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FCC: We'll be relentless for competition, consumers, innovation and investment

Om Malik has an interview with FCC chief Julius Genachowski and his game plan to be a "model of excellence for government." The key takeaways: Genachowski said the company will be relentlessly focused on competition, consumers, innovation and investment. And that focus means...

Tags: Innovation, FCC, Google Inc., Investment, Apple Inc., Julius Genachowski, Federal Government, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Julius Genachowski & The FCC: A Failure to Communicate?

Julius Genachowski & The FCC: A Failure to Communicate?HopefullyHopefully the new FCC chief will be able to require the career level staff to finally begin to see that 'leased access' is administered in a fair handed manner. Today we're waiting on an order concerning how cable is to permit LAPers,...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, Julius Genachowski

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Additional Resources

FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously today to move forward on a process - expected to take 120 days - that could lead to Net Neutrality regulations.  The vote came after the two dissenters on the commission - Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker - went on the record...

Tags: FCC, Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet

The Internet's big guns have signed their names to a letter of support for a continued open Internet, sending it to the FCC this morning, just days before the agency is slated to vote on network neutrality rules. The letter is actually from the Open Internet Coalition,...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Web, Net Neutrality, Internet, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-19

AT&T to FCC: Close loopholes and write rules that apply to Google, too

AT&T has taken off the boxing gloves in its fight with Google over the Google Voice service and proposed Net Neutrality rules. In a letter to the FCC PDF this week, AT&T went on the attack to portray Google as a big powerful company that's trying to fool the FCC...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Federal Government, Telephony, Telecommunications, Government, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-15

CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation

As the mobile industry continues to go through its changes, the eyes are increasingly focused on Washington, specifically the Federal Communications Commission. To kick off the conference, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski stepped on to the stage before the attendees of the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment conference...

Tags: Innovation, Mobile, Industry, Broadband, Spectrum, CTIA, Wireless, Mobile Data Usage, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

AT&T: Google Voice doesn't play fair

So FCC chairman Julius Genachowski wants fairness, eh? We'll give you fairness, says AT&T. In a letter filed with the FCC, the company says, Did you notice, FCC, that Google is blocking phone calls from Google Voice users in rural areas? Why are they doing that? Access expense ...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Commission, Voice, AT&T Corp., Internet, Federal Government, Sales Force Management, Government, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Republicans back off net neutrality gambit

RE: Republicans back off net neutrality gambitas a republican you have to favor net neutrality. it is the only way to encourage innovation and competition within the marketplace. call or email your congresspeopleThe FCC net neutrality principles are astonishingly good sense. Contact your Senators and Representatives and tell them to...

Tags: Net Neutrality, off-net neutrality gambit, neutrality gambit, off-Net

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Genachowski unveils 5th and 6th principles: net neutrality and beyond

FCC adding 5th element to net neutralityI pray this will stop Yahoo from telling the do not support LINUX. I do use windows on another CPU--grandson, but primary is UBUNTU. Thanks. An astonishing show of good senseFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is displaying an astonishing -- I am tempted to say...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, Net Neutrality, Genachowski

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

FCC lays out Net neutrality framework: Transparency of network management eyed

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Monday outlined a Net Neutrality framework to prevent Internet providers from discriminating against content and applications while requiring them to be transparent about their network management practices. by Larry Dignan

Tags: FCC, Network, Net Neutrality, Network Management, Network Administration, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

WSJ: Expect Net Neutrality rules at FCC speech next week

New government rules that support Network Neutrality, specifically rules that prevent Internet service providers from selectively blocking sites from their networks, are expected to be unveiled in Washington on Monday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. During a speech on Monday, FCC chairman Julius...

Tags: FCC, Wall Street Journal, Network, Net Neutrality, Rule, Carrier, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Schmidt's departure does nothing to stem scrutiny of Apple

A few months back, when it was announced that the Federal Trade Commission was looking into Google CEO Eric Schmidt's role on Apple's board, Schmidt said Google "doesn't see Apple as a primary competitior." Apparently Apple sees it differently. According to the this statement from Steve: ...

Tags: Google Inc., Board, Apple Inc., Schmidt, Corporate Governance, Federal Government, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-03

FCC's more proactive stance: Should we cheer or worry?

The Federal Communications Commission is being way progressive. Just days after Apple shot down Google Voice related apps, the FCC pounced with a bevy of questions for Apple, AT&T and Google. The FCC sent letters to all parties involved seeking information. For Apple, the FCC wants to...

Tags: FCC, Apple Inc., Federal Government, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-03

FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive deal

Well, that didn't take long. It was only a few days ago that four U.S. senators sent a letter to the FCC, asking the agency to investigate whether these carrier-exclusive deals - such as the Apple-AT&T deal for the iPhone - limit consumer choice. ...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Genachowski will look into iPhone, Pre deals

FCC chairman-to-be Julius Genachowski will review exclusive cell phone deals like the AT&T-iPhone deal if confirmed, he told senators in a written followup to his confirmation hearings, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sen. John Kerry led hearings on charges that the deals are anticompetitive and harm rural...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, U.S. Senate, Carrier, Federal Government, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearings

The FCC is broken, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) informed Julius Genachowski, the nominee to head the agency. Fix this agency. Or we will fix it for you. Really. I'm not sure Congress has ever fixed an executive agency. Legislative oversight just...

Tags: FCC, Agency, Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Clinton has new tech advisor but State-driven projects will remain ineffective

Let me offer this background before discussing the arrival of Alec Ross as a techno-diplomat at State. In 2004, I spent a couple months in Uganda, putting together the Uganda Digital Bookmobile. Inspired by the Internet Archive's Bookmobile Brad deGraf and I obtained funding from the World...

Tags: Education, Advisor, Technology, Clinton, Government, Vertical Industries, Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-06

News to know: Yahoo's Bartz, Genachowski, Sony's loss, Chrome for Mac

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Yahoo confirms Bartz in charge; Can she save Yahoo? Yahoo to name Bartz CEO; Now the fun begins Sam Diaz: Ya-hoooo: There's a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Government, Software, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Julius Genachowski & The FCC: A Failure to Communicate?

So Julius Genachowski is to be Barack Obama's choice to head the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski and president-elect Obama were classmates at the Harvard Law School. And Obama was his boss back then, too, at the Harvard Law Review. GigaOm...

Tags: FCC, Barack Obama, Broadband, Ticketmaster Corp., Interactive Corp., Wireless, Federal Government, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Government, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-13

New FCC chair: tech advisor Genachowski

New FCC chair: tech advisor GenachowskiNeutral? Please!If anyone thinks this man is "neutral" in any way, I invite you to see his cached Facebook page. Of course the real one was probably deleted as soon as he became a potential nominee....http://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:9hbBDYs000cJ:www.facebook.com/people/Julius-Genachowski/507710242+julius+genachowski&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us&client=firefox-aLook at his friends...Amit Majithia of the now disgraced computer...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, Genachowski, tech advisor, FCC Chair

Discussion threads 2009-01-13