Big Tech
Obama Appoints New Members to Broadcasting Board of Governors
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2010 – President Barack Obama has appointed eight new members to the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Broadband Breakfast
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Wi-Fi
Cathay Pacific to Offer in Flight Wifi
WASHINGTON July 12, 2010- Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to announce inflight Wifi for passengers. The airline has partnered with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to equip the entire Cathay Pacific fleet with high speed internet connections. Each aircraft will receive a 50Mbps connection which
Mobile
Russia’s Telecom Regulator Changes Policy on Wi-Max Frequencies
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2010 – Russia’s telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor this week reversed its longstanding policy requiring that frequencies allocated for Wimax not be used in the development of other technology. This move comes as Russian Wimax operator Scartel and Russian national operator
Broadband's Impact
Child Safety Advocacy Group Hires New Education Director
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2010 – The Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe) announced Wednesday that CyberSafeWorld founder and Director Robyn Treyvaud will join the coalition as director of education and international initiatives. Treyvaud comes to the coalition with a history of experience combating c
Recovery Act
Baucus to Cut $600 Million from Broadband Stimulus to Fund Tax Credits
WASHINGTON July 8, 2010- Montana Senator Max Baucus (D) is proposing a cut of $300 million from the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program and $300 million from Broadband Initiatives Program in order to fund new tax credits and extend unemployment benefits. Representative Dave Obey (D- Wis) ha
Mobile
LTE to see Large Gains in 2011
WASHINGTON July 8, 2010- A recent report by ABI Research entitled “Wireless Spectrum, Services, and Technology Deployment Market Data” shows that 2011 will be the year of LTE. Even though WiMax has been declining in popularity it will still hold a major share of the high speed mobile broadband marke
Broadband's Impact
Delahunt Seeks to Help States Collect Sales Tax on Internet Sales
WASHINGTON July 8, 2010- With the rise of internet sales many have thought of instituting a mechanism for collecting sales taxes for purchases made on the internet. Massachusetts Representative Bill Delahunt has introduced a bill entitled the “Main Street Fairness Act” which would create a new mecha
FCC
FCC Uncovers New Funding For Universal Service Program
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2010 – Last week, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) released a budget projecting that $900 million in unused administrative costs would be extended to schools and libraries, pursuant to the FCC’s Universal Service Program. The unused funding comes from FCC budge
Verizon
Frontier Telecommunications Company Buys Verizon Assets
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2010 – Last week, Frontier Communications, which specializes in rural broadband, purchased land-line operations in 14 states from Verizon wireless, at a price of $5.3 billion. Speaking about the significance of Frontier’s purchase, Executive Vice President Steve Crosby said, “”W
Mobile
EMobile to Offer 42Mbps Mobile Broadband Network
WASHINGTON July 7, 2010- EMobile one of Japan’s leading mobile broadband providers has just announced that it will now offer an HSPA network with speeds of 42Mbps.
Telehealth
Telemedicine Report Shows Strong Growth in BRIC Countries
WASHINGTON July 7, 2010 -Telemedicine is one of the most concrete benefits of faster and more ubiquitous broadband access. The research firm Markets and Markets has just released a report detailing the expansion of telemedicine in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). The report found a fairl
Copyright
Trade Group Slams Administration Over Secret Trade Deal Negotiations
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2010 – A communications and technology lobbying group is gnashing its teeth over a pending international trade agreement governing intellectual property that it says could bind U.S. firms and give internet access providers too much authority.
Copyright
Founder of Digital Music Royalties Collection Group To Leave By Year’s End
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2010 – The founding chief of the United States’ pioneering digital music royalties collection group SoundExchange will step down at the end of the year, the group announced earlier this week.
International
Virgin Media to Offer Super High Speed Connections
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2010 – Virgin Media, one of the United Kingdom’s top internet service providers, will soon offer 400 mbps downstream connections. Currently, its network has a maximum speed of 50 mbps down, but with impending upgrades the firm is planning to push the limits of DOCSIS3.
House Appropriations
Broadband Stimulus to Lose $602 Million
WASHINGTON July 2, 2010- The House Appropriations Committee torescind $602 million from Commerce and Agriculture Department broadband stimulus programs. The two departments had to share $7.2 billion for the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program, Broadband Investment Program and the Broadband
Copyright
Strickling Addresses Copyright Symposium
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010 – The state of the internet economy, and how to protect copyrighted works on the internet, are two major issues facing the economy of the 21st Century. Lawrence Strickling, assistant secretary of commerce for Communications and Information, spoke on this topic today to kick
