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One year after opening an office in DC, Facebook's growing public policy team is focused on one issue above all else: privacy. read more

The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) tried a new angle on July 7 in its fight against the Federal Communications Commission's plan to create a broadband network that would connect first responders on mobile devices across states and township lines during emergencies. read more

The website used to track stimulus spending does not meet the transparency requirements laid out by the administration last year. read more

On April 14, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski testified before the Senate Commerce Committee; the subject was the National Broadband Plan. A number of senators asked follow-up questions and on June 15 Chairman genachowski sent a 64 page response. The extended Q&A covers broadband reclassification, deployment and adoption to and by Native American communities, using broadcast TV spectrum for mobile broadband, spectrum use fees, broadband speeds, broadband prices, support for rural carriers, universal service reform, and much more. read more

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced 29 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and healthcare across the country. The investments, totaling more than $404 million in grants, will fund projects that lay the groundwork to bring enhanced high-speed Internet access to millions of households and businesses and link thousands of schools, hospitals, libraries, and public safety offices to the information superhighway. The announcement begins the second round of BTOP grant awards read more

On July 7, Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein and Rural Development State Director Stan Gruszynski announced the awarding of more than $5.2 million to the Reedsburg Utilities Commission for broadband infrastructure improvements and service expansion. read more

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has just released a draft of its proposed resolutions for their summer meeting. The organization is proposing a fourth way of regulating broadband. read more

The Next Gen Learning Challenges program, launched in late June and headed by nonprofit education technology supporter Educause, will aim to raise America's high school graduation rate and ensure that college freshmen are ready for higher education without having to take non-credit-bearing remedial classes. read more

AT&T says a software bug in Alcatel-Lucent's gear is the reason why the upload (or uplink, in jargon) speeds dropped significantly over past few days. read more

Responding to accusations about privacy shortcomings and excessive regulation, Sens Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Thomas Carper (D-DE) defended their cybersecurity bill. read more

This memorandum outlines and clarifies the respective responsibilities and activities of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Cybersecurity Coordinator, and DHS, in particular with respect to the Federal... read more

A May 2010 survey finds that six in ten American adults now go online wirelessly using either a mobile phone or a laptop with a wireless Internet connection. read more

After seven years of researching, testing, developing, analyzing, promoting and sharing, it is time to close out the Library of Congress-funded National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program Preserving Digital Public Television project which set out to design a model repository for public television. read more

"The danger to broadcast TV isn't the Internet -- it's cable." read more

During a progress report to the House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, IEEE Fellow John McDonald told the lawmakers that ensuring stringent testing and certification and addressing cyber security and privacy of information are critical to successful implementation of the Smart Grid. read more

New Networks Institute and TeleTruth filed a complaint entitled "Omnibus Data Quality Act Complaint Against All Phone, Broadband, Wireless, Cable and Internet Charges Since 2000," requesting the FCC suspend all National Broadband proceedings because the FCC's data is extremely flawed. read more

Electronic medical records, or EMRs, are quickly becoming a reality for doctors and hospitals. read more

There is a lamentable tendency among analysts and trade reporters to confuse "technology" with "business model." read more

When it comes to broadband, Sullivan is a socialist. Why? Because broadband service in the United States is currently provided by a cableco/telco duopoly, and, as such, is slower and more expensive than in most of the developed world, studies show. Because he doesn't believe the Federal Communications Commission can fix that lack of competition within the current regulatory framework, despite the ambitious goals set forth in its National Broadband Plan. read more

The Federal Communications Commission has approved London Broadcasting's acquisition of KIII, the ABC affiliate serving Corpus Christi, Texas (DMA 129). read more