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Free Press: Now is the Time for Net Neutrality
Jun 11, 2008 | At its National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR), which took place in Minneapolis last week, nonprofit advocacy group Free Press Read More
Philly's Muni Wi-Fi Network Down for the Count
May 13, 2008 | After months of speculation about the future of Philadelphia's once-enviable plan for a municipal Wi-Fi network, EarthLink has confirmed that Read More
Clearwire 2.0 Renews WiMAX Push
May 7, 2008 | It's official...Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are joining forces to create a new -- and, they hope, improved -- wireless broadband Read More
News From Who's Who
May 6, 2008 | Below is a quick roundup of recent press releases from Tech Policy Central's Who's Who, which profiles nearly 100 think Read More
FCC's Audit on Why Frontline, Others Didn't Bid on D Block
Apr 28, 2008 | A little over a month ago, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin asked the Commission's Office of Inspector General Read More
UK Delays 'Ambitious' Wireless Broadband Plan
Apr 23, 2008 | According to a report in the UK's Guardian, British telecom regulator Ofcom is going "back to the drawing board" to Read More
TPC Guest Post: "FCC Holds Kangaroo Court at Stanford"
Apr 21, 2008 | On the final morning of Tech Policy Summit '08, we had an opportunity to sit down with a group of Read More
Sen. Kerry Turns to Blog for NN Feedback
Apr 21, 2008 | In advance of tomorrow's Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the future of the Internet, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is asking Read More
New Bill Links P2P Monitoring + Internet Safety
Apr 18, 2008 | The issue of online child safety was raised several times during yesterday's FCC hearing on broadband network management practices. For Read More
Twittering FCC Hearing
Apr 17, 2008 | Halfway through today's FCC hearing at Stanford, we decided to experiment with posting updates about the meeting to Twitter. If Read More
FCC Hearing: Christian Coalition VP Michele Combs
Apr 17, 2008 | So far, some of the loudest applause at today's FCC hearing has gone to Michele Combs of the Christian Coalition of America. Read More
FCC Hearing: "Don't Neuter the Net"
Apr 17, 2008 | Following Professor Lessig's remarks, the first panelist at today's FCC hearing was Rick Carnes, president of the Songwriters Guild of Read More
FCC Hearing: Professor Larry Lessig
Apr 17, 2008 | Stanford Professor Larry Lessig was among those speaking at today's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing on broadband network management practices. Following introductory Read More
FCC Hearing: Commissioners' Intros
Apr 17, 2008 | Prior to the first panel, each of the FCC commissioners delivered introductory remarks. Chairman Kevin Martin also gave a brief opening statement. Below Read More
Looking Back at the 700 MHz Auction
Apr 16, 2008 | Hindsight may be 20/20, but that doesn't mean lawmakers and regulators are seeing eye to eye when it comes to Read More
FCC's Stanford Hearing: Is This Just A Beginning?
Apr 11, 2008 | In advance of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) next hearing on broadband network management practices, which will be held Thursday Read More
Global IT Rankings Out: Denmark Keeps Top Spot
Apr 9, 2008 | The World Economic Forum (WEF) and INSEAD have released the results of the 2007-2008 Global Information Technology Report, its seventh Read More
Tech Policy Summit '08 Podcasts Available
Apr 8, 2008 | We're happy to report that the podcasts from the 2008 Tech Policy Summit, which took place at the Renaissance hotel Read More
Telcos Talk About 700 MHz Auction
Apr 4, 2008 | With the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) anti-collusion quiet period over, Verizon held a conference call this morning to tell investors Read More
Transcript of Commissioner McDowell's TPS Keynote
Apr 2, 2008 | The team at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has posted a copy of the speech that Commissioner Robert McDowell gave Read More
From the Summit - News.com Q&A with Comcast's Joe Waz
Mar 27, 2008 | The theme for this year's Tech Policy Summit is Markets in Transition: Collaborating to Drive Technology Innovation and Adoption, and Read More
Latest Coverage of Tech Policy Summit '08
Mar 27, 2008 | Day two of Tech Policy Summit is well underway, with Summit emcee Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek interviewing Verizon EVP and Read More
The Future of Municipal Broadband
Mar 24, 2008 | An article in Saturday's New York Times recounts the recent setbacks facing U.S. communities that once had high hopes that Read More
The FCC's Week, So Far
Mar 20, 2008 | We're busy finalizing plans for next week's Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood, and couldn't help noticing that it seems like Read More
FCC Schedules Stanford Hearing
Mar 19, 2008 | Following last month's public hearing at Harvard University, which sparked a new controversey over who was at the meeting, the Read More
FCC Nets $19.592 Billion in 38 Days
Mar 19, 2008 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s 700 MHz spectrum auction, which ended yesterday, raised an impressive $19.592 billion, exceeding expectations by Read More
Kevin Martin's Stanford Speech
Mar 10, 2008 | Speaking at Stanford Law School last Friday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin reiterated the message he delivered at Read More
Report Forecasts U.S. Broadband Growth
Mar 5, 2008 | Market research firm Parks Associates has released a new report that predicts that the number of U.S. households with broadband Read More
Survey Says: 40% of Japanese ISPs Block Traffic
Mar 3, 2008 | As last week's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing illustrated, the debate about broadband network management practices is in full force Read More
AP: "Allegations Fly" Following FCC Hearing
Feb 26, 2008 | As if the issues discussed during yesterday's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing about broadband network management practices weren't contentious enough, Read More
What Will "Creative Britain" Mean for Copyright, Broadband and More?
Feb 22, 2008 | Three British government agencies have collaborated on a comprehensive plan designed to boost the United Kingdom's competitiveness in the arts, Read More
EU Approves Ofcom's Deregulation Plan
Feb 14, 2008 | Britain's telecommunications agency Ofcom has received approval from the European Commission to embark on a plan to deregulate part of Read More
Bringing Net Neutrality Back
Feb 13, 2008 | Coverage of the net neutrality issue may have quieted down for a time. But rumblings about Comcast allegedly interfering with file-sharing traffic Read More
Dueling Press Releases
Feb 12, 2008 | The rift between the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) over use of the so-called Read More
NTIA's Report on Pres. Bush's Broadband Pledge
Jan 31, 2008 | According to the Associated Press, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is releasing a report today called Networked Nation: Read More
Davos Leaders Discuss Wireless Future
Jan 27, 2008 | "When people say content is king, it's not true anymore. Customer is king." That quote from Sony CEO Howard Stringer Read More
Cable Group Seeks Stay on FCC Ruling
Jan 23, 2008 | The cable industry is going to bat again against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The National Cable and Telecommunications Association Read More
Tech Policy Summit, Take Two
Jan 16, 2008 | It has been a while since we previewed the agenda for our 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit conference, taking place Read More
Sprint: New Year, New WiMax Push
Jan 10, 2008 | Sprint took advantage of the crowds, and the press, gathered at CES this week to send the message that its Read More
Frontline's Closure
Jan 9, 2008 | Details are still sketchy, and news that Frontline Wireless has closed for business has led to questions about what will Read More
FCC Chairman's CES Talk
Jan 8, 2008 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Kevin Martin used part of his time on stage at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier Read More
Sprint's CEO(s) and XOHM
Dec 20, 2007 | It's only been a couple of days since Sprint Nextel's announcement that Daniel Hesse has taken over as the telco's Read More
New Alliance, Same White Spaces
Dec 13, 2007 | Members of the White Spaces Coalition have joined forces with a number of associations and organizations, including CompTIA, TechNet, Public Read More
Sprint + WiMax = ??
Dec 5, 2007 | After last month's announcement that Sprint and Clearwire were ending their WiMax partnership, on the heels of Sprint CEO Gary Read More
Testing to Begin on LTE, 4G Mobile System
Nov 29, 2007 | Though the news surfaced on engadget earlier this year, Verizon has confirmed that it will begin testing of LTE in Read More
ATT CEO: "We're a Very Open Network"
Nov 29, 2007 | We are probably one of the most open networks in the world, not just in the United States. We have Read More
Press Release: EFF Addresses Comcast Controversey
Nov 28, 2007 | In the latest response to reports that Comcast allegedly interferred with file-sharing traffic on its network, the Electronic Frontier Foundation Read More
Cuban to Comcast: "Hang in There"
Nov 20, 2007 | In an open letter to Comcast, maverick billionaire and blogger Mark Cuban implored the cable provider (in all caps) to "BLOCK Read More
South Korea Offers Bootcamp for Net Addicts
Nov 20, 2007 | South Korea's envious Internet access -- 90 percent of homes have fast, inexpensive broadband -- may come at a price. That's according to The Read More
Group Warns of Net Gridlock by 2010
Nov 20, 2007 | The Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), which lobbies for universal broadband in the U.S., has been warning of an impending "exaflood" that Read More
EarthLink Getting Out of Muni Wi-Fi Biz?
Nov 19, 2007 | According to a report in InfoWorld, EarthLink may be trying to sell its municipal Wi-Fi business, which it values at Read More
CBS Tries Wi-Fi in the Big Apple
Nov 19, 2007 | CBS is venturing into new territory with the launch of a Wi-Fi network called the "CBS Mobile Zone" that will Read More
What Would Google Do (With the 700 MHz Spectrum)?
Nov 19, 2007 | It's not the first time the question has been asked. But now that Google has confirmed its intention to bid in Read More
House Passes Broadband Mapping Bill
Nov 14, 2007 | As we wrote about last month, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) has sponsored "home run" legislation, known as the Broadband Census of Read More
Obama's Innovation Agenda
Nov 14, 2007 | Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is in the Bay Area today, where he'll speak to Googlers at the company's Mountain View Read More
EU's Proposal for a Single Telecom Market
Nov 13, 2007 | According to a European Commission press release today, the Commission approved a set of proposals called the Telecoms Reform Package Read More
UN's Internet Governance Forum Meets Again
Nov 9, 2007 | The United Nations' Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is hosting its second annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next week. Read More
Sprint and Clearwire Nix WiMax Deal
Nov 9, 2007 | The Wall Street Journal (sub required) is reporting that Sprint and Clearwire are ending their agreement to develop a nationwide Read More
"Free" Laptops for Broadband?
Nov 8, 2007 | An article in Britain'sThe Guardian newspaper highlights the fact that Americans are not the only ones talking about the state of Read More
Can Silicon Valley Get Muni Wi-Fi Right?
Nov 5, 2007 | Ars Technica has an excellent piece on Silicon Valley's not-so-successful plans to launch its own municipal Wi-Fi network. Led by the nonprofit Read More
Net Neutrality Supporters File FCC Complaint Against Comcast
Nov 1, 2007 | As expected, net neutrality supporters are continuing to rally against Comcast following reports by the Associated Press that the cable provider has interferred Read More
FCC Bans Exclusive Cable Agreements in Apartments
Oct 31, 2007 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting this morning in which it unanimously approved a rule prohibiting cable operators from continuing Read More
Broadband Bills Advance in Congress
Oct 31, 2007 | Two broadband-related bills passed committees in the U.S. House and Senate yesterday. In the House, the Energy and Commerce Committee approved Read More
Mapping Broadband in the U.S.
Oct 30, 2007 | The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce is scheduled to hold an open markup session today in which it will review proposed Read More
Internet2's High-Speed Network Gets Speedier
Oct 10, 2007 | While many of us hope for ever-faster connections to the "commercial Internet," the researchers and students with access to Read More
Senate Hearing on Small Businesses and Broadband
Sep 27, 2007 | The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), held a hearing yesterday on Read More
Are Reports of Muni WiFi's Demise Premature?
Sep 25, 2007 | That's the question asked in an article published today in News.com. After a spate of recent setbacks, the prospects for Read More
Google and UK Wireless Auction
Sep 21, 2007 | As the Federal Communications Commission prepares for the January auction of the 700 MHz spectrum here in the U.S., regulators Read More
Apple in the Spectrum Auction?
Sep 10, 2007 | BusinessWeek has raised the intriguing, if improbable, possibility of iPod/iTunes/iPhone maker Apple joining the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction that Read More
DOJ's Opposition to Net Neutrality
Sep 7, 2007 | The debate over whether or not the federal government should mandate network neutrality made headlines again yesterday when antitrust lawyers Read More
Update: FCC Rejects Wireless Broadband Request
Sep 4, 2007 | As we wrote about a couple of weeks ago, wireless broadband startup M2Z Networks had been waiting for the Federal Read More
Rough Week for Muni Wi-Fi in Several Cities
Aug 31, 2007 | The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal (sub required) are among those running stories today about the state of Read More
Google's Policy Priorities, and the FCC Auction
Aug 22, 2007 | Google's Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the closing keynote at the Progress and Freedom Foundation's (PFF) annual Aspen Summit Read More
FCC Auction Planned for Jan. 16
Aug 21, 2007 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice on Friday, seeking comment on its plans for the much-anticipated 700 Read More
M2Z Seeks Court Help with FCC Decision
Aug 16, 2007 | It's been less than three weeks since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its rules for the upcoming 700 MHz Read More
Will an "Exaflood" Slow Net Traffic?
Aug 15, 2007 | The Wall Street Journal (sub required) published a story yesterday about whether or not the Internet's infrastructure is reaching its Read More
Time for a Muni Wi-Fi Reality Check?
Aug 14, 2007 | Last year, we blogged about the various plans to develop municipal Wi-Fi networks in cities around the U.S., including Anaheim, Read More
Watching for the White Spaces
Aug 9, 2007 | A number of media outlets and bloggers have written this week about the fact that, on the same day it Read More
The Day After: Reactions to FCC Auction Rules
Aug 1, 2007 | Not surprisingly, there's been a mixed reaction to yesterday's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision on the 700 MHz auction rules. Read More
FCC Votes for Auction Rules
Jul 31, 2007 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved rules for the upcoming 700 MHz auction and, as this Associated Press report outlines, Read More
FCC's Open Meeting Underway
Jul 31, 2007 | After a delay of about 3 1/2 hours, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) kicked off its meeting about the rules Read More
Commerce Committee Backs Broadband Bill
Jul 20, 2007 | The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) announced today that the full committee unanimously voted in Read More
Google's Own Letter to FCC
Jul 20, 2007 | We just wrote about AT&T exec Jim Cicconi's letter to FCC Chairman Martin supporting the proposed rules for the upcoming Read More
ATT Supports Chairman Martin's Proposal
Jul 20, 2007 | AT&T senior executive vice president Jim Cicconi announced his company's support for FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's proposed rules to allow Read More
Made in Taiwan
Jul 18, 2007 | There's an interesting article in The New York Times called "Silent Hands Behind the iPhone" about the role Taiwan is Read More
Groups Oppose Antipiracy Request
Jul 16, 2007 | According to News.com, 11 consumer groups submitted comments jointly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today, including Public Knowledge, the Read More
FCC Auction and Open Access
Jul 11, 2007 | Both sides of the open access debate have been making their case in the media, in front of Congress, in Read More
Video Twofer (Courtesy of Jonathan Schwartz)
Jul 11, 2007 | Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz points to two videos in his latest blog post that focus on the future of Read More
Is Virgina's BB Strategy a Model to Follow?
Jul 9, 2007 | GigaOm's Om Malik points to the state of Virginia's ambitious efforts to deliver broadband to all state businesses by 2010 Read More
TPS Advisors on TV
Jul 7, 2007 | Two of Tech Policy Summit's advisors,** James Fallows of The Atlantic Monthly and New America Foundation and Dr. Robert Atkinson Read More
Q and A with Verizon's CTO
Jul 6, 2007 | Verizon's CTO Mark Wegleitner fields questions about his company's $18 billion investment in FiOS in this Q&A at News.com. Verizon Read More
Steven Levy on U.S. Broadband
Jul 2, 2007 | In this recent Newsweek article, Steven Levy writes about the current state, and the future, of broadband in the United Read More
FTC Urges Caution on Net Neutrality
Jun 27, 2007 | The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Internet Access Task Force released a report yesterday called Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy that summarized Read More
Need for Speed?
Jun 26, 2007 | Communications Workers of America (CWA), a labor union affiliated with the AFL-CIO, has issued a report on Internet speeds in Read More
Verizon Talks FiOS
Jun 25, 2007 | On Verizon's PolicyBlog, Link Hoewing (AVP of Internet and Technology Issues) writes about the company's vision for its FiOS service, Read More
What's the Real Cost of Taxing Internet Access?
Jun 18, 2007 | It's a question more people are asking since, as we pointed out last month, the current moratorium on Internet access Read More
Google's Policy Blog Open for Business
Jun 18, 2007 | Google unveiled its new policy blog today, with a welcome post by Andrew McLaughlin, Director of Public Policy and Government Read More
Senate Hearing on FCC Spectrum Auction
Jun 14, 2007 | The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing this morning to discuss public safety and competition related to the Federal Communications Read More
Rural Telecon '07 - Call for Speakers
May 23, 2007 | The Rural Telecommunications Congress, in cooperation with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and the Office of Lt. Governor Pat Read More
Update: FCC's Plans for Spectrum Auction
Apr 26, 2007 | In an update to our Tuesday post, Computerworld reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved plans yesterday for its Read More
New Report Examines Broadband Rankings
Apr 25, 2007 | The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), one of Tech Policy Summit's 2007 partners, has issued a new report called Read More
FCC to Consider Rules for Spectrum Auction
Apr 24, 2007 | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to hold an open meeting tomorrow at 10:30am EST to outline its plans Read More
FCC Reports on State of Telecom Industry
Feb 1, 2007 | Earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) commissioners appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee to discuss the state of the Read More
SF's Muni Wi-Fi Deal Takes Next Step
Jan 8, 2007 | Since we first blogged about it in April, Earthlink and the city of San Francisco have been in negotiations regarding Read More
Highlights from Coverage of ITU Telecom Event
Dec 4, 2006 | There have been a handful of news stories today surrounding the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) conference, which is taking place Read More
Schwarzenegger's Broadband Task Force
Dec 1, 2006 | Last month, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an Executive Order that, among other things, called for the creation of a Read More
Exclusive: Q and A with Rob Atkinson
Oct 23, 2006 | Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to spend some time speaking with Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology Read More
FTC Issues Report on Muni Wi-Fi
Oct 11, 2006 | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report earlier this week that looks at whether or not municipalities should offer Read More
New Silicon Valley Wi-Fi Network in the Works
Sep 6, 2006 | According to The New York Times, a group called Silicon Valley Metro Connect announced plans yesterday to build a wireless Read More
FTC Chair Speaks Out About Net Neutrality
Aug 22, 2006 | Speaking at the Progress and Freedom Foundation's Aspen Summit yesterday, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Deborah Platt Read More
EU Pushes for Greater Broadband Competition in Germany
Aug 21, 2006 | Forbes.com reports that the European Union is endorsing a plan by German telecom regulators to force Deutsche Telekom to allow Read More
WSJ's Mossberg On Powerline Adapters
Aug 20, 2006 | Earlier this month, we posted about broadband over power line (BPL) technology that allows individuals to get Internet access through Read More
UK Town First to Get WiMax; Sprint Works On US Network
Aug 18, 2006 | Reuters is reporting that Milton Keynes, located about 50 miles northwest of London, is the first British town to get Read More
Google's Mountain View Wi-Fi Goes Live
Aug 16, 2006 | After months of testing, Google officially opened access to its free Wi-Fi service in its headquarters town of Mountain View, Read More
Red Herring: Security Concerns With Muni Wi-Fi
Aug 14, 2006 | As we've mentioned in previous blog posts, municipal Wi-Fi plans are underway in cities around the country, including Washington, D.C., Read More
Boston's Non-Profit Wi-Fi Plan
Aug 4, 2006 | Like their counterparts in San Francisco and Philadelphia, local officials in Boston are working on a plan to offer municipal Read More
A "Third Pipe" for Broadband?
Aug 3, 2006 | Cable companies, telcos and wireless broadband providers aren't the only ones hoping to deliver broadband Net access to customers in Read More
FCC Releases Broadband Stats
Jul 26, 2006 | Reuters announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its latest statistics on broadband connectivity in the United States. The Read More
Investing in (Clearwire's) WiMax
Jul 6, 2006 | Wireless broadband provider Clearwire, founded by cellular phone veteran Craig McCaw, announced a $900 million financing round led by Intel Read More
Is All Well With Broadband?
Jul 4, 2006 | As part of its "Perspective" series, News.com published an op-ed article by Seth Sacher of Bates White LLC and Scott Read More
EU's Move to Increase Broadband Competition
Jul 3, 2006 | Last week, the Washington Post (free subscription required) reported that the European Union is considering plans to "force telecommunications providers Read More
Anaheim's Muni Wi-Fi Launch
Jun 30, 2006 | Anaheim, CA is the latest U.S. city to establish a municipal Wi-Fi network for residents and business owners, following in Read More
Update: Commissioner Copps, Part Deux
Jun 27, 2006 | On Friday, we posted about remarks made by FCC Commissioner Michael Copps at the Supernova conference in San Francisco. Today, Read More
Senate Commerce Committee Begins Markup of Broadband Deployment Act
Jun 26, 2006 | The Senate Commerce Committee's Chairman, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), began the committee's markup session for the Communications, Consumers' Choice and Read More
FCC Commissioner Copps on Broadband
Jun 23, 2006 | FCC Commissioner Michael Copps spoke about the need for greater broadband access at the Supernova conference in San Francisco earlier Read More
Ag Department's Rural Broadband May Be Backfiring
Jun 15, 2006 | An article in today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required) outlines the angst some cable providers feel toward the Agriculture Department's Read More
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Backing Broadband Deployment Act
May 11, 2006 | After receiving a GAO report stating that only 28% of American households are using broadband Internet services, Senate Commerce Committee Read More
SF a Step Closer to Citywide WiFi
Apr 7, 2006 | The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the city of San Francisco has agreed to move forward with a plan to Read More
U.S. Broadband Penetration Lagging?
Feb 21, 2006 | In a post earlier this month in Cisco's High Tech Policy Blog, Jeff Campbell (Cisco's Director, Technology and Communications Policy Read More
