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Video of FCC chair explaining broadband decision
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski explains his decision redefine broadband as a telecommunications service....
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May 7, 2010; 11:30 AM ET |
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A look at how the FCC's move can affect stocks
Since the stock market went haywire yesterday, it wasn’t the best gauge for how the FCC’s decision to assert its control over broadband will affect shares of broadband providers, analysts said. But it’s worth looking into the various arguments for...
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May 7, 2010; 11:07 AM ET |
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FCC chair describes overhaul as middle ground
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday described his push to regulate broadband service providers as a middle ground between two difficult choices, each of which is made possible by a court decision that weakened the agency's ability...
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May 6, 2010; 11:45 AM ET |
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FCC's Copps, Sen. Dorgan back regulation of broadband
Michael Copps, a Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission, on Thursday threw his weight behind a proposal to define broadband services as telecommunications services. In an op-ed with Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.) in Roll Call, the two...
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May 6, 2010; 9:13 AM ET |
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FCC to strip all but six phone rules for broadband
Update: with more detail on plans by FCC The FCC on Thursday morning will release details of its announcement that it will move broadband access providers to a new classification for telecommunications services. The FCC is expected to forebear on...
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May 6, 2010; 7:21 AM ET |
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Genachowski to reclassify portions of broadband to assert FCC authority over Internet access
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has decided to reclassify portions of broadband as a telecommunications service, allowing the FCC to carry out a net neutrality rule by putting the companies that provide Internet access more concretely under its...
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May 5, 2010; 5:03 PM ET |
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Facebook bug exposed users' chats, requests for friends
Facebook said Wednesday that the private chat messages of users were exposed to other “friends” in their networks today because of a software bug. A spokesperson said in a statement that for a limited time users' chat messages and their...
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May 5, 2010; 3:37 PM ET |
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Lawmakers call on FCC to assert authority over broadband networks
Key lawmakers on Wednesday urged the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to find a way to clearly assert the agency's authority over broadband Internet networks, amid concerns that the agency's ability to oversee that technology has been weakened....
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May 5, 2010; 12:05 PM ET |
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Netroots groups flood White House, FCC with calls to reclassify broadband
Members of grass-roots Internet groups MoveOn and Free Press have flooded the White House and Federal Communications Commission with calls urging the FCC to assert authority over Internet access providers so that it can carry out a net neutrality rule....
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May 5, 2010; 8:15 AM ET |
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FCC's Crowell to leave in June
Colin Crowell, a senior counselor to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is leaving the agency in June to pursue other professional opportunities, according to a press release. Crowell, who has spent 20 years as an aide to Rep....
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May 4, 2010; 2:30 PM ET |
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Update: Bill for Internet privacy drafted amid growing concerns
Updated: at 4:10 p.m. with comments from CDD executive director Jeffrey Chester and Hunton & Williams attorney Lisa Sotto. Lawmakers released a draft Tuesday of proposed legislation aimed at protecting consumers' privacy online while encouraging commerce, the first concrete effort...
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May 4, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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FCC reclassification would face political, legal opposition, analysts say
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s reluctance to reclassify broadband as a Title II service suggests that pursuing such a course could be a struggle for the agency, according to a note from two analysts published Monday. Rebecca Arbogast and...
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May 4, 2010; 8:00 AM ET |
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Free Press balks as FCC leans toward keeping broadband framework
A greater possibility that the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will keep the current regulatory framework for broadband in place has drawn criticism from the public interest group Free Press. A story in today's paper outlines where FCC Chairman...
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May 3, 2010; 10:36 AM ET |
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FCC chair prefers to keep framework for broadband unchanged: sources
Image by jdlasica via Flickr The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is leaning toward keeping the current regulatory framework for broadband services in place, after a federal court decision last month showed weaknesses in the agency’s legal status over...
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May 2, 2010; 8:42 AM ET |
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