China
Report: China Vows Copyright Crackdown
Chinese officials vowed to step up the government’s copyright enforcement this week ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington, DC next week.
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Mobile
T-Mobile UK Limits Usage to 500MB
T-Mobile UK has announced a major change in the content which their users will be allowed to access. In an effort to alleviate congestion on the network users will have unlimited access up to 500MB. After that point users will no longer be able to access streaming video or download content they will
Broadband Live
Congress Prepared to Confront Range of Intellectual Property Issues
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2011 – Congress can’t get away from controversial copyright- and patent-related issues, said panelsts at the first Intellectual Property Breakfast Club of the new year on Tuesday, as the internet and intellectual property news and events service released the full length video
Wireless
No More Cell Phone Service For California’s State Employees
As millions of cell phone subscribers considered the exciting option of signing up for an iPhone on Verizon Wireless’ network Tuesday, California government employees for their part were hit with the news that their work-related cell phones would be rescinded as Governor Jerry Brown embarks on his b
Julius Genachowski
FCC Issues Open Internet Challenge
The Federal Communications Commission launched a program Friday challenging the public to create an application that will provide third-party verification that internet service providers do not violate the Commission’s recent Open Internet Order. The Order supplied rules but did not identify a mech
FCC
4G is 4G… Or Is It?
With the growth of mobile broadband the availability of 4G is becoming more important to consumers; however the term 4G is being used so differently by each of the mobile providers that soon it may be very difficult for consumers to compare mobile broadband offerings. As 4G networks are deployed, th
FCC
Wireless Industry, Broadcasters Clash over Incentive Auctions at CES
LAS VEGAS, January 10, 2011 – Industry and government representatives debated the future of spectrum policy during a panel discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Friday and highlighted the controversy over the FCC’s proposed incentive auctions. Rick Boucher introduced the discussion w
FCC
Chairman Genachowski Outlines FCC Goals at Consumer Electronics Show
LAS VEGAS, January 10, 2011 – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski highlighted the Commission’s successes in the 111th Congress and looked to its goals in the 112th during a discussion with at the Consumer Electronics Show on Friday. The conversation between the Chairman and the Consumer Electronics Ass
Mobile
Las Vegas: Ground Zero For the Battle of 4G Wireless Technologies
LAS VEGAS, January 10, 2011 – After last week’s slew of press conferences and unveilings, the latest new products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) left little doubt: 2011 will be “The Year of 4G.” In fact, CES 2011 was as much about the networks as it was about the devices themselves. As the
Broadband Live
BroadbandBreakfast.com Announces Winter 2011 Breakfast Topics
WASHINGTON, January 7, 2011 – The Washington-based internet and intellectual property policy news and events service, BroadbandBreakfast.com, https://broadbandbreakfast.com, announces its Winter 2011 series of events (January through February) for the Intellectual Property and Broadband Breakfast Cl
FCC
CES Panel Debates Net Neutrality, With Carriers Complaining About FCC Rules
LAS VEGAS, January 6, 2011 – Government and industry representatives gathered Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show for a panel discussion on the merits of the FCC’s recent Open Internet Order and its effects on the broadband industry. Cecilia Kang of the Washington Post moderated the panel, in
Mobile
AT&T Announces 4G Update
AT&T has updated their 4G schedule to rollout field trials by the end of the year. John Stankey, president and CEO, AT&T Operations said: “AT&T has a key advantage in that LTE is an evolution of the existing GSM family of technologies that powers our network and the vast majority of the world’s glob
NARUC
NARUC Names new Chair of Committee on Telecommunications
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has named a new Chairman of the Committee on Telecommunications. John Burke from the Vermont Public Service Board will replace Ray Baum of Oregon. Baum has taken up a position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Comm
Comcast v. FCC
FCC Issues Open Internet Rules
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2010 – In an uncommon split vote on Tuesday, the FCC handed down an order requiring network providers to abide by certain rules intended to maintain network neutrality.
FCC
Support Dims for FCC Chairman’s Open Internet Proposal
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2010 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Dec. 1 announced that there would be a set of open internet rules that his agency would vote on during its open meeting on Dec. 21. While many stakeholders in the debate initially were happy to learn tha
EFF
Electronic Frontier Foundation Names Intellectual Property Team
The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Monday formally named the members of its new intellectual property litigation team, bringing on board Yahoo’s senior legal director for copyright and an entertainment attorney from the law firm of Loeb & Loeb in Chicago.
