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Obama tech deputy: Free speech is net-neutrality foreign policy

The broadband Internet and cable TV industries are rapidly becoming one and the same, as companies use the same wired and wireless capacity to provide Internet, video, telephone and other services. As Congress and the FCC deal with the need for a new ...

From CECILIA KANG, Reclaim the Media,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Federal Communications Commission,  Google Inc.,  U.S. Congress,  Twitter Inc

Google relents with revised digital books settlement

In a move to allay its critics and the Justice Department, Google filed in federal court a revised legal settlement that would allow it to distribute millions of digital books online. Addressing charges that its initial settlement in a 2005 lawsuit was ...

From CECILIA KANG, The Washington Post,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Intel,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Comcast,  Federal Communications Commission

Intel, AMD settle antitrust suit, but government lawyers lie in wait

Intel is appealing an E.U. fine of $1.45 billion for allegedly anticompetitive activity and faces a suit by the state of New York. (Paul Sakuma/associated Press) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or ...

From CECILIA KANG, The Washington Post,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  AMD,  Federal Trade Commission,  European Commission,  Andrew Cuomo

Public interest groups rail against Comcast NBC merger

The economic pressures which guide media corporations towards greater efficiency, profitability and growth, require strong regulation to keep them subordinated to the needs of a democratic society: free speech and diverse viewpoints in an "open ...

From CECILIA KANG, Reclaim the Media,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  Washington Post Company,  Federal Communications Commission,  Time Warner Inc.,  MSNBC

Verizon to double its cancellation fees

With a whole new line of smart phones coming onto the market, Verizon Wireless said that starting November 15 it is doubling to $350 the penalty fees for subscribers who leave their contracts early. The Washington Post RCR Wireless News is a ...

From CECILIA KANG, RCR Wireless News,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Verizon Wireless,  Washington Post Company

Obama tech adviser Susan Crawford plans departure

The broadband Internet and cable TV industries are rapidly becoming one and the same, as companies use the same wired and wireless capacity to provide Internet, video, telephone and other services. As Congress and the FCC deal with the need for a new ...

From CECILIA KANG, Reclaim the Media,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Federal Communications Commission,  U.S. Congress,  University of Pennsylvania

Will swine flu crash the Internet?

The Government Accountability Office reported earlier this week that if the flu reaches a pandemic, a surge in telecommuting and children accessing video files and games at home could bog down local networks. And if that were to happen, it is not clear ...

From CECILIA KANG, The Washington Post,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Government Accountability Office,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  Federal Communications Commission,  Comcast,  AT&T Inc.

Flu telecommuters could overwhelm Web

WASHINGTON - As the spread of the H1N1 flu keeps more Americans away from work and school, a federal report warns that all those people logging on to the Web from home could overwhelm Internet networks. The Government Accountability Office reported ...

From CECILIA KANG, AZ Central.com,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Government Accountability Office,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  Federal Communications Commission,  Comcast,  AT&T Inc.

Former FCC Chair Michael Powell Joins AOL Board

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

From CECILIA KANG, The Washington Post,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: America Online,  Federal Communications Commission,  Michael K. Powell,  Tim Armstrong,  Time Warner Inc.

FCC votes to draft net neutrality rules

The federal government previously had taken a largely hands-off approach to Web regulation but decided to act as concerns grew that telecommunications giants such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon could begin to favor their products and services over others. ...

From CECILIA KANG, The Washington Post,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  Google Inc.,  Comcast,  AT&T Inc.,  Julius Genachowski

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