Business Week (Free subscription) | yesterday
... fair and pragmatic. Executives believe his ascension will be a welcome change from predecessor Kevin Martin, who they say targeted certain industries and turned an obsession with what he deemed smut on TV into a moral crusade.
Moco News (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
... legal advisor for Commisioner Michael Copps, who was acting FCC chairman between the departure of Kevin Martin on Inauguration Day and now.(His listed credentials include writing for Slate .) — Priya Aiyar, legal advisor : Aiyar, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, will focus on wireline competition and international issues. — Sherrese Smith, legal advisor : Smith,...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
... legal advisor for Commisioner Michael Copps, who was acting FCC chairman between the departure of Kevin Martin on Inauguration Day and now.(His listed credentials include writing for Slate .) — Priya Aiyar, legal advisor : Aiyar, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, will focus on wireline competition and international issues. — Sherrese Smith, legal advisor : Smith,...
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
... simultaneously. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau, in one of the last actions under former chairman Kevin Martin, in January issued orders fining Time Warner Cable and Cox for moving some channels from their broadcast lineups to SDV, thereby making that programming inaccessible to CableCard-based devices like TiVo DVRs. However, in the FCC's June 26 order, the agency said its rules regarding...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 27/06/2009
I spent my lunch hour Friday talking with a lot of you during a live chat on The Bee's Web site. A number of fans asked about the versatility of Kings first-round pick Tyreke Evans. How much will he play at point guard? Could he spell Kevin Martin at shooting guard or even play small forward? The problem with floating Evans is that the Kings drafted him to play the point, a spot at which...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Julius Genachowski, a former technology adviser to President Barack Obama's campaign and transition team, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski, who was once a senior executive at e-commerce company IAC/InterActiveCorp, succeeds Kevin Martin, who led the FCC for four years under former President George Bush. Commissioner Michael...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 27/06/2009
Genachowski should be a vast improvement from the past two chairmen, Kevin Martin and Michael Powell, both of whom pushed policy that served big corporations to the detriment of the public. Both tried to eliminate the cross-ownership ban, which prohibited a company from owning a newspaper and television station in the same market. They also did little to implement a network-neutrality...
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
... at InterActiveCorp (IAC), and was chief counsel to former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. Former FCC head Kevin Martin announced his resignation in January.Also confirmed for a spot on the Commission was Republican Robert McDowell, by a unanimous vote as well. Obama additionally nominated Republican Meredith Attwell Baker and Democrat Mignon Clyburn for seats on the Commission, who must...
Peace Action Blog (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
... that the US should never have invaded in the first place. Oh when will they (we) ever learn? -Kevin Martin, Executive Director http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/world/middleeast/26iraq.html'th&emc=th http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/world/middleeast/26maliki.html'th&emc=th
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
... spectrum to broadband innovation and access — something his predecessor, the current FCC Chair Kevin Martin , said was a part of his own legacy at the agency. Look for Comcast and its ilk to complain that it stifles creativity and innovation and is unwarranted interference in the free market. I might buy that argument if, in fact, these company’s owned the Internet.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
... spectrum to broadband innovation and access -- something his predecessor, the current FCC Chair Kevin Martin , said was a part of his own legacy at the agency. Indeed, more still needs to be done. Genachowski's influence on Obama has already yielded forward-looking Internet policies embedded in the government stimulus package passed in March. The American Reinvestment and Recovery...
Radio (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
Washington - June 26, 2009 - The same day the Senate confirmed Julius Genachowski to be chairman of the FCC and confirmed Robert McDowell for another term as commissioner, President Barack Obama nominated Meredith Attwell Baker and Mignon Clyburn for FCC posts. The Clyburn nomination up to now had not been official. Baker is up for the Republican seat vacated by former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin....
Phone Scoop (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
... FCC. Genachowski will take over for acting Chairman Michael Copps, who has filled the seat since Kevin Martin's departure from the FCC in January.
