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May 21, 2010

14:56
21st Century Emergency Alerting
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Continuity Programs (NCP) will hold a workshop on 21st Century Emergency Alerting: Leveraging Multiple Technologies to Bring Alerts and Warnings to the Public. read more
14:52
FCC Offers Further Guidance on 700 MHz Waiver Order
The FCC provides further guidance to the Waiver Recipients on the required contents of the Interoperability Showing. read more
14:50
US happy with 4Mbps baseline; Europe demands 30Mbps for all
The grand master plan for European broadband is out, and one target leaves the United States in the digital dust—a goal of 30 Mbps "or above" for all Europeans by 2020. read more
14:46
White House refreshes Data.gov
On Friday the White House relaunched Data.gov, its online clearinghouse for government data. read more
14:45
Google TV: What Does It Mean for Advertisers?
Google opened up an entirely new store of inventory for advertisers with Google TV, an interactive platform that collapses the wall between TV and Internet in the living room. read more
14:43
RapidShare didn't infringe on copyrights, says US court
The US District Court of California denied adult entertainment company Perfect 10's request for an injunction against file-sharing service RapidShare on Thursday, saying that the company did not offer sufficient proof that RapidShare itself had infringed on Perfect 10's copyrights. read more
14:42
House panel approves bipartisan bill to overhaul cybersecurity
A House committee on Thursday approved by voice vote a bill that would overhaul federal cybersecurity laws to install a permanent cyber czar and chief technology officer, ensure continuous monitoring of networks, and do away with paperwork requirements that some said distracted managers from securing computer systems. read more
07:41
Sites Confront Privacy Loophole
Facebook, MySpace and several other social-networking sites have been sending data to advertising companies that could be used to find consumers' names and other personal details, despite promises they don't share such information without consent. read more
07:39
Blogs Blab as FTC Studies Deal
US trustbusters have set their sights on Silicon Valley, with a number of investigations targeting possible anticompetitive behavior by technology companies. Now they are having to deal with an unexpected consequence: Potential witnesses are using blogs to blurt out details of an inquiry as it is being conducted. read more
07:38
E-Books Rewrite Bookselling
The digital revolution sweeping the media world is rewriting the rules of the book industry, upending the established players which have dominated for decades. read more
07:36
Tribune Facing Legal Battle With Creditors
The Tribune Company will have to wait another week before its reorganization plan is sent to creditors for a vote, and the plan will have to include letters warning that approval will lead to protracted legal battles. read more

May 20, 2010

23:01
Establishment of an Emergency Response Interoperability Center
This Order amends Federal Communications Commission's rules to establish rules governing the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) and delegates authority to the Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to establish advisory bodies and select appropriate representatives from federal agencies, the public safety community, and industry to advise ERIC. Now published in the Federal Register, the rules go into effect June 21, 2010. read more
22:59
FCC Releases Wireless Competition Report
On May 20, the Federal Communications Commission released its 14th annual report on the state of competition in the mobile wireless industry. The report -- which reflects the agency's commitment to upgrading all competition reports -- will create a solid foundation for predictable, fact-based wireless policy. read more
22:56
FCC Makes More Spectrum Available for Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that will make available 25 megahertz of spectrum for mobile broadband service in much of the United States, while protecting adjacent satellite radio and aeronautical mobile telemetry operations. read more
22:53
FCC Proposes E-rate Updates
The Federal Communications Commission took further steps toward ensuring universal access to affordable, high-quality broadband by proposing updates to the highly successful "E-rate" universal service program. read more
22:51
FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules
The Federal Communications Commission adopted an Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that implements key recommendations of the National Broadband Plan for promoting broadband deployment and competition. The Order and Further Notice will make broadband more affordable and available by speeding and reducing the costs of access to an essential piece of infrastructure: utility poles. read more
22:49
FCC Adopts New Phone Number Portability Rules
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that will allow consumers to transfer their phone numbers to new providers much more quickly. read more
22:46
The Chairman's Award and An Online Problem-Solving Commons
This is the second in a series of posts seeking public input on the new Accessibility and Innovation Forum. read more
22:44
Broadband and a Clean-Energy Economy
Broadband will play a major role in realizing a sustainable environmental future. read more
22:43
Common carriage is an ancient idea being applied to a modern problem -- Internet access
Telecoms operators argue that America does not need common carriage for Internet access, because the country's unique network of local cable monopolies competes against its last-mile copper-wire monopolies. read more