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Vote on USF tomorrow
by
John Moe
Oct 26, 2011
University of South Florida? University of San Francisco? No, the Universal Service Fund, that little noticed but oft-discussed (on our show at...
Slow and furious
by
Marc Sanchez
Oct 13, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission unveiled its broadband access map yesterday. It shows broadband availability around the country. A big "pop...
Net neut rules hit the books today
Sep 23, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission's rules on net neutrality are finally official. The rules state that Internet Service Providers can't prefer...
Broadband grumbles
by
John Moe
Sep 15, 2011
Sure, everyone likes the IDEA of improved rural broadband. How to roll it out and pay for it? Well that's a bit of a sticky issue. Politico is...
Comcast to launch internet access program for low income families
by
John Moe
Aug 8, 2011
Comcast's Internet Essentials plan will be available in all 39 states the phone/internet/TV company reaches beginning in early September. For ten...
On-shoring is the new off-shoring (thank you FCC)
by
Adriene Hill
Aug 5, 2011
Call centers are bringing jobs back to the United States. Julius Genachowski, chairman for the FCC, says call centers will hire about 100,000 pe...
Read the FCC's report on broadband access
by
John Moe
May 24, 2011
If you're into 99 page reports with lots of details, here you go!
If you're into 2-page press releases that summarize said reports, here you go!
For public good, not for profit.
FCC may give the country's broadband deployment a big F
by
John Moe
Apr 20, 2011
The FCC's yearly 706 report on how well broadband providers are deploying broadband services to Americans. Last year was the first time in years...
More than a quarter of all Americans still don't use the Internet
by
Matt Berger
Feb 17, 2011
Results of a federal survey on Net connectivity out today suggest that more than a quarter of all Americans still do not use the Internet, and as...
Washington's Internet Obsession
Nov 18, 2010
Here in Washington, the Obama Administration has been pursuing a lot of internet-related policy while we've all been distracted with tax cut and...