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July 15, 2010

20:10
Why the FCC's "Third Way" Approach Is a Really Good Idea
Public Knowledge believes the Federal Communications Commission's proposed "Third Way" approach to broadband regulation would resolve many of the legal questions raised by the recent Comcast decision and that it is imperative that the FCC enact such an approach in order to place the FCC's authority on firmer legal foundation to protect broadband consumers and carry out the National Broadband Plan. read more
20:08
Free Press Urges FCC to Restore Broadband Oversight Authority
In comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Free Press urges the agency to swiftly implement FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to re-establish a legal framework that allows the FCC to set broadband policy, protect consumers and promote innovation in the broadband marketplace. read more
20:06
Ohio supports FCC's 'Third Way'
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed comments at the Federal Communications Commission supporting the proposed "third way" on broadband regulation. read more
20:02
Texas opposes FCC reclassification
In a filing at the Federal Communications Commission, Texas said broadband services should not be moved from under "Title I" of the 1996 amended Communications Act to more heavily-regulated "Title II" oversight. read more
20:01
NRB Supports Congressional Oversight in Broadband Regulation
The National Religious Broadcasters said it supports Congress stepping in to clarify the Federal Communications Commission's broadband authority. read more
19:58
Google to government: help us rule TV's vast wasteland
Google "seeks to achieve the vast pro-consumer potential of video convergence" via its new Google TV feature. read more
19:53
NRB Asks FCC To Appeal Indecency Decision To Supremes
The National Religious Broadcasters has called on the Federal Communications Commission to appeal to the Supreme Court the Second Circuit's smackdown of FCC indecency enforcement. read more
19:49
The real story on the latest USF data
six of the 10 small carriers with the highest per-line USF support also have at least one competitive carrier collecting support at virtually the same level -- and all or nearly all of these are cellular operators. read more
19:47
Klobuchar Stirs Up Debate Over Facebook's Online Safety Efforts
On July 15, Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) urged Facebook to add a feature to its Web site similar to one recently added to its United Kingdom site that would link teens to information about safe Internet surfing habits. read more
19:45
IAB To FTC: The Kids Are Alright
The Interactive Advertising Bureau is asking the Federal Trade Commission to refrain from broadening regulations regarding children's online privacy. read more
19:44
Clear Channel: Internet means we get to buy more radio stations
Clear Channel Communications is calling for the elimination of any restrictions on the number of radio stations that the company can buy. Why? The Internet. read more
19:43
NIST Proposes Tracking Cyber Attacks Via Web Services
Developers could build a framework that could maintain transactional records among web services in order to recreate the scene of the crime in the aftermath of a cyber attack, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology suggest in a new study. read more
19:40
Rural wireless companies tell FCC to unlock phones
Japanese cellphone giant NTT Docomo said last week it will begin to offer unlocked phones to its customers next spring, a move that has rural U.S. wireless carriers asking the Federal Communications Commission to look to Japan and follow suit. read more
19:39
Social Media Focuses on Afghanistan
The removal of General Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan led to a rare week when the war captured the attention of social media. read more
19:37
Education As We Know It Is Finished
This headline is presented in partnership with:More than 70% of school districts already offer some form of online learning, and that number is growing among traditional brick-and-mortar middle and high schools. With big budget cuts looming, online learning is likely only to grow, as students increasingly look to it to for courses they want to take and credits they need for graduation. read more
19:35
Bridging Cuba's Communication Divide: How U.S. Policy Can Help
Throughout history, the free flow of information has been a powerful agent of liberation and economic development. For authoritarian regimes, the dilemma has been to find the right balance between these forces, usually by manipulating information through propaganda and controls on the media, rather than outright banning it. Cuba is not exempt from these challenges. read more
19:30
Mexico Plans to Put Unsold Airwaves Up for Bid Again
Mexico's government plans to create a new auction for airwaves that go unsold in its current sale of spectrum for mobile-phone carriers, the Federal Telecommunications Commission said. read more
19:27
'Networked Nation', the UK Government's plan to get more people online
This headline is presented in partnership with:Everyone of working age should be online by 2015, and all applications for school places and free school meals will be online under a new UK government plan to get more people to use the Internet. read more
19:25
Chile Legally Mandates Network Neutrality and Increased Transparency for ISPs
This headline is presented in partnership with:The Chilean Congress has just passed a major set of amendments to the General Telecommunications Law which not only mandates network neutrality but also requires Internet service providers to give users detailed information on the speeds they offer. read more
19:23
Net-by-text-message service could bring millions online in India
This headline is presented in partnership with:Tens of millions of Indian mobile-phone users could gain a gateway to the Internet through a cloud-based service developed by Hewlett-Packard's research division in the country. HP Labs' SiteOnMobile allows access to the Internet using only SMS text messages and voice commands - potentially opening it to India's 600 million users of mostly low-end mobile phones. read more