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The first map detailing high-speed Internet access around the state will highlight unserved rural areas in hopes of bringing service to those communities. read more

A coalition of eight music publishers sued the file-sharing service LimeWire on Wednesday, accusing it of copyright infringement. read more

After a prolonged review, AT&T is close to securing regulatory approval for its $2.35 billion purchase of rural U.S. wireless licenses from rival Verizon Wireless. read more

On Jan. 21, 2010, the Supreme Court threw out 100 years of established law and legal precedent that protected the integrity of our political process against direct campaign expenditures by big-money special interests. The most important things Congress can do in response to this ruling are to increase transparency and shine a light on the special interests trying to influence elections. That is why we have introduced the bipartisan Disclose (Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Elections) Act. read more

The cynical decision this week by House Democrats to exempt the National Rifle Association from the latest campaign finance regulatory scheme is itself a public disclosure. read more

Google is developing technology that could position it to compete with a new breed of digital media companies that are generating story ideas for the Internet by mining online search data for under-covered topics. read more

President Barack Obama has had a few choice words for reporters recently. He warned graduates at the University of Michigan of the damage the media do by playing up "every hint of conflict" to produce "sexier" stories. Vilification on both sides, Obama said, "prevents learning - since after all, why should we listen to a 'fascist' or a 'socialist' or a 'right-wing nut' or a 'left-wing nut'?" read more

Journalists covering the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have been yelled at, kicked off public beaches and islands and threatened with arrest in the nearly three weeks since the government promised improved media access. read more

The Federal Communications Commission has released its request for proposals (RFP) for media ownership studies. read more

Once defined by clear content niches, many cable TV networks are scrambling to broaden their audiences by reaching beyond their original mission. read more

It is labor revolt by text message and video upload, underwritten by the Chinese government. read more

In Dane County (WI), residents are petitioning the state public service commission to order TD to provide broadband to them. TD says these communities are just too small and isolated to provide broadband services. read more

The leaders of the House Commerce Committee are requesting an update on the federal Universal Service Fund in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. read more

The Federal Communications Commission wants to make about 500MHz available for wireless broadband over the next decade, 300MHz of that in five years, with about 120MHz of it coming from the broadcast television bands. read more

On June 15, West Virginia EGov. Joe Man chin, Frontier Communications, and the Communications Workers of America announced that Frontier will guarantee a $310-million-dollar investment in West Virginia over the next three years for broadband deployment, service quality improvements, and other capital expenditures. read more

Reps Ed Markey (D-MA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Doris Matsui (D-CA) have written federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski in support of network neutrality. read more

Ten privacy and civil liberties groups urged Facebook June 16 to take additional steps to fix lingering privacy issues they say still exist with the social networking site. read more

The judge in the Tribune Company's bankruptcy case has ordered JPMorgan Chase to turn over information sought by a group of lenders who oppose the company's reorganization plan. read more

Local broadcasters are clearly enjoying station television's economic rebound. SNL Kagan forecasted that 2010 broadcast retransmission consent revenue would be $1.09 billion -- well ahead of 2009's $762 million. read more

Twelve media innovation projects have been named the 2010 winners of the Knight News Challenge, a contest that funds ideas that use digital technology to inform specific geographic communities. The... read more