Broadband's Impact
FTC Asks Google For More Info On AdMob Deal
WASHINGTON, December 24, 2009 – The Federal Trade Commission this week asked Google for more information on the company’s plans to acquire AdMob.
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Broadband People Column: FCC’s Clyburn, Baker Get New Assignments
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2009 - The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker to serve on the federal-state boards for universal service and jurisdictional separations. Clyburn will serve as federal chair of both panels. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps will continue to serve on both boards.
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AT&T Takes New Neutrality Approach In Letter To FCC
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2009 – AT&T attempted to set the tone of compromise regarding proposed rules to regulate internet access to support so-called Net neutrality principles in a letter it sent Tuesday to the Federal Communications Commission.
Broadband's Impact
Google Goes After Fraudulent Ads, Files Suit
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2009 – Google said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Pacific WebWorks and several other unnamed defendants the company claims offer fraudulent money schemes using the Google name.
Broadband's Impact
Trademark Case Raises Questions On Google’s Use of Meta Tags
A case brought by Jenzabar, a company that was founded by a student leader at Tiananmen Square that makes software for institutions of higher education, against the documentary film-makers Long Bow Group, has raised the issue of whether Google uses keyword meta tags in its search rankings. Jenzabar is claiming
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Obama Administration Says Billions In Government Broadband Money On Its Way
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2009 – Despite government delays in announcing the grant awards for the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money Congress allocated in January, Vice President Joe Biden Thursday said [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-vice-president-opening-sess
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Tech Companies and Incumbents Seek Federal Jurisdiction of Internet Services
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2009 – A number of companies have signed onto a letter to members of Congress encouraging the passage of legislation affirming that all internet protocol-based services are subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction, if the services are regulated at all. Under the approach, s
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At FTC, Experts Address The Troubled State Of Journalism and the Internet
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2009 – Experts from the private sector, nonprofit groups and the government gathered Tuesday at the Federal Trade Commission for the start of a two-day workshop [http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/newsmedia.shtm] focused on the troubled state of the media industry and how the bus
Broadband's Impact
Turkey Wants To Be The Internet Gatekeeper For Its Citizens
WASHINGTON, November 30, 2009 – Turkey’s government is working on a project that would give every child a designated email address at birth, according to reports coming from the country’s state news agency late Monday. Turkey is also looking to develop a homegrown Internet search engine to address g
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Former Googler in Obama Administration at Cross-Hairs of Net Neutrality Debate
WASHINGTON, November 25, 2009 – The rhetoric surrounding whether the Federal Communications Commission should move forward with rules to regulate internet access to support the principle of network neutrality took on new legs this week when a government official – a former top policy official at Goo
Broadband's Impact
How Will Content Evolve With Online Business Models?
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2009 – News reports this week, referencing unnamed sources, stated that one of the biggest media conglomerates in the world is considering more ways to profit from the distribution of its articles online by opting out of Google News and moving into Microsoft’s Bing search en
Broadband's Impact
Broadband People Column: Rey Ramsey to Leave One Economy for TechNet
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2009 – Rey Ramsey, the head of non-profit organization One Economy Corp., is leaving to head the technology industry fundraising organization, the group said Thursday. Ramsey will assume his new leadership role beginning in January. TechNet’s former president, Lezlee Westin
Wall Street Journal
Agenda for FTC Workshop of Fate of Journalism Features Murdoch and Huffington
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday released the agenda and speakers for its upcoming workshop, “From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” The workshop has been organized to consider the emerging issues of an increasingly internet oriented society. As more con
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Obama Talks Open Internet, and Twitter and Google, In China
November 16, 2009 – Speaking in a country known for its internet censorship policies and heavy-handed government involvement in communications technologies, President Obama repeatedly took the time to voice his support for an “open internet” in Shanghai on Monday. “So I’m a big supporter of not res
Broadband's Impact
FDA Considers Drug Promotion Requirements for Broadband Age
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2009 – The Food and Drug Administration last week considered [http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/ucm184250.htm] how regulated medical products such as prescription drugs for humans or animals should be promoted on the Internet and through the use of social media
UK
United Kingdom Defines Carbon Neutrality for the First Time
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2009 – The government of the United Kingdom defined the term “carbon neutral” this month after holding a public consultation on the subject. The Department of Energy and Climate Change, which was established in 2008 [http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/about/about.aspx],
