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FCC chair proposes 'open Internet' rules
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
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The FCC chairman says wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks. In a speech to be delivered Monday, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says wireless...
Tags: FCC, Julius Genachowski, Calpine Corp., net neutrality, chairman julius, neutrality rules, shopping centers, Mr. Genachowski, Washington, million shares
FCC To Introduce Net Neutrality Rules Monday
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 18, 2009; 2:38 PM Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, plans to announce new so-called net neutrality rules Monday that would prevent wireless companies from blocking Internet...
Tags: net neutrality, Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, neutrality rules, FCC, Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., president obama, internet providers, Washington
FCC Reviews Emergency Policies
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility The Federal Communications Commission could seek expanded authority from Congress to obtain network outage information from cable companies and other Internet service providers during emergencies, an FCC official said Tuesday. "As our networks, in essence,...
Tags: FCC
Broadcasting & Cable: Free Press Offers FCC Input on Defining Broadband
Lisbon Falls :: ME :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Free Press has told the FCC it needs to define broadband in terms of a host of factors, including price, openness, speed (actual rather than advertised) and more. That puts it 180 degrees from the recommendations of the National Cable & Telecommunications...
Tags: Blair Levin, FCC
US FCC to study ways to block sex, violence from kids (Reuters)
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility The Federal Communications Commission will open an inquiry to examine the various technologies to block children from watching programs with sex and violence, the agency's chief said on Monday. "Parents must have access to control technologies that can...
Tags: FCC
Court rejects cap on cable market share _ again
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility An appeals court overturned a rule that said a cable TV company could not serve more than 30 percent of the nation's subscribers. The verdict Friday was a victory for the largest cable company, Comcast Corp., which has 25 percent share and sued to block...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, appeals court, Comcast Corp., cable companies, cable tv, market share, FCC
FCC examines wireless industry competition
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility The FCC is already looking into whether consumer choice is diminished by exclusive contracts between wireless providers and handset makers, such as the partnership between AT&T and the Apple iPhone. “We are establishing the factual foundation to take...
Tags: FCC, wireless industry, Federal Communications Commission, wireless market, bills practices, AT&T Inc.
Top U.S. regulator vows to defend net neutrality
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, has vowed to defend net neutrality and to go after any company that violates it. “One thing I would say, so that there is no confusion out there, is that this FCC will support...
Tags: net neutrality, FCC, Julius Genachowski
FCC readies probe of wireless competition
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Federal Communications Commission is preparing to launch a major push to strengthen consumer protections for wireless users, advocates say. The FCC, starting with its regular meeting Thursday, will turn its attention to barriers to new competitors in...
Tags: Google Voice, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, pc world, Apple, Federal Communication Commission, AT&T, voice app
Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhone
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device - yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright. "Contrary to published...
Tags: Google Voice, AT&T, Federal Communications Commission, App Store, Apple, FCC
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