MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
*FCC Media Bureau Chief Lake: Agency Yet To Decide Whether To Grant MPAA Waiver Request Studios Want Selectable Output Controls On Set-Top Boxes John Eggerton 11/6/2009 5:18:02 PM Federal...
Fuelishness! (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Washington DC – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Wednesday that they are launching a joint effort to evaluate technologies that may help curb the dangerous epidemic of distracted driving. The DOT-FCC partnership will also include outreach efforts to educate the public about the dangers of texting while [...]...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
We wrote Monday of Leftist, George Soros-funded "media reform" outfit Free Press, and their extensive relationships with people currently in power at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and in the White House - up to and including President Barack Obama. With current FCC Chief Diversity Officer ("Diversity Czar") Mark Lloyd and the Leftist, George Soros-funded Center for...
CNSNews (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The head of the Federal Communications Commission refused to say if he agrees with the FCC's Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd that freedom of speech is an "exaggeration" and that concerns about free speech serve only as a "distraction" from policy debates.
Information Week (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The telephony issue that won't go away -- special access fees -- is slated to be examined by the Federal Communications Commission, according to an FCC notice. Some firms, including Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, and BT have complained that AT&T and Verizon Communications charge competitors too much in access fees to backhaul their customers' voice and data traffic. Sprint reacted favorably Friday to the...
Post I.T. (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon as they management traffic on their networks. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sent this morning, the legal scholars -- all long-time proponents of net neutrality -- are asking the agency to clear up ambiguity on "reasonable network management" practices in a draft of rules. "We trust Genachowski," said Tim Wu, a law professor...
GigaOM (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Earlier today in response to my post about Nimbuzz, a good pal emailed to find out why the service didn’t work over the iPhone’s 3G connection. After all, a few weeks ago AT&T announced support for VoIP over 3G with much fanfare, a move that was widely applauded, including kudos from FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. A [...]
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... seven years working for Rep. Richard Gephardt. Like several administration colleagues, including FCC chairman Julius Genachowski and Cabinet Secretary Christopher Lu, Butts graduated with Obama from Harvard Law School in 1991. Butts's appointment took some of her new colleagues by surprise. One MCC staff member Tweeted that she learned of the news from a Twitter post.
The Copyright Alliance Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... in TV and as an author. Mentioning the recent notice of proposed rulemaking put out by the FCC on net neutrality, Mr. Franken asked Ms. Espinel how we ensure an open Internet while at the same time “we also want to prevent piracy.” “Openness does not apply to lawful content,” Ms. Espinel replied, echoing FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski when he also appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Red State (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
What do you get when you combine an ISP active in Internet filtering with a left-wing group that is essentially the online ACLU? You get the broad, bipartisan opposition to the FCC’s plans for Internet regulation that are being sold as Net Neutrality. It was remarkable enough when Governors left and right all wrote to the FCC against Net Neutrality . But now when Comcast is on the same side...
Unwired View (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... data calls over its 700 MHz spectrum Verizon expands, buys SureWest Communications for $69 million FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to allow the use of portable devices on white spaces New Samsung phones to help you pratice safe sex
EconomicPolicyJournal.com (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... about it." In the end, the proposed regulations were slightly moderated from the original language FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, a Crawford ally, circulated.Crawford resigned, citing the need to return to her tenured position at the University of Michigan law school...,.Crawford's exit comes at a time when some Obama Administration aides, after seeing the fallout from the resignation...
Delaware Liberal (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
November 2nd, 2009 • • Filed Under: Tags: By Because this is your ISP if net neutrality goes away:FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wants to for commercial ISPs (both wired and wireless providers) and has approved a notice of new rulemaking which starts the process. Senator John McCain (R-Get Off My Lawn) has introduced legislation to block these rules. My own opinion is that everyone who relies...
