Net Neutrality
The FCC Proposal to Overturn Net Neutrality Leads Congress to Express Support for Internet Rules
Republicans praised plans by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to roll back the network neutrality rules.
FCC
Sens. Gardner and Hassan Introduce AIRWAVES Act, Greeted Positively by All Sides
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 — A pair of senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill which they hope will improve wireless networks in underserved rural areas of the United States. The aptly named Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAV
FCC
Acting FCC Chairwoman Clyburn Announces Second Wave of First Phase of Connect America Fund
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 – The Federal Communication Commission will offer $485 million to expand fixed broadband access in rural areas, Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn said on Wednesday. The funding is part of a public and private effort to provide broadband services in areas, predominantly rural,
Iran
Republican and Democratic Freedom Fighters Join Hands to Proudly Declare Freedom on the Internet
WASHINGTON, February 6, 2013 – Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee collectively patted themselves, and their nation, on the back at a hearing on Tuesday entitled, “Fighting for Freedom: Dubai and Beyond.” Our notions are grounded in freedom, said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas. Indeed, said Re
Breakfast Club
With AT&T’s T-Mobile Merger All But Dead, It’s Time to Focus on Broadcasters
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2011 – With the Justice Department’s announcement on Wednesday that it will contest AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, the attention should now turn to what some consider the deal’s key driver: getting more wireless spectrum into the hands of broadband providers.
FCC
Mercatus Gathers Experts to Debate Mobile Competition
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2011 – The Mercatus Center, a market orientated research center located at George Mason University, gathered key industry insiders to discuss how the Federal Communications Commission analyzes market competition in the wireless industry on Wednesday. “The FCC needs to look beyon
FCC
Federal Communications Commission To Update Media Marketplace Rules
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2011 — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday moved to tweak the rules governing the terms on which cable companies and satellite operators can re-transmit the signals of broadcasters in the wake of several high-profile disputes that often left consumers in the dark a
NARUC
NARUC Panel Explores Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, February 15, 2011 – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee on Telecommunications convened a panel of industry experts Monday morning to discuss the Federal Communications Commission’s recently issued Open Internet Order and its legal ramifications.
FCC
After 14 years, FCC Tries Again To Bring Competition to Cable Access
SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, 2010 — As expected, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday ordered cable companies to make their programming more accessible to device manufacturers so that consumers have more reasons to buy innovative gadgets that can more seamlessly access cable television pr
OTI
Groups Generally Pleased With FCC ‘White Spaces’ Decision
WASHINGTON, September 23, 2010 – Broadband watchers generally reacted favorably to the Federal Communications Commission’s vote on Thursday to finalize rules to open vacant television channels, which are often referred to as TV white spaces.
Broadband Live
Uncertainty Over Net Neutrality Makes it the ‘Black Hole’ of Telecom Policy
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Wednesday released the video, for free, of the first Broadband Breakfast Club event of the monthly event foum’s third season, on the issue of net neutrality and broadband regulation. The panelists at the event, “Title I, Title II: How Shoul
Breakfast Club
Hands On or Hands Off? Future of Broadband Regulation at Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, September 20, 2010 – The Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, September 21, will feature a discussion about the future of broadband, and how it is regulated. Among the panelists who will face off at the event, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Clyde’s of Gallery Place, are officials from Public
FCC
Experts Debate Lack of Transparency in Federal Spectrum Policy
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 – Experts gathered last week to discuss problems surrounding transparency in federal spectrum policy and the challenges in addressing the issue. A recurring point of contention was the question of how to raise governmental consciousness of the price of spectrum, so as to pre
FCC
When It Comes to Spectrum, Can We Make Nice and Share?
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – The issue of spreading around communications spectrum so that businesses, consumers and others can perform and innovate effectively was discussed as a conference hosted by Public Knowledge on Thursday.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Public Interest Groups Press for Ambitious Broadband Networks As Part of Plan
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2010 – A coalition of public interest groups on Wednesday called on the Federal Communications Commission to include a set of ambitious benchmarks and policies in the agency’s upcoming national broadband plan. The agency will discuss aspects of the national broadband plan,
FCC
FCC Takes Steps To Allow Use Of Unused TV ‘White Space’ Spectrum
WASHINGTON, November 25, 2009 – The Federal Communications Commission has moved ahead to implement an order from last year to establish rules to allow new wireless devices to operate in unused broadcast television spectrum. “The rules will allow for the use of unlicensed TV band devices in the unus
