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FCC chairman: Broadband access should be universal
Little Rock :: AR :: USA | about 5 hours ago
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Ark. — Making broadband Internet access universally available is this century's version of building highways or extending railroads coast-to-coast, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. Julius Genachowski said broadband is...
Tags: Julius Genachowski, broadband access, internet access, Little Rock, Federal Communications Commission, Broadband Internet access, Broadband, Business Finance, Telecommunications, National broadband plans from around the world
Bill Kennard leaves NY Times for EU ambassadorship
Brussels :: Belgium | about 21 hours ago
Credibility William Kennard, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has resigned from the board of the New York Times Co. to become the U.S. ambassador to the European Union. Kennard, who served as the head of the FCC under President Bill Clinton,...
Tags: Bill Kennard, William Kennard, U.S. Senate, Belgium, Brussels, Federal Communications Commission, Clyde Kennard, Politics, Business Finance, Hawaiian Telcom, Carlyle Group
FCC imposes time limit on cellular antenna applications
Glendale :: CA :: USA | about 23 hours ago
Credibility The Federal Communications Commission last week unanimously approved time limits on local processing of cellular antenna applications — marking a potential roadblock in the city’s fight for local control of micro-cell sites. The decision was a victory...
Tags: FCC, cellular antenna, city officials, cell tower, Glendale, Cell site, Base station, Mobile telecommunications, Wireless, Wireless networking, Censorship in the United States, Federal Communications Commission
FCC’s Baker questions Web rules
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Internet companies, public interest groups and telecom carriers have lobbied Attwell heavily during her short tenure at the FCC on the network neutrality rules now under consideration. Communicators.” She also said there is “still a question of jurisdiction”...
Tags: FCC, wireless networks, moving forward, broadband plans, Washington, Censorship in the United States, Federal Communications Commission, Network neutrality, Mobile broadband, White spaces, Internet access, Broadband, Broadcast engineering
FCC Doesn't Think The Lack Of Competition Is A Major Barrier To Broadband?
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Such an absence makes you wonder if the FCC is really paying attention. Most of the other "gaps" would quickly disappear if there were meaningful competition in the market -- but we've never had a real policy of encouraging broadband competition in the...
Tags: San Francisco, Censorship in the United States, Federal Communications Commission
FCC chairman to visit Ark., talk about broadband
Little Rock :: AR :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Ark. — The head of the Federal Communications Commission plans to address students at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service on efforts to increase broadband Internet access across the country. Julius Genachowski will be joined by...
Tags: Arkansas, Little Rock, Broadband Internet access, Little Rock Arkansas, Broadband, Politics, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, University of Arkansas, Education, Blanche Lincoln, Thad Cochran, Disaster Accident, Environment, Weather
Poverty 101 [VIDEO]
Frederick :: MD :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Experiencing a life in poverty during the Community Action Poverty Simulation on Friday was an eye-opening experience for some Frederick Community College students. The United Way of Frederick County and FCC intended the event to inspire participants...
Tags: FCC, Frederick County, Rick Weldon, United Way CAPS, Frederick, Simulation, Operations research, Federal Communications Commission, Social Issues
Abercrombie's questions in TV merger rejected
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility The Federal Communications Commission has notified U.S.
Tags: Neil Abercrombie, Honolulu, KFVE, Abercrombie, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, Raycom Media, KGMB, KHNL
Media Juggernaut Grows
Baghdad :: Iraq | 5 days ago
Credibility This means one company can own all the radio stations, television stations, newspapers and cable systems it can gobble up. Since the 1940s, the rules limited one company from owning TV stations that reach more than 35% of American households, prohibit...
Tags: FCC, tv stations, Iraq, Baghdad, Clear Channel Communications, Business Finance, Federal Communications Commission, Fairness Doctrine, Concentration of media ownership, Entertainment Culture
The Fall of Pirate Cat Radio
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility But Pirate Cat Radio isn't going quietly into the night. Not only is the thirteen-year-old San Francisco station still quasi-legally streaming to half a million listeners online per month, but the 1,200-watt station formerly broadcasting at 87.9 FM is...
Tags: American Idiot, FCC, Bay Area, Pirate Cat Radio, Washington, San Francisco, Low-power broadcasting, Federal Communications Commission, Pirate radio in North America, Mbanna Kantako, Pirate radio, The Boat That Rocked, Entertainment Culture
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