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FCC Orders Comcast to End Discriminatory Network Management Practices
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 3, 2008 - 1:26pmLast updated: August 3, 2008 - 1:45pm
Comcast's management of its broadband Internet networks contravenes federal policies that protect the vibrant and open nature of the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission found on August 1.
Headline Highlights July 2008
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 31, 2008 - 7:56pmLast updated: July 31, 2008 - 7:57pm
Picnics, baseball, and mosquitos -- what else do you expect from relaxing summer months? Anyone expecting a summer lull may have been surprised by the fireworks displayed in telecommunications policy in July.
Telecom Policy Agenda Next Week
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 25, 2008 - 7:23amLast updated: July 25, 2008 - 7:24am
No, no, don't make your two-week break for the beach yet... the telecom policy world will still be busy next week. 1) the FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity meets, 2) the FCC discusses Capital Markets and Ownership Diversity, 3) Kaiser hosts a discussion on the Health Blogosphere, 4) APT's explores Broadband in Low-income Communities, 5) the FCC meets to discuss Public Safety Interoperable Communications and the 700 MHz D Block Proceeding, and that's not all -- the week ends with 6) the FCC's August Open Meeting. Find out more at http://www.benton.org/calendar
XM-Sirius Deal Done?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 23, 2008 - 8:31pmLast updated: July 24, 2008 - 6:50am
ok, here's what we think we know. On Tuesday morning, Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein voted against the proposed merger between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. But deciding vote Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate has indicated she will vote in favor of the deal.
House Hearing Takes Up Issues in Telecommunications Competition
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 22, 2008 - 8:47pmLast updated: July 23, 2008 - 11:12am
On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing to examine telecommunications competition issues that have impacted national broadband deployment over the last decade. Though the United States was first in the world in broadband deployment in 2000, the country has been sliding down international broadband rankings ever since. There was also an exciting discussion of the Proper Forbearance Procedures Act.
FCC Broadband Hearing in Pittsburgh
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 22, 2008 - 7:36amLast updated: July 22, 2008 - 4:13pm
The Federal Communications Commission traveled to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh Monday to discuss "Broadband and the Digital Future." The FCC commissioners heard about privacy, fairness and commercial possibility. Rep Mike Doyle (D-PA) helped organize the event saying it was intended to address two major concerns -- the so-called "digital divide" between those who have broadband access and those who don't, and "Network Neutrality," or the openness of the Internet.
House DTV Hearing in Brooklyn, NY
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 20, 2008 - 7:58pmLast updated: July 20, 2008 - 8:01pm
On Friday the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Government Management held a field hearing in New York City seeking an update on the digital television transition.
Consumer Privacy and 'Deep Packet Inspection' Explored at House Hearing
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 18, 2008 - 7:32amLast updated: July 18, 2008 - 7:33am
On Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on "deep packet inspection" (DPI) and its implication on online privacy.
Broadcasting Board of Governors Nomination and Withdrawal
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 10, 2008 - 8:23pmIn January 2007, President Bush nominated Mark McKinnon to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2009, a position he had already obtained in a recess appointment. On July 10, McKinnon's nomination was withdrawn and the President instead nominated Clifford D. May for the BBG slot.
Network Neutrality Debate Goes Online (of course)
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 10, 2008 - 8:21pmOn July 8, Comcast's Joe Waz wrote that Free Press wants to "punish Comcast for engaging in network management that Free Press believes violates the Federal Communications Commission’s Internet Policy Statement."
