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July 12, 2010

16:24
Post-9/11 telecom network proves useful beyond public safety communication
After the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, crippled the District's communication channels, the city moved to create a network that would give it uninterrupted communication should tragedy strike again. Nearly a decade later, a broadband program called DC-Net carries fiber-optic Internet cables across 200 miles of the city and connects more than 200 government agencies and other organizations. read more
16:22
Google wants data on wireless firms
In a filing at the Federal Communications Commission, Google asked the agency to collect, and make available, more information from wireless providers. read more
16:20
Rep Issa wants answers on White House's Google ties
On July 9, Rep Darrell Issa (R-CA) wrote to Google with concerns that White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin had inappropriate contact with the company and reports that White House staffers may be contacting lobbyists through private accounts. read more
16:19
Google promised not to provide 'lawbreaking content'
China confirmed July 11 that it renewed Google's license to operate after a months-long standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company has pledged not to provide "lawbreaking content." read more
16:17
How LeBron's Entourage Got His 'Decision' on ESPN
By now you've heard the offense against basketball star LeBron James' one-hour TV special to announce his team choice -- that it was narcissistic, sullied his brand and blurred the journalistic line for ESPN. But what you haven't heard is the defense of the man who helped put the show together. read more
16:16
Free the data: force ISPs to open up on crucial information
It might not seem all that exciting on the surface, but the Federal Communications Commission's recently announced Data Innovation Initiative may be one of the FCC's most significant efforts in recent years. read more
14:44
European Commission Seeks Transatlantic Data Protection Pact
European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding called for the creation of a transatlantic data protection agreement late last week at a joint discussion with US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. read more
14:42
Survey reveals slow progress in education technology
US schools' average overall scores on an annual survey designed to measure their progress toward implementing 21st-century classrooms and learning skills increased less than 1 percent from 2009, even though schools did improve on four out of five measures of progress. read more
14:40
The Blogger Generation Still Dominates Blogging
According to Sysomos, after an analysis of more than 100 million blog posts, not surprisingly, the most active bloggers are younger people who have grown up during the blogging "revolution", which started about seven years ago. read more
14:36
Comcast, NBC reach accord on independent producers
Comcast and NBC Universal have reached an agreement designed to boost opportunities for independent producers via such things as commitments to take pitch meetings, spend development money and make advertiser introductions. read more
14:33
RUS in a Post-Broadband Stimulus World
A Q&A with Rural Utilities Services (RUS) Administrator Jonathan Adelstein. read more
14:30
Schools and Libraries Ask FCC to Raise E-rate Cap, Focus on Classrooms and Libraries
In comments filed at the Federal Communications Commission, the Education and Library Networks Coalition urges the FCC to raise the current $2.25 billion E-rate funding cap to meet the more than $4 billion in annual demand for its current support. read more
14:25
Wireless Industry Wants Bigger Piece of E-Rate Pie
CTIA, the wireless industry lobbying arm, fully supports the Federal Communications Commission's goal of providing schools and libraries with greater flexibility to choose the broadband services that best meet their educational goals through the E-Rate program. read more
14:21
ISPs not broadcasters, Canadian court finds
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the notion that Internet service providers are broadcasters, likely ending a plan to introduce a new levy on Internet users to pay for the creation of Canadian content online. read more
08:09
Settling With Intel
The Federal Trade Commission has an opportunity to reach a settlement in the litigation over Intel's dominance in the microchip industry, an important sector of the American economy. read more
08:07
In Cable Delivery, Rivals Are Pouncing
Unlike the bitter disputes that have broken out between broadcast television networks and cable operators -- Fox versus Time Warner Cable, ABC versus Cablevision -- the latest round of fee negotiations between the Walt Disney Company and Time Warner have, so far, been quite amicable. But those peaceable dealings were not stopping Verizon Communications from going after Time Warner's flank on July 9. read more
08:06
At Tech Blog, Combining Strategies
Techmeme is a site that relies on software algorithms to collect technology news in real time into what is essentially the front page of an ever-changing industry newspaper. read more
08:04
Google's Do-It-Yourself App Creation Software
Google is bringing Android software development to the masses. read more
08:02
Apple, AT&T Class Action Advances
A federal judge says a monopoly-abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile-phone unit can move forward as a class action. The lawsuit consolidates several suits filed by iPhone buyers starting in late 2007, a few months after the first generation of Apple's smartphone went on sale. read more
08:01
Tech Firms Tout New Online-Ad Formats
As media companies voice doubts about whether they can build their digital businesses on advertising alone, technology companies are trying hard to persuade them to think more creatively. read more