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InternetNews September 3, 2010 |
FCC Study Finds Broadband Speeds Lagging In its latest snapshot of the broadband market, Federal Communications Commission finds that less than half of households have sufficient connection speeds. |
InternetNews April 17, 2007 Roy Mark |
More Info For Better Broadband The FCC wants more information to more accurately determine high-speed rollout. |
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. |
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 May 25, 2010 |
Next Steps for FCC's Broadband Plan After striking out in court, the FCC's general counsel plots his next moves to regulate the broadband services sector. |
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 September 2, 2009 |
Major U.S. ISPs Want Low-End Broadband Standards Advocates and the nation's largest Internet providers clash as the FCC weighs the definition of broadband. |
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? |
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 July 20, 2007 Roy Mark |
Legislation Would Force New Broadband Rates Senate Commerce Committee approves legislation drilling deeper into broadband penetration rates. |
InternetNews May 25, 2007 Roy Mark |
Bill Seeks to 'Get Our Broadband House in Order' Senator Inouye wants the FCC to devise a better formula for measuring broadband penetration rates. |
InternetNews June 2, 2010 |
Most Americans Don't Know Net Connection Speed Though many say they're happy with their Internet speeds, most don't actually know what they're supposed to be getting from their ISP. |
InternetNews August 18, 2010 |
FCC: Public Gets Slower Net Speed Than Promised New FCC report finds consumers aren't getting the top-end Internet speed advertised by most ISPs. |
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 December 23, 2003 Roy Mark |
Broadband Growth Slightly Cools High-speed connections increased 18% during the first half of 2003 to put 23.5 million lines into service. |
InternetNews June 27, 2007 Roy Mark |
New Numbers Show U.S. Lag in Broadband The United States continues to lag behind most industrialized nations in broadband speeds, according to a new report by the Communications Workers of America. |
InternetNews September 22, 2005 Tim Gray |
Broadband Growth Seen Slowing Study shows broadband surfers may have maxed out. |
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 August 26, 2005 Roy Mark |
Same Broadband Numbers, Different Conclusions Consumer advocates claim the FCC is misleading public about pace of broadband rollout -- and DSL and cable modem users are paying more because of it. |
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 December 23, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
U.S. Broadband Lines Jump 15 Percent The number of home and business broadband lines in the United States jumped 15 percent to 32.5 million during the first half of 2004, according to new data released by the Federal Communications Commission. |
InternetNews November 26, 2007 Sean Gallagher |
FCC Moves To Fund Rural Broadband The FCC has set a policy goal of reforming its Universal Service Fund and creating a specific fund to help extend broadband Internet services to underserved areas. |
InternetNews March 23, 2005 Roy Mark |
Brand X Case Challenges Open Access Rules Supreme Court to hear case questioning 2002 FCC decision declaring cable modems an information service. |
InternetNews June 11, 2004 Jeremy Jarrell |
Broadband Use Soars The Federal Communications Commission report confirms marked increase in high-speed Internet connections in 2003. |
InternetNews August 21, 2009 |
Feds Want to Know How to Define 'Broadband' As it presses ahead with its work developing a national broadband strategy, the Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice asking for input on what, exactly, broadband should mean. |
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 December 3, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Foes Unite: Google, Telcos Join Broadband Push A broad coalition of often-adversarial companies and industry groups band together to call for action from the new administration and Congress. |
InternetNews August 6, 2009 |
FCC Kicks Off Broadband Roadshow The Federal Communications Commission today held the first in a series of public meetings aiming to guide the agency's work in developing a plan to deliver high-speed Internet access to all Americans. |
InternetNews April 14, 2010 |
Comcast Case Looms Large in Senate Hearing Proceeding convened to discuss national broadband plan treads heavily on FCC's authority after court struck down commission's 2008 order in Comcast case. |
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
House Proposal Floats $6b for Broadband Massive economic recovery bill would fund network expansion, health IT energy overhaul. |
InternetNews December 6, 2004 Roy Mark |
Supreme Court to Hear Broadband Access Case Justices will review the 9th Circuit decision that overturned the FCC on cable modem providers sharing their fiber optic lines with ISPs. |
InternetNews September 9, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Splits on U.S. Broadband Rollout Success Despite the U.S. being ranked eleventh in the world in broadband penetration, commissioners narrowly approve a report to Congress praising deployment rates of high-speed services. |
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. |
Information Today March 3, 2015 George H. Pike |
FCC Approves Net Neutrality The Federal Communications Commission gave a huge victory to Net Neutrality advocates by voting in favor of sweeping new rules that change the way internet services are regulated. |
InternetNews June 19, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner |
FCC Calls For More And Less Competition FCC Chairman Kevin Martin thinks his commission is on the right path, but a more competitive environment for video, broadband and wireless connectivity across the U.S. is needed. |
InternetNews August 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
FCC Sends Cable Dispute to Supreme Court Agency wants high court to overturn decision forcing cable companies to share high-speed lines with other ISPs. |
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 April 2, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
House Panel Calls for Fast Broadband Fund Payout Subcommittee chairman calls for agencies to consider speed, competition and price when evaluating grant applications. |
InternetNews October 26, 2004 Roy Mark |
Kerry, Bush Split on Broadband Senator John Kerry wants to use federal subsidies to help spur broadband deployment while President Bush supports continued deregulation. |
InternetNews August 5, 2005 Roy Mark |
Bells Free From DSL Obligations In a significant policy victory for the incumbent carriers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted today to eliminate DSL line-sharing rules. The FCC imposes a one-year transition period for ISPs to renegotiate. |
InternetNews June 9, 2010 |
FCC's Michael Copps Pushes Broadband Plan In a speech at Stanford University, the FCC commissioner explains why he thinks the country needs to implement a national broadband strategy. |
InternetNews July 8, 2005 Enid Burns |
High-Speed Internet Subscribers Revved in 2004 High-speed Internet subscriptions increased to 37.9 million in 2004. |
Information Today April 29, 2014 Nancy K. Herther |
FCC and IMLS Focus on Libraries, Broadband, and the Future of Net Neutrality Libraries as Key to Addressing the Digital Divide... The FCC Announces a Game-Change for Net Neutrality... Governmental and Business Efforts to Speed Up Access... |
InternetNews June 27, 2005 Roy Mark |
Court Backs Cable in Brand X Case The Supreme Court ruled that cable broadband providers do not have to share their lines with independent Internet service providers. |
InternetNews February 10, 2010 |
Google Moves In on ISP Market The search giant branches out with plans for its own 'ultra-high-speed' broadband networks to bring download speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second through fiber-to-the-home connections. |
InternetNews April 13, 2010 |
Net Neutrality Camp Looks to Title II Switch Following the ruling of a federal appeals court voiding the FCC's ruling in the Comcast/BitTorrent case, open Internet advocates warns that the commission needs to tighten up its regulatory authority. |
Information Today December 16, 2014 |
E-Rate Program Increases Broadband Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an E-rate program modernization order that will expand public libraries' broadband access. |
InternetNews March 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
All Eyes on D.C. as Broadband Stimulus Funds Near With $7.2 billion at stake, broadband advocates look to the government agencies for judicious, data-driven grant-review process. |
InternetNews February 9, 2011 |
FCC Boss Ties Broadband to Obama Jobs Agenda Federal Communications Commission argues that robust broadband infrastructure is central to creating a business climate that will drive job growth in the 21st century. |
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. |