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- FCC commissioner blasts US broadband, media policy
- FCC Commissioner Michael Copps accused the agency of " playing "Russian roulette with broadband and Internet and more traditional media" at a speech to the YearlyKos convention Thursday. He sees a connection between restrictive broadband policy and media consolidation, Ars Technica reports. In both cases, "a small number of...
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- Network neutrality in the spotlight
- FCC Commissioner Copps ponders Net neutralityCNET News.com's Stefanie Olsen interviewed the FCC's Michael Copps after he spoke at Supernova2006 on June 23 in San Francisco. Copps talked about the issue of Net neutrality that's swirling in Washington D.C.
- Videos 2006-06-27
- FCC chief calls for disaster communications group, but VoIP vendors shut out of monthly meeting
- At the top of the list of government failures during Hurricane Katrina was the breakdown of emergency communciations services. Today, FCC chairman Kevin Martin proposed creating a new internal bureau in the FCC to coordinate planning and response for communication systems, reports Advanced IP Pipeline. ...
- Blog posts 2005-09-15
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- 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. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Senators ask FCC to look into iPhone-AT&T exclusivity
- With rumors flying about that Apple plans to open up the iPhone to Verizon as well as AT&T, four Senators are calling on the FCC to investigate exclusive mobile deals like the iPhone deal and Verizon (doh!) Sprint's exclusive access to the Palm Pre, Reuters reports. In...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Frustration at broadband stimulus sessions
- Entrepreneurs are chomping at the bit to understand how the federal government plans to distribute that $7.2 billion in broadband funding. BusinessWeek report that Commerce Dept. officials held the first of several public meetings on the new programs. There were plenty of questions but few hard answers. ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
- FCC commish: White Spaces could win 5-0
- All five FCC commissioners may vote for white spaces. From left: Tate, Copps, Martin, Adelstein, McDowell. Unless the FCC winds up delaying its vote on white space devices, scheduled for Nov. 4, it's extremely likely to pass. Obviously Republican chairman Kevin Martin backs the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- FCC set to slap Comcast's wrist
- It's almost official. In the latest step forward, a majority of FCC commissioners voted Friday to "affirm" a complaint against Comcast for blocking BitTorrent traffic, the Washington Post reports, although the punishment is likely to be a "slap on the wrist," according to one analyst. The final...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Conference for media reform
- Free Press hosts the National Conference for Media Reform, June 6-8 in Minneapolis. From the press release: We're at an important point in the history of the media -- a point where the decentralized Internet and the centralized media are finally meeting head on," said...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Frontline Wireless folds but Martin 'hopeful' public safety network will survive
- Whither the next-generation national public safety network? Frontline Wireless, which had been trumpeting a proposal for a public/private partnership for public safety, announced a few days ago that it was "closed for business." The problem? FW couldn't raise the $128 million bond required to bid on spectrum expected to cost...
- Blog posts 2008-01-10
- FCC asked to make companies carry all text messages
- Public interest groups are taking the net neutrality battle to the very small screen. The groups are pushing the FCC to stop the cellphone carriers from discriminating against text messages, The Washington Post reports. In September, Verizon denied text messaging rights to NARAL, the abortion rights group....
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Outrage: Verizon Wireless wants to sell your personally identifiable data: here's how you can stop this
- Â 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...
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- FCC passes rules to support broadband over power lines
- The FCC Thursday gave a boost to a technology that would provide broadband Internet over power lines BPL by unanimously adopting an order by reaffirming and clarifying rules first created in 2004, News.com's Anne Broache reports. The original guidelines focused on preventing the nascent Internet service from causing...
- Blog posts 2006-08-03
- Internet snooping rules upheld
- The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Bush Administration's rules for Internet surveillance, saying the FCC made a "reasonable policy choice," News.com reports. Judge Harry Edwards, who had called the FCC's arguments "gobbledygook" and "nonsense" during oral arguments before the appeals court last month, dissented. He said the...
- Blog posts 2006-06-09
- U.S. to VoIP, broadband: we can't track the terrorists so now *you* gotta pay
- As my colleagues Declan McCallagh and Anne Broache have just reported, the Federal Communications Commission ruled unanimously today that VoIP phone companies, broadband providers, large enterprise networks and universities will have to get the tab for building in mandatory wiretap access for police surveillance.Universities alone have estimated their cost...
- Blog posts 2006-05-03
- Dave Isenberg's rebel alliance fights for network neutrality
- A few hundred activists, technologists and Internet veterans are locked in a Silver Spring, Maryland movie theater today trying to create an alliance that will beat the Bells.The Freedom2Connect conference has a lot of Internet digirati star power. In addition to organizer David Isenberg, and sponsor Jeff Pulver, I spied...
- Blog posts 2006-04-03
- FCC frees Verizon from a host of regs
- Verizon has been freed from several unpleasant regulations, including having to post its proposed prices with the government and allowing access to its high-speed data lines to competitors, the Washington Post reports. Depending on whom you ask the move frees Verizon from "overly burdensome regulations" (FCC chairman Kevin...
- Blog posts 2006-03-21
- Face-to-face: Michael Powell
- My colleague Charlie Cooper catches up with outgoing FCC chairman Michael Powell at the Voice on the Net 2005 conference in San Jose. Powell called FCC member Michael Copps' opinion that U.S. broadband policy is a mess "ridiculous," and talk the flurry of telco mergers, and the growth of VoIP,...
- Blog posts 2005-03-09
- Why IT policy won't change under Powell replacement
- I've been researching the public statements of several candidates foroutgoing FCC Commissioner Michael Powell's seat. As a result, I'm highly confident that no telecommunications policy changes will take effect if any of the people likely to be nominated are confirmed.Before I get into the specifics, let's do a candidate roll...
- Blog posts 2005-01-21
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