Near-Universal Chorus of Agreement Greets National Broadband Plan; Parties...
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010 - An executive summary of the Federal Communications Commission's forthcoming National Broadband Plan drew near-unanimous praise from stakeholders on the eve of the full...
View ArticleA History of Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2010 - The issue of network neutrality is one that has become an increasing problem around the globe. In the United States, the problem became more of an issue with the rise of...
View ArticleSupport Dims for FCC Chairman’s Open Internet Proposal
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2010 - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Dec. 1 announced that there would be a set of open internet rules that his agency would vote on during...
View ArticleHouse Energy and Commerce Commission Ranking Member Waxman on Julius...
TweetEnergy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement that he will be leaving...
View ArticleEnergy and Commerce Democrats Counter Republican Charges Over...
TweetWASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – On Thursday, Democratic Representatives Henry Waxman, Anna Eshoo, and Doris Matsui of California, plus Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Diana DeGette of Colorado, and...
View ArticleTennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn Files Latest Anti-Net Neutrality Bill
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2009 - This week Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., added to the growing number of network neutrality-related bills when she filed legislation that would ban the Federal...
View ArticleUniversal Service Fund Needs Overhaul, and Most Want Broadband Included
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2009 - The Universal Service Fund is in need of an overhaul to equalize costs among stakeholders and modernize programs to include broadband services, a group of industry...
View ArticleLawmaker Weighs Government Intervention In The Media
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2009 - A senior lawmaker on Wednesday weighed in on government intervention in the media at a Federal Trade Commission forum convened to consider an alleged decreasing amount of...
View ArticleFCC’s Wheeler Testifies Before House Subcommittee, Defends Record on Net...
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler came under heavy criticism during a Tuesday hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications...
View ArticleNipping at Heels of FCC’s Net Neutrality Proceeding, Legislators Introduce...
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014 – Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., on Tuesday introduced a bill, the Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, that would grant the Federal...
View ArticleCongress, FCC See DTV Transition Progress; Low Power Broadcasters Say Left...
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2009 – The transition to digital television since the passage of the DTV Delay Act has been a “major accomplishment,” Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., said Thursday at a hearing on the...
View ArticleLegislators See 'Underserved' Definition as First Step for Broadband Stimulus
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2009 – Proper oversight of the $7.2 billion Broadband Technology Opportunities Program can only take place if key terms are defined properly, a panel of agency officials and policy...
View ArticleTelecom Committees in Congress Raise Universal Broadband Issues at Cable Forum
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 – Congress is unlikely to act on major broadband issues until after the August recess, aides to House and Senate committee chairs told attendees Tuesday at the American Cable...
View ArticleExecs, Experts Say Broadband Policies Must Balance Competition, Access
ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2009 – Broadband policies must adapt to ensure both competition and quality service for all consumers, a group of industry executives and policy experts said Thursday during at...
View ArticleNTIA and ICANN Renew Agreement
An agreement reached by the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was praised...
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, in Press Call with Sen. Markey, Proposes $1.5...
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2014 – Federal Communications Committee Chairman Tom Wheeler and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on Monday proposed increasing the $1.5 billion cap to the E-rate portion of the...
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