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InternetNews January 5, 2010 |
Obama Administration Calls for Spectrum Reform Filing from key Commerce Department agency echoes Justice Department appeal and could set the stage for a lively political fight. |
InternetNews April 5, 2010 |
Battle Lines Take Shape in Spectrum Showdown As it looks to reclaim spectrum for mobile broadband, the FCC is courting a vigorous political fight, with broadcasters, wireless firms and open Internet advocates all to have their say. |
InternetNews March 11, 2010 |
FCC Mulling Free Broadband Plan, Again As more details surface of the national broadband plan the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to deliver to Congress, the commission said it will consider a plan to develop a free or low-cost wireless broadband network. |
InternetNews November 6, 2009 |
Lawmakers Float Bill to Boost Rural Broadband House panel set to consider legislation to shift federal funding to broadband service. |
InternetNews April 9, 2010 |
FCC Details Broadband Plans After Legal Setback Federal Communications Commission chairman argues that court ruling has little bearing on its broadband agenda for the rest of the year, which will tackle spectrum, universal service and a host of other issues. |
InternetNews April 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
FCC Takes First Step Toward Broadband Strategy FCC formally begins work to draw a roadmap for universal, affordable access to high-speed Internet as directed under the economic stimulus package. |
InternetNews April 21, 2010 |
FCC Begins Moving USF Subsidy to Broadband In its first meeting following the release of the national broadband plan, Federal Communications Commission votes to convert USF subsidy to fund Internet service. |
InternetNews June 15, 2010 |
FCC Pressed to Move On White-Space Spectrum The broadband spectrum crunch has senators from both parties calling on the FCC to finally make a call on how and how much available white-space spectrum will be reallocated. |
InternetNews October 25, 2010 |
FCC Sees $120B Opportunity in Spectrum Plans Federal Communications Commission lays out plans to free up spectrum for mobile broadband networks, warns about "spectrum crunch" if new portions of the airwaves aren't reallocated. |
InternetNews August 2, 2010 |
Spectrum Issues Looming Large at FCC The Federal Communications Commission is looking ahead to a busy couple months as it sorts through a tangle of spectrum issues to meet a White House deadline. |
InternetNews December 1, 2010 |
FCC Moves to Free Spectrum for Mobile Broadband Looking to stave off a spectrum shortfall amid accelerating demand for mobile broadband services, the FCC has taken a series of steps to reallocate TV spectrum and relax rules for experimental uses. |
InternetNews June 25, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Critics Seeking to Debunk Spectrum Scarcity Advocates of spectrum reform look to end the fixed-band licensing regime to meet the demands of the explosion in mobile computing. |
InternetNews December 16, 2009 |
First Draft of FCC Broadband Policy Revealed While not final, the proposal does give an indication of where the government is headed with broadband buildout. |
InternetNews September 23, 2010 |
FCC Officially Opens Up White-Space Spectrum It looks like the long-running debate over unused white-space spectrum is drawing to a close, now that the FCC has approved rules for how the spectrum can be used. |
InternetNews November 5, 2009 |
NCTA Chief Urges Feds to Rethink Stimulus Plans Kyle McSlarrow, President of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, argues broadband stimulus program neglects demand side. |
InternetNews July 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Senate Nears Vote on Rethinking U.S. Spectrum A Senate committee yesterday passed a bill that would direct two federal agencies overseeing the nation's wireless spectrum to conduct an inventory to determine how the various bands of airwaves are being used. |
InternetNews September 29, 2009 |
Early Steps on FCC's Road to Universal Broadband Status report from broadband task force reminds commissioners of the enormity of the task. |
InternetNews October 7, 2009 |
FCC Chair Takes Open Internet Message to CTIA The head of the Federal Communications Commission unveils mobile broadband agenda to safeguard open Internet, advance spectrum policies. |
InternetNews September 17, 2009 |
Net Neutrality Gets New Support in House FCC oversight hearing opens with a legislative digression and considers the stacked agenda before the agency. |
InternetNews August 19, 2009 |
FCC Probes Demand Side of Broadband Debate As it continues its series of meetings working toward a national broadband plan, the Federal Communications Commission this morning considered what to some is the most important, and overlooked, aspect of the broadband debate: adoption. |
InternetNews March 3, 2011 |
Kerry, Snowe Back Spectrum Reform Bill Legislation would authorize Federal Communications Commission to conduct incentive auctions to free airwaves for mobile broadband, provide for comprehensive spectrum inventory. |
InternetNews February 24, 2010 |
Genachowski Outlines Spectrum Overhaul FCC chairman details plans for a reallocation scheme that would ask broadcasters and other license holders to cough up some of their spectrum licenses in exchange for a share of profits generated by reselling the airwaves at auction. |
InternetNews June 25, 2004 Roy Mark |
Bush Stumps For Internet Access Tax Ban President outlines broadband policy calling for fewer taxes and less regulations to achieve universal access by 2007. |
InternetNews May 14, 2010 |
House Presses for Greater Broadband Funding Subcommittee chairman is anxious to get some funding rerouted to broadband support and to deal with net neutrality issues. |
InternetNews June 25, 2004 Roy Mark |
White House Issues Spectrum Policy Proposals Bush administration calls for limiting spectrum interference protections. The goal is universal, affordable access to broadband by 2007. |
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark |
FCC Seeks More Input on Broadband Auction Rules FCC keeps options open for the sale of spectrum designated as a third pipe competitor to cable and telephone companies. |
InternetNews May 9, 2006 Roy Mark |
Bush Broadband Goal Fading A new Government Accountability Office report says 28 percent of Americans had high-speed connections in 2005. |
InternetNews February 21, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senators Push White Space Legislation The proposed Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 would allow wireless broadband providers to operate in buffer zones between broadcast channels. |
InternetNews September 16, 2010 |
FCC White Spaces Vote Inspires High Hopes Advocates of releasing unused spectrum that sits in between broadcast channels are gearing up for next week's FCC meeting, when the commissioners are expected to set the final rules for new broadband networks built on the so-called white spaces. |
InternetNews April 29, 2004 Roy Mark |
Wireless Broadband Said To Use Wrong Spectrum Former FCC chairman says costs can be lowered by 50 percent in spectrum space being vacated by UHF television stations. |
InternetNews June 3, 2010 |
Feds Scrambling to Avert Spectrum Shortfall Few would argue the need for more spectrum to ensure that wireless carriers have sufficient capacity to handle the exploding growth of the mobile Web. But where's it going to come from? |
InternetNews January 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Senators Part Ways on White Space Use Competing bills promote use of unused spectrum between broadcast channels for wireless broadband. |
InternetNews August 12, 2010 |
Americans Doubt Government Role in Broadband Latest research from Pew Internet Project highlights American uncertainty about the government's role in promoting broadband, while adoption rate stalls. |
InternetNews May 25, 2007 Roy Mark |
New Coalition Touts National Broadband Policy National legislation is needed to ensure widespread, affordable broadband group tells lawmakers. |
InternetNews June 17, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Study Finds Broadband Adoption Up 15% Americans say broadband is more valuable than cell or cable service, according to Pew research. |
InternetNews March 25, 2010 |
FCC Grilled on Spectrum, Net Neutrality Plans Commissioners appear on the Hill for first congressional proceeding on national broadband plan, airing opposing views on competition and regulatory frameworks. |
InternetNews March 19, 2010 |
Broadband Plan Sparks Spectrum, USF Squabbles Now that the world has had a couple days to digest the national broadband plan released by the Federal Communications Commission, the battle lines are taking shape. |
InternetNews March 15, 2010 |
FCC Broadband Plan Eyes Competition, Spectrum Senior officials offer an advance copy of the long-awaited national broadband plan, outlining the commission's recommendations to spur competition in the service market and advance mobile broadband. |
InternetNews May 2, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senate Bill Dumps Net Neutrality Wide ranging legislation relegates network neutrality to further FCC study. |
InternetNews July 10, 2007 Roy Mark |
Google Prepping National Wireless Broadband Entry? FCC chairman's proposed spectrum auction rules could pave the way for Google to challenge incumbent wireless carriers. |
InternetNews November 10, 2008 Judy Mottl |
White Space Spectrum is Dead Space, For Now There are more than a few unknowns about the future of white space spectrum. |
InternetNews June 21, 2006 Roy Mark |
VoIP Bills Set to Increase In a long anticipated move, the Federal Communications Commission ruled today Voice over IP services must contribute a portion of their revenues to the Universal Service Fund |
InternetNews May 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Envisioning a Re-Regulated Internet Progressive telecom and media policy wise men gather in Washington for an unapologetic rallying cry for stronger government regulation. |
InternetNews March 27, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
FCC Chair Hypes Spectrum Auction at CTIA So many flashy phones at CTIA, so little broadband access. But FCC chairman says that will change. |
InternetNews February 24, 2011 |
Tech Lobby, White House Press Spectrum Reform Amid concerns that the surge in mobile computing could overwhelm mobile broadband networks, representatives of big Web companies and government officials outline a path forward. |
InternetNews January 6, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Economic Stimulus Bill May Drive U.S. Broadband As the new Congress convenes, an economic stimulus package will be the first order of business. What role will broadband play? |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2010 Eric Jhonsa |
Want Faster Broadband? Don't Count on the FCC The FCC's plan lacks the resources and political support to deliver faster Internet connections. |
InternetNews February 23, 2006 Roy Mark |
Tech CEOs Call For Spectrum Reform With praise for Congress, FCC and the Bush administration, the Technology CEO Council says much more still needs to be done to bring the country's spectrum public policy into the 21st century. |
InternetNews January 8, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
FCC's Martin Reflects on Wins, Losses As his time at the helm of the FCC draws to a close, Kevin Martin talks about is tightrope act balancing an open market and regulation. |
InternetNews September 25, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Will White Spaces Save the World? Google's Larry Page alights on Capitol Hill to talk up what's fast becoming a cause celebre in tech circles. |