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Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?

After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...

Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-18

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FCC takes first step toward National Broadband plan

The Federal Communications Commission said today that it has taken the first step toward developing a National Broadband plan to ensure that all Americans have access to high-speed Internet connections. A CNET report notes, however, that the process could get bogged down by special interest groups who...

Tags: FCC, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spaces

Little reported amid the torrent of news and analysis on easily the most significant election since Ronald Reagan in 1980 (and given the economic crisis, perhaps the most significant since FDR in 1932), the FCC Tuesday voted in favor of White Spaces, delighting the tech industry and those in favor...

Tags: FCC, Microphone, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-05

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday ruled 3-2 that Comcast overstepped its network management authority by blocking BitTorrent peer to peer traffic, but stopped short of fining the cable company. The move clarifies the boundaries a bit for other carriers and sends the message that the FCC enforces network neutrality...

Tags: FCC, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality, Network Neutrality Rule, Deborah Taylor Tate, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-01

Network Neutrality & Google's Openness Before The FCC

Google clearly wants the FCC to make sure that other private companies’ networks are open equally to all Internet services. Now, it will be interesting to see if that applies to networks in which Google is involved. On Friday, the Commission takes up the question of whether...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Network, Comcast Corp., Clearwire Corp., Network Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-30

Outrage: Verizon Wireless wants to sell your personally identifiable data: here's how you can stop this

  Last week, it was revealed that Verizon Wireless is mailing a notice advising wireless subscribers that if they fail to Opt Out within 30 days, Verizon will begin SELLING their Customer Proprietary Network Information CPNI to "third parties and affiliates". CPNI information includes...

Tags: FCC Commissioner, FCC, Chairman, Verizon Communications Inc., Network Instruments, Verizon Wireless, Customer Proprietary Network Information Information, Federal Government, E-mail, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Government, Online Communications, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-10-24

Open access should not be a partisan question

The question of open access to the 700 MHz frequencies being abandoned in 2009 by TV should not be a partisan one.But it has become so. With Democratic FCC commissioner Jonathan Adelstein now speaking out on behalf of open access, in advance of final rules, the partisan nature of the...

Tags: wireless, telecom, politics, Network Standards/Protocols, mass market, Legal, Government, General, business models

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Internet over TV airwaves

Internet, online and on the air Microsoft, Google, Dell, HP, Intel and Philips say they can deliver Internet over TV airwaves - and theyre pushing the FCC to give them the green light, says the Washington Post. The coalition has come up with a device that would...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, Internet, cable, TV-Internet, TV

Blog posts 2007-03-13

FCC sets airport WiFi precedent. Battle lines drawn?

In a decision that will most certainly prove to set a precedent for all American airports and that draws a very clear line in the sand, the FCC has rejected the assertions of Logan International Airport Boston officials who have maintained that they have the right to prevent Continental Airlines...

Tags: Massport, Wi-Fi, Logan International, Government, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Legal, General

Blog posts 2006-11-09

FCC sets airport WiFi precedent. Battle lines drawn?

In a decision that will most certainly prove to set a precedent for all American airports and that draws a very clear line in the sand, the FCC has rejected the assertions of Logan International Airport Boston officials who have maintained that they have the right to prevent Continental Airlines...

Tags: General, Personal Technology, Wired & Wireless, Mobile, Government, Legal, Berlind, Logan International, Wi-Fi, Massport

Blog posts 2006-11-09

My Take On Today's FCC VoIP Ruling

I've spent most of today reading the text of today's critical FCC decision determining that VoIP services such as Vonage's DigitalVoice are not subject to traditional state public utility oversight.The FCC believes that because customers of DigitalVoice and similar services can use their phones from a broadband connection anywhere on...

Tags: VoIP, 9-1-1

Blog posts 2004-11-09