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Dear FCC, Please Don't Let Hollywood Break My TV

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology

Read More: Arlen Specter, Fcc, Mpaa, Senate Judiciary Committee, Gary Shapiro, Selective Output Control, Congress, Piracy, Julius Genachowski, Dan Glickman, Federal Communications Commission, Analog Hole, Department of Justice, Hdtv, Cea, Consumer Electronics Association, Motion Picture Association of America, Technology News
Gary Shapiro

The MPAA is back -- this time, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -- asking permission to disable lawfully purchased HDTV-capable TVs.

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Innovation in America: An Autobahn, or a Suburban Street With Speed Bumps?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

Read More: Fcc, Gps, Telemedicine, Pandora, Dtv, Gary Shapiro, Telework, Innovation, International CES, Dvr, Facebook, Spectrum, Satellite Radio, Sputnik, Broadband, mp3, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, Wireless, Blu-Ray, Youtube, Consumer Electronics Show, Autobahn, Hdtv, Cea, Consumer Electronics Association, E-Book, Technology News
Gary Shapiro

My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?

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Jason Linkins

Scholars Urge FCC's Genachowski To Close Net Neutrality Loopholes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Julius Genachowski, Net Neutrality, Media News

In the latest salvo over net neutrality, some of the nations' leading tech minds have sent a letter to FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, urging him to tak...

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The Net Neutrality Quandry for Big Telecom: Fight or Deal?

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

Big Telecom is used to winning, and winning big. And yesterday, they lost as the FCC approved a Net neutrality proposed rule.

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FCC Unanimously Supports 'Net Neutrality' Rule In Face Of Fierce Telecom Lobby

Reuters | Posted 10.23.2009 | Technology

Read More: Google Net Neutrality, Twitter Net Neutrality, Verizon Net Neutrality, FCC Open Internet, Net Neutrality, FCC Chief, FCC Vote, Net Neutrality Laws, Open Internet Coalition, Amazon Net Neutrality, Nasdaq:Ebay, Net Neutrality Vote, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, FCC Net Neutrality, eBay Net Neutrality, Technology News

U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously Thursday to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring o...

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Wireless Catch-22

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 10.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Open Internet, Fcc, National Broadband, Julius Genachowski, Mobile Phones, Technology News
Jonathan Spalter

Few people in Washington are busier these days than FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who will deliver a National Broadband Plan to Congress and unveil a proposal to safeguard an "open Internet."

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FCC Chief Seeks Broad Open-Internet Rules

WSJ | Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology

Read More: Genachowski, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Open Internet, Federal Communications Commission, FCC Chairman, FCC Open Internet, FCC Net Neutrality, Open Internet Rules, Net Neutrality, Technology News

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules broadly, raising concerns...

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FCC Chairman Channels Bruce Springsteen To Explain Net Neutrality

WSJ | Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology

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We're not sure just where Bruce Springsteen stands on open Internet policies, said Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski Monday at a mu...

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Oh, the Hypocrisy! The Vote To Regulate the Internet as More Media Consolidation Looms

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media

Read More: NBC Universal, Comcast, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

If the Knight Commission thinks there's a problem with news and information getting through to the public now, just wait until the Internet and news sources become even more consolidated.

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Verizon Wireless, ATT Say No To 'Open Internet', Criticize FCC

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.22.2009 | Technology

Read More: Fcc, At, Julius Genachowski, Verizon Wireless, Technology News

Mobile providers have argued that US proposals to ensure that all traffic on the internet is treated equally should not be applied to wireless traffic...

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It's Day One For the Open Internet -- The Games Have Begun

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.22.2009 | Technology

Read More: Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Internet, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Michael Coops, Comcast, Barack Obama, Service Providers, Nancy Pelosi, Bellsouth, Henry Waxman, Mignon Clyburn, Technology News
Art Brodsky

Net Neutrality is a complicated-sounding term for something very simple. Companies that carry your Internet traffic shouldn't be allowed to play favorites.

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Wireless 'Net Neutrality' and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.22.2009 | Technology

Read More: Wireless, Broadband, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Jonathan Spalter

The term 'net neutrality' has no agreed-upon definition in policy circles. But in popular culture, it has become synonymous with free speech. So here are three things policymakers should keep in mind going forward.

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Net Neutrality Won't Fix The App Store

Dan Frommer | Posted 09.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Iphone, Internet, iPhone App Store, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Mobile Phones, Technology News
Dan Frommer

Keeping an open Internet is important to consumers and businesses, and monopoly (or duopoly) Internet providers must never be given the role of taste-maker.

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FCC Chairman Argues For "Open Internet"

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Net Neutrality, Media News

NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed the most wide-ranging and specific rules so far for regulati...

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FCC Chief 'Boldly' Commits to Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Free Press, Julius Genachowski, Open Internet, Net Neutrality, Media News
Timothy Karr

The fight for Net Neutrality just took a big step forward on Monday with the chair of the Federal Communications Commission announcing plans to expand the rules to protect a free and open Internet.

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Web of the Future: Building a Faster, More Secure and Egalitarian Internet

Vinton G. Cerf | Posted 09.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Google, Malware, Julius Genachowski, Darpa, Vint Cerf, Arpanet, Technology News
Vinton G. Cerf

We can anticipate the need for a kind of International Law of the Net in the future. Such concepts can also provide better support for international and domestic electronic commerce.

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The Open Internet: Preserving the Freedom to Innovate

Julius Genachowski | Posted 09.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Open Internet, Broadband, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Barack Obama Net Neutrality, FCC Chairman, Wireless, Net Neutrality, Internet, Technology News
Julius Genachowski

The key to the Internet's success has been its openness...Notwithstanding its unparalleled record of success, today the free and open Internet faces emerging and substantial challenges.

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VIDEO: HuffPo Launches Technology Section -- FCC Chair, Jimmy Wales, Others to Blog

Andy Plesser | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Technology, Jose, Media News
Andy Plesser

In this interview, Jose Antonio Vargas says that "technology is anthropology" and the site will address how technology is used and how it affects society.

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Net Neutrality Shifts Into High Gear

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Mark Lloyd, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

Net Neutrality will be the largest telecom fight in since the giveaway Telecom Act was fought out in 1995. In the House, Republicans are already showing they're ready to rumble.

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NYT: Time to Make Net Neutrality the Law

Timothy Karr | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Congress, Obama, Net Neutrality, Julius Genachowski, Astroturf, Internet, New York Times, Media News
Timothy Karr

Allowing Internet service providers to become gatekeepers would undermine the democratic nature of the Web, which has made it such a great engine for free speech and economic growth.

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A Welcome Look at the Wireless 'Big Picture'

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Mobile Applications, Smartphones, Wireless, Pda, 4g, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Technology News
Jonathan Spalter

Choices in calling and data plans are nearly certain to continue their expansion, probably in ways we can't project. That's a sign of vibrant competition, which is the foundation for greater innovation.

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A Deserved Double-Take on Wireless Prices

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wireless, Julius Genachowski, Oecd, Texting, U.S. Mobile Marketplace, Wireless Plans, Federal Communications Commission, Data-Driven, Mobile Communications, Politics News
Jonathan Spalter

Consumers have scarcely paid a dime more for the extraordinary step into virtually limitless mobile communications. The average price of a U.S. wireless plan remains about $50 a month.

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FCC Under Genachowski: Competition, Consumers, Innovation and Investment

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Media News
Craig Newmark

Julius Genachowski is now chair of the FCC, which means that it'll be easier to protect free use of the Net, and to catch up with the rest of the world.

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Internet Protection Fight Starts in Washington -- Don't Just Sit There

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Internet, Apple Iphone, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

There is no legal requirement for Internet Service Providers to give us an open Internet. Luckily, the future of the Web is now in play in the Washington policy arena.

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The Other Obama Nominee

Timothy Karr | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Copps, Fcc, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Julius Genachowski, Mignon Clyburn, Media News
Timothy Karr

As the first African-American woman commissioner, she represents progressive change that is deeply in sync with the transformation of D.C. politics that Obama is trying to realize.

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