AI
Jonathan Turley Raises Automation Fears in Free State Foundation Address
Fox News contributor also spoke on Thomas Paine’s life and legacy
FCC
FCC Seeks Comment on Net Neutrality Issues Remanded by Appeals Court: Public Safety, Pole Attachments and Lifeline
WASHINGTON, February 25, 2020 – In the wake of the D.C. Circuit court’s decision to uphold the substance but remand three elements of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2017 net neutrality decision, the FCC issued a notice seeking public comment. The FCC’s 2017 initiative changed the classifica
Intellectual Property
Bloomberg Bizweek: Huntsman Instrumental In Brokering Policy Issues in China
Jon Huntsman, a prominent Republican whom President Obama chose as the country’s ambassador to China, played an important role in brokering an agreement in which the Chinese government agreed to drop its indigenous innovation policies, according to a new profile in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Broadband's Impact
President Obama Gives Nod to Power of Internet in U.N. Speech
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2010 – President Obama gave a tip of the hat to the internet in a lengthy speech before the United Nations on Thursday that addressed a wide variety of global topics. He said it’s important to “call out those who suppress ideas and serve as a voice for those who are voicel
Fiber
Obama Announces $795 Million in Broadband Grants
WASHINGTON July 2, 2010- Later today President Obama will announce the awarding of 66 grants for middle mile and public computing centers. The grants will total over $795 million with the award winners providing $200 million in outside investment. The awardees span 36 states and the District of Colu
FCC
Obama to Implement Spectrum Recommendation from National Broadband Plan
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010On Monday the President announced that he has instructed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) to make 500 MHz of spectrum available over the next 10 years. This release of spectrum is one of the fir
Commerce
Obama Administration Needs To Open Up Secretive Industry-Driven Trade Negotiations, Says Rights Group
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2010 – The Obama administration should include a voice that represents the public’s point of view in its advisory committee for trade negotiations that involve intellectual property, said Public Knowledge, a Washington, D.C. non-profit group in a filing with the Commerce Depar
Infrastructure
On Hate Speech, Internet Service Providers Exempt from First Amendment, Attorney Says
WASHINGTON, October 17 – Protecting children in an age of broadband–connected wireless devices and Web 2.0 applications will require pro-active cooperation by internet service providers (ISPs), a panel of child safety experts and industry representatives said Thursday at the National Press Club.
