Netflix Sides With Government-Run Broadband Providers
Netflix filed a startling comment with the FCC today: the company wants the Telecommunications Act amended to allow for "a pro-consumer policy of limitless bandwidth," or to put it plainly, [...]
FCC Chairman Nominee Says Broadband Is Top Priority
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Like the Federal Communications Commission chairman before him, Tom Wheeler is a broadband and wireless devotee, which should come as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with President Obama’s [...]
First Mover: Robert McDowell
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Specs Age 49 Who FCC commissioner; post-election, back in minority as Republican member
FCC: Mobile and Cable Services Improving
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As many residents of New York and New Jersey know all too well after Sandy blew through town, cellphone and cable service outages persist. But overall, communications conditions in the [...]
Sandy Knocks Out 25 Percent of Communications
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Sandy wreaked havoc with the nation's communications from Virginia to Massachusetts and as far west as Michigan. The slow-moving monster took out about 25 percent of wireless, broadband, cable and [...]
The Internet’s Role in the Democratic Platform
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With many of president Obama's top financial contributors in Silicon Valley—Microsoft and Google PACs are the second and third biggest contributors, per Open Secrets, a website that tracks political contributions—it [...]