"U.S. communications regulators will unveil on March 17 a blueprint aimed at bringing fast affordable Internet access to more than 90 million Americans being held back by fees and technology." Posted on 24th February 2010
Under: FCC, Internet, Technology |
"The Federal Communications Commission is considering a plan to pay broadcasters to vacate airwaves it could use to alleviate network strain caused by the surging use of smartphones such as the iPhone, an FCC official said." Posted on 12th February 2010
Under: 3G, FCC, Smartphone |
"Federal regulators are seeking to close a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from rival providers such as satellite TV." Posted on 16th December 2009
Under: FCC |
"Currently, the only thing stopping ISPs from abusing their control are four "Internet principles" – voluntary guidelines, which are subject to interpretation.
Now, the Federal Communications Commission wants to turn those guidelines into hard rules and extend them to wireless, and that's creating a heated debate across the USA about "net neutrality" – the idea that all Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their networks the same.
The goal: to preserve the Internet as a free and open communications platform that's open to all but controlled by none. That was the original goal of the Internet's ... 
"The Internet's openness, and the transparency of its protocols, have been critical to its success. Because the Internet's creators did not know—and did not want to pre-determine—what would emerge and succeed on the network, they chose an architecture that did not favor particular applications. The network’s architecture was based on a set of non-proprietary standards. It was open to any computer or information processor configured to use the standard protocols, and to any content addressed in accordance with the protocols."
The document proposes draft language to codify six principles defining its Internet policy. 
With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks. 
"The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it is investigating whether Google has violated telecommunications laws with its Internet phone service that has been refusing to connect some calls to rural areas." 
"The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices." Posted on 12th October 2009
Under: FCC |
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the concrete actions he believes the Commission must take to preserve the free and open Internet at a speech at The Brookings Institution on Monday.
The Internet is an extraordinary platform for innovation, job creation, investment, and opportunity. It has unleashed the potential of entrepreneurs and enabled the launch and growth of small businesses across America, said Chairman Genachowski. It is vital that we safeguard the free and open Internet."
The Commission previously embraced four open Internet principles affirming that consumers must be able to access the lawful Internet content, ... 
"Exclusive deals between mobile phone makers and carriers got support on Thursday from two Republican members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which is probing if the arrangements harm consumers in rural markets." Posted on 20th September 2009
Under: FCC |
"The Federal Communications Commission is taking a closer look at the practices of the wireless industry, potentially the first step toward more regulations intended to push down prices and increase choices for consumers." 
Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has reached a critical milestone in the development of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband solution -- following certification from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Alcatel-Lucent is now shipping its 700 MHz LTE base stations to service providers in the United States. With this achievement Alcatel-Lucent becomes the first vendor to have FCC-certified LTE base stations available, a key requirement for sales in the U.S. market.
To meet the needs of service providers in the U.S., Alcatel-Lucent has developed a high performance compact LTE base station designed to help operators launch ... 
'IPhone maker Apple Inc told U.S. regulators it has not approved Google Inc's Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industry's giants, because it interferes with the iPhone "user experience." " Posted on 24th August 2009
Under: Apple, FCC, Google, Wireless |
"Sometimes you’ve just got to love the government. Case in point: the inquiry that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission launched Friday into why exactly Apple (AAPL) decided to reject Google’s (GOOG) powerful Google Voice call-management system for the iPhone, and what role AT&T (T) played in the decision." 
"President Barack Obama plans to nominate Meredith Attwell Baker to a Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission, the White House said on Thursday." Posted on 28th June 2009
Under: FCC |
CenturyTel, Inc. and Embarq Corporation announced that CenturyTel's pending acquisition of EMBARQ has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The merger now has received all necessary approvals, and the companies expect the merger to be effective on July 1, 2009.
"The FCC's approval is a significant and exciting milestone toward completing the merger," said Glen F. Post III, CenturyTel's chairman and chief executive officer. "It has been a rigorous review process and we are pleased to have the FCC's approval and recognition that the combination of CenturyTel and EMBARQ offers many benefits to our customers ... Posted on 26th June 2009
Under: FCC |
"The nomination of Julius Genachowski to become the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission took a major step forward after the Senate Commerce Committee voted on Thursday overwhelmingly in favor of the Obama administration's nominee." Posted on 22nd June 2009
Under: FCC |
"The Federal Communications Commission will focus on national broadband service and consumer issues under the Obama administration, the FCC chairman-designate told lawmakers on Tuesday." Posted on 17th June 2009
Under: FCC |
"A few version of the HTC Magic won certification form the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday." 
"President Obama said yesterday that he will nominate Julius Genachowski, a technology adviser during the presidential campaign and law school friend, to head the Federal Communications Commission." Posted on 9th March 2009
Under: FCC |
