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Speaking to a FCC discussion among interested parties about how to design broadband pilot programs for low-income consumers, FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker said, "Broadband affordability is ... not limited to a monthly DSL bill. We will have to take into account the substantial consumer electronic costs of broadband." read more

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration decided to create a tool that would allow larger anchor institutions, smaller satellite organizations, Internet service providers and technical experts to find one another and create mutually beneficial partnerships. read more

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of Josh Gottheimer as Senior Counselor to the Chairman. read more

Location-based mobile services have captured the attention of regulators and lawmakers who want to know more about how firms such as Foursquare, Twitter, and Apple are using geographic data to provide new services and whether the information is being shared with business partners, including advertisers. read more

On June 23, Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel promised the Senate Judiciary Committee that the government would target foreign websites that facilitate the piracy of movies, music, software and other intellectual property. read more

AT&T, Google and Visa got what could be described as unintentional, unwanted attention from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) June 23 during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when discussion turned to the growing problem of online piracy. read more

A group of public interest groups, foreign lawmakers, academics and others released a statement outlining what they describe as numerous flaws with a draft agreement aimed at curbing counterfeiting and piracy being negotiated by the Untied States and several countries. read more

Just a day after Google and Twitter called the legal concept of "hot news" obsolete, the major news heavyweights have collectively thrown their hat into the ring in support of the nebulous restriction. read more

The House Rules Committee, which determines how a bill is voted on, is preparing to take up the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act. The bill, which has the backing of the Administration, could get a House vote as early as June 24. read more

Making sure staff members have the professional development they need to ensure effective 21st-century teaching and learning is the top challenge facing school district chief technology officers. read more

Two years ago, Google launched its Free The Airwaves campaign in an effort to draw attention to the idea of using "white spaces" — tiny slivers of spectrum vacated by the switch from analog televisions to digital — for wireless broadband. But just recently, the search engine giant, along with partners, has thrown smart grid applications into this mix as the latest effort to win over hearts and minds to the elusive and much-debated white space technology. read more

When President Barack Obama took office, he promised increased transparency, communication and participation would be three major priorities for the new administration - a fitting pledge given that today's government serves an ultraconnected and technologically advanced constituency. read more

Twenty percent of applications on Android Market let third parties access private or sensitive information. read more

There's a growing legal uncertainty about privacy on open Wi-Fi networks, kicked off by Google's admission its Street View cars intercepted data on unsecured Wi-Fi networks in neighborhoods across the globe. read more

The Senate will work to combine a number of cybersecurity bills. read more

Regulatory authorities in most OECD countries have traditionally adopted a national geographic area focus when framing the geographic scope of telecommunications markets. Arguments stemming from market analysis economics suggest that differential regulation be considered between geographic areas where facility-based competition has developed and where it has not. read more

Mayor Richard M. Daley and a broad cross-section of Chicago officials, business groups and community organizations told federal regulators they support Comcast Corp.'s proposed acquisition of NBC Universal. read more

ABI Research reported on June 22 that WiFi use in the health care industry has grown at more than 60 percent during the past 12 months. read more

U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has given Google a big win in its long-standing litigation with Viacom. In a decision, embedded after the jump, Judge Stanton grants Google's request for... read more

On June 17, 2010, the The Federal Communications Commission opened a new proceeding to identify the legal approach that will best support its efforts to ensure universal access to affordable, high-quality broadband services; promote broadband innovation, investment, and competition; and protect and empower consumers. A Notice of Inquiry adopted by the agency begins a public process to consider possible frameworks for addressing the high-speed connections most consumers use to access the Internet. read more