FCC
Consultancy Sees Move by Google as Prodding FCC
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2010 – Google appears to be prodding the Federal Communications Commission to go big on broadband, says a new telecom update out from consultancy Medley Global Advisors
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Broadband Mapping and Data
Study: Telecom Deregulation Has Not Increased Investment
WASHINGTON, February 12, 2010 – The FCC should do everything it can in the upcoming national broadband plan to restore competition in the communications market, shows a new study spearheaded by Economics and Technology and lauded by Public Knowledge.
Broadband's Impact
Minority Media Council Donates Funds to Howard University
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2010 – The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council has donated $175,000 to Howard University’s John H. Johnson School of Communications.
FCC
FCC Considers Paying Broadcasters to Leave Airwaves
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission is considering paying broadcasters to vacate airwaves the agency could use to alleviate network strain caused by the growing popularity of devices like smartphones, an FCC official told BusinessWeek.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Sweden Takes Top Spot from U.S. in Global Scorecard
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2010 – Sweden has nabbed the top spot from the United States on a global scorecard that measures nations’ digital connectivity and how it contributes to economic growth.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Club on Collecting and Using Data Now Online
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2010 – Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on February 9, 2010: “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Collecting and Using Broadband Data.”
Expert Opinion
Will Comcast’s XFINITY produce an Affinity with Customers?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife With some 1900 company name changes last year, one would think these re-branding efforts would pay dividends in market share, customer perception, and employee focus in forging a new direction, both in the short and long term. Does XFINIITY, See (Comcast launches XFINITY), make
Broadband's Impact
Google Shakes Up Broadband Landscape With Fiber Build Initiative
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2010 – Google shook up the broadband world on Wednesday with the announcement, on its blog, that it plans to offer super-fast broadband, at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second, to up to 500,000 homes. Google framed its entrance into the marketplace to deploy fiber-optic se
Breakfast Club
‘Text4Baby’ Reported in Washington Post; Four Months After Broadband Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2010 – The Washington Post on Tuesday reported about “Text4baby,” a new service offered by the government allowing expectant mothers to opt-in to receiving tips and text messages relating to their pregnancy. Participants of the Broadband Breakfast Club learned about the pend
Breakfast Club
Broadband Data Collection and Validation Must Be Rethought, Experts Say at Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2010 – The head of the Federal Communications Commission’s internal “think tank” said Tuesday that the agency was taking a fresh look at all aspects of its broadband data-collection processes: collection, validation and analysis, and dissemination. Speaking to a roomful of
David Coen
Two New Nominees for Advanced Telecom Partnership
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2010 – The president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has nominated Carlito Caliboso of Hawaii and Robert Clayton of Missouri to become members of a group interested in advanced telecommunications deployment on local, state and federal levels.
Recovery Act
Virginia Tech Foundation and Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Win Middle-Mile Grants
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2010 – While the federal government is closed today due to inclement weather, Sen. Mark Warner and U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra announced the newest broadband stimulus grants. The two Virginia projects will receive $21.5 million in funding to expand middle mil
RUS
Snow Leads to Cancellation of Blacksburg, Va., Broadband Stimulus Workshop
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2010 – The NTIA/RUS Round Two Public Workshop scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in Blacksburg, Virginia has been cancelled due to inclement weather. This leaves two remaining Round Two Workshops, out of the 10 originally scheduled: Thursday, February 11 in Fayettevill
EFF
PTO To Reexamine VoIP Patent
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2010 – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to reexamine a voice-over-Internet protocol patent at the request of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
FCC
FCC Wrestles With Depth, Breadth of Net Neutrality Comments
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission has received thousands of comments both lauding and criticizing its proposed plan to address the controversial issue of network neutrality.
Expert Opinion
To Comcast-NBCU CEO’s: Consistency in Message to Regulators a Must
Image via Wikipedia Recent hearings before the House on the proposed merger between Comcast and NBCU drew both accolades and skepticism for regulators on Feb 4, 2010. The skepticism seemed to come from what was perceived as inconsistencies in previous statements by CEO’s Roberts and Zucker from what was
