail from its users.
