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August 4, 2010

17:39
The FCC's Dangerous Game of 'Let's Make A Deal'
For whatever reason, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues its misguided game of "Let's Make A Deal" with the big telecom empires. read more
17:37
Google, Verizon Said to Have Deal on Web Traffic
Apparently, Verizon and Google reached a deal on how to handle Internet traffic, striking their own accord on policy being weighed by the Federal Communications Commission. read more
14:36
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce Release Schedule for BTOP and BIP Broadband Awards
USDA and Commerce are on track to get all broadband stimulus awards out the door by the end of September. read more
13:04
FTC Settles Charges of Anticompetitive Conduct Against Intel
The Federal Trade Commission approved a settlement with Intel Corp. that resolves charges the company illegally stifled competition in the market for computer chips. read more
13:02
New Data Shed Light on Women's Internet Usage
Two recent reports shed some light on what women are doing online. Here's a quick roundup of the findings. read more
13:01
Defense Report Reopens Debate Over Federal Cyber Roles
A panel chartered by Congress to review long-term threats to the United States has reopened a hotly contested debate on how the government should counter cyber attacks by calling for the Defense Department to expand its authority by defending all federal and key commercial computer networks. read more
13:00
Show Me the Money (Financing) in Broadband
Few people question the need for broadband and the value it can bring to a community. However, for proponents of community broadband networks, the challenges of financing buildouts, generating revenues, and ensuring a network's long-term financial security are ones not easily resolved. read more
12:58
Maryland Social Media Campaign Rules Take Effect
Aligning its laws with the growing prominence of online social media, Maryland now requires political candidates to identify their online campaign material. read more
11:41
Funding for 126 Rural Broadband Infrastructure Projects
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding of 126 new Recovery Act broadband infrastructure projects that will create jobs and provide rural residents in 38 states and Native American tribal areas access to improved service. read more
11:39
AT&T Asked Apple to Block YouTube on iPhone
Kris Rinne of AT&T asked Apple to "restrict its YouTube app to run only over Wi-Fi. Maybe the iPhone could feature a smaller, lower-resolution videostream or cut off YouTube videos after one minute." AT&T sells its own video packages, of course, and did not intend to limit those. That concrete evidence of AT&T's desire to throttle should be enough to put a monkey wrench in the works, but ... read more
11:36
The Plan Got it Right: 300 MHz is 10-15 Verizon-Size Networks
Imagine if five new networks with the capacity of Verizon's were built across the United States. read more
11:32
NRB: Fight The Good Fight For Spectrum
National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith and National Religious Broadcasters President Frank Wright met for the first time on August 3. The general topic was cooperation. And spectrum. read more
11:30
Crucial for Competition: Don't Require Spectrum Fees in Advance
There's enough spectrum in sight to double the number of state of the art US mobile networks. To facilitate that, the Federal Communications Commission should immediately change the auction rules that are a huge obstacle to competition and almost certainly reduce the amount collected. read more
11:28
On the Internet, no one has to be a gatekeeper, but everyone can be
While the Internet's made it possible for information to flow more directly from source to consumer, in practice, much information consumed on the Internet now flows through many more intermediaries than before. read more
11:25
The Future of Broadband - in Tasmania
Tasmania is leading Australia's ambitious broadband plan to wire more than 90 percent of the nation's homes with high-speed fiber optics. read more
11:23
Lots of Internet competition -- just not at home
At first glance, the broadband market in the nation's capital appears to be pretty competitive. But it really comes down to Comcast, Verizon, and RCN. read more
07:59
After Afghan War Leaks, Revisions in a Shield Bill
Democratic senators who have been working on legislation providing greater protections to reporters who refuse to identify confidential sources are backpedaling from WikiLeaks, the Web site that recently disclosed more than 75,000 classified documents related to the Afghanistan war. read more
07:57
Broadcasting board decides Voice of America can peruse WikiLeak documents
The Broadcasting Board of Governors passed a unanimous resolution in closed session that "authorized the Director of the Voice of America to proceed with reporting on the disclosure of classified documents available on the WikiLeaks website in a manner that is consistent with the VOA Charter and the BBG's statutory mission, and to balance this effort with due consideration for the laws and executive orders" on using classified information. read more
07:54
BlackBerry Maker Resists Governments' Pressure
Mike Lazaridis, founder and co-chief executive of Research In Motion, the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry smartphones, said that his company would not give in to pressure from foreign governments to provide access to its customers' messages. read more
07:49
UAE's BlackBerry ban: Why is Canada silent?
Human rights organizations have joined the United States in condemning the decision of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to suspend Blackberry Messenger, Blackberry E-mail, and Blackberry Web-browsing services starting Oct. 11 unless it can access encrypted messages, citing security concerns. But the Canadian government is mum. read more