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March 17, 2010

07:49
China appears to be preparing for Google departure
The Chinese government on Tuesday appeared to set the foundation for Internet giant Google to pull out of the country, with one spokesman contending that the company's potential departure would be an "individual business act" and another warning Google to obey Chinese law whether it leaves China or not. read more
07:48
What a Google China exit would mean
The Google-China duel represents perhaps the biggest showdown over Internet free speech, a growing priority in the Obama administration, as it brings to light not only China's tight controls on online information, but limitations on the Internet in many other countries, as well. read more
07:47
Google Partners Unaware of Compensation Demands, Doubt Letter
A letter demanding Google Inc. compensate advertising agents if it withdraws from China probably isn't genuine, said a sales official at one of the companies named as a signatory. read more
07:46
Facebook becomes bigger hit than Google
Social networking website Facebook has capped a year of phenomenal growth by overtaking Google's popularity among US Internet users, with industry data showing it has scored more visits on its home page than the search engine. read more
07:45
How Privacy Vanishes Online
If a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give him your name, Social Security number and e-mail address? Probably not. Yet people often dole out all kinds of personal information on the Internet that allows such identifying data to be deduced. read more
07:43
Europe's Public Broadcasters Ask Lawmakers to Make It Easier to Offer Programs Online
European public broadcasters are calling on lawmakers to make it easier to offer their programming over the Internet, saying cumbersome copyright practices restrict their ability to develop new digital services and prolong the fragmentation of the European television landscape. read more
07:41
Verizon Files Patent Case to Halt Cablevision Set-Top Imports
Verizon filed a patent-infringement complaint with U.S. trade officials, seeking to block imports of television set-top boxes for Cablevision Systems Corp. read more
07:39
Hollywood Studios, Cable Systems Tout On-Demand Films
Hollywood's biggest film studios and the largest U.S. cable systems are joining in a $30 million marketing effort to build consumer awareness of on-demand movie rentals as DVD sales decline. read more
07:38
Gap Widens Between Tech Richest and the Rest
A handful of cash-rich companies are consolidating power in the technology industry, using their wealth to expand into new businesses and making it harder for small and midsize competitors to break through. read more
07:37
Measure would force White House, private sector to collaborate in cyber-crisis
The Cybersecurity Act, drafted by Senate commerce committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and committee member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), is an attempt to prod the Obama administration and Congress to be more aggressive in crafting a coordinated national strategy for dealing with cyberthreats. read more
07:36
Slow steps to high-speed broadband
The National Broadband Plan that the Federal Communications Commission released Tuesday is ambitious in the right way, staking out such immodest national goals as building the most innovative and fastest wireless networks on the planet and vastly improving the wired infrastructure within a decade. read more
07:34
FCC national broadband plan: a vision for the nation
The national broadband plan for America argues that high-speed Internet service is as vital to America's economy as electric power. Everyone should have access to it. Everyone should be able to afford it. Why should Americans settle for less? read more
07:33
Why America Needs a National Broadband Plan
If the U.S. military ranked 17th in the world, you can bet that as a nation we would make strengthening our armed forces a national priority. Yet that's just how the U.S. stacks up against the rest of the world in terms of access to high-speed Internet connections. read more
07:32
FCC Questioned on Its Far-Reaching Plan to Expand Broadband Access
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday made public the details of its ambitious policy to encourage the spread of high-speed Internet access. But the National Broadband Plan was met with a chorus of questions, even from the staunchest advocates of its goals. read more
07:30
FCC Aim to Boost Web Still Remote
Web surfers frustrated at paying high prices for relatively slow broadband service won't get much short-term relief from the Federal Communications Commission's effort to make U.S. Internet service faster and cheaper. read more
07:28
FCC needs Congress' help on broadband effort
With the public release of its national broadband plan Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission prepared to start the hard work of getting Congress to help the agency implement roughly 200 recommendations. The bulk of the recommendation can be enacted by the FCC, but Congress would have to act on others. read more
07:27
How the FCC's new national broadband plan is expected to affect consumers
Among the dozens of policy recommendations in the Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan, the impact on consumers varies. This article contains answers to some of the top questions Kang has been asked about how the broadband manifesto affects individuals. read more

March 16, 2010

22:13
FCC Sends National Broadband Plan to Congress
The Federal Communications Commission delivered "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan" to Congress on Tuesday. The Plan's call for action over the next decade includes the following goals and recommendations... read more
22:10
FCC Adopts Joint Statement on Broadband
After unveiling the National Broadband Plan, Federal Communications Commission members approved -- by a 5-0 vote -- a Joint Statement on Broadband which expresses the six beliefs the commissioners share. read more
22:07
Ten things you must know about the National Broadband Plan
Here are some of the highlights of the National broadband Plan that appear most critical to the telecommunications industry, based on a preliminary review of the plan. read more