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In the first half of 2010 there has been a significant level of activity, and some striking developments, in communications standards that are widely seen as applicable to the Smart Grid. read more

For the past two years, AdMob has released a jam-packed report each and every month, publicizing its activities in the mobile advertising market and detailing the industry's rapid development. But with the official close of Google's $750 million acquisition of AdMob, the mobile ad network's level of transparency is changing. read more

Congress is getting interested in U.S. roles in Chinese censorship. read more

On June 30 -- the same day Google reapplied for its license to operate a website in China -- the company indicated that its search services have become partially blocked in China. read more

The vast majority of hospital CIOs recently surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) said they're concerned that they won't be able to demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health records. read more

The Federal Communications Commission must move quickly to set limits on the rates that large telecom carriers charge businesses and competitors for middle-mile access because AT&T is planning significant rate hikes. read more

As the Federal Communications Commission proceeds with its plan to regulate broadband access, it seems likely we can expect more of this resistance from members of Congress. Political contributions from Internet service providers are way up. read more

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski should remember one simple message as his agency clarifies its authority over Internet access services: The agency's job is to serve the public. read more

The United States is finally on track to develop a national broadband policy. Unfortunately, there are very few public resources available to carry it out. read more

When two young State Department officials took a delegation of Silicon Valley executives to Syria recently, they billed it as a chance to use the promise of technology to reach out to a country with which the United States has long had icy relations. Instead, the visit will be remembered for a series of breezy Twitter messages that the two colleagues sent home, riffing about how visitors can buy an American-style blended iced coffee at a university near Damascus and how one of them had challenged a Syrian communications minister to a cake-eating contest. read more

Later this summer, Google plans to introduce its long-awaited push into electronic books, called Google Editions. read more

Mobile phone operators in Europe are charging close to the highest roaming fees allowed, three years after price caps were first imposed. The findings raise the likelihood that the commission will recommend next year that the European Union's price caps be extended, rather than be allowed to expire. read more

The Obama administration has forced a US maker of fiber optics to abandon a planned joint venture with China's Tangshan Caofeidian Investment Corporation because it believes the tie-up would threaten national security. read more

Orange misled customers with claims that it had the largest 3G network in the UK, the advertising regulator has ruled. read more

A debate is emerging in the Senate over key aspects of recently introduced cybersecurity legislation. read more

Rep David Wu (D-CA) called on Congress and private companies to support Google as it faces legal troubles in China. read more

Responding to comments filed by Public Knowledge, the Consumer Electronics Association and others in the Federal Communications Commission's set-top proceeding about CableCARDS, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association says it is not out to sabotage its customers who use retail set-tops. read more

Contrary to popular opinion, newer teachers aren't any more likely to use technology in their lessons than veteran teachers, and a lack of access to technology does not appear to be the main reason why teachers do not use it. read more

Americans are watching tons of TV -- more than 5 hours a day, according to the latest data from the ratings gurus at Nielsen. But dig a little a deeper and you might be surprised to learn that older folks are glued to the screen even more than young people. read more

Free Press is celebrating the first anniversary of Julius Genachowski's chairmanship at the Federal Communications Commission by, what else, grading him. read more