The Federal Communications Commission last week moved closer to adopting the recommendations in the National Broadband Plan by implementing a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comment on how to further bolster the reliability and resiliency of the nation’s communications networks. “The recent devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan are a stark reminder of how heavily [...]
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A former owner of an Illinois-based technology company has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Justice Department announced this week. Tyrone Pipkin, a former co-owner of Global Networking Technologies Inc. pleaded guilty earlier this week to conspiring to defraud the E-Rate program. Court document say Pipkin participated [...]
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Federal Communications Commission Chief Technologist Dr. Douglas C. Sicker has been announced as the keynote speaker for the first annual SIP Network Operators Conference, being held in Herndon, Va. SIPNOC, held April 25-27, will focus on issues critical to the reliable and successful deployment and operation of SIP-based services in carrier networks. The event will [...]
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The number of new wireless devices is skyrocketing, and today there are nearly four times as many gadgets than compared to a decade ago, according to a report by the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering & Technology Laboratory. As the wireless market has grown from fewer than 100 million subscribers at the turn of [...]
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The Federal Communications Commission yesterday released a report on the state of broadband connectivity at schools and libraries receiving funds from the federal E-rate program, revealing that both need faster broadband. The report is based on data from a survey examining the success and challenges related to broadband use faced by schools and libraries. The [...]
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Most Americans do not want the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the Internet as it does radio and TV, according to a new survey. Polling firm Rasmussen Reports found in its latest national phone survey that only 21 percent of 1,000 “likely U.S. voters” want FCC to regulate the Internet. Fifty-four percent are opposed to [...]
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The Federal Communications Commission voted today to approve its controversial first-ever Internet access regulation, which would enshrine into law the idea that all web traffic be treated equally. The Washington Post reported FCC’s three Democratic members comprised a majority of votes favoring the net neutrality regulation, which FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski introduced more than a [...]
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The Federal Communications Commission will sponsor “Open Developer Day” at its headquarters in Washington, D.C, to promote collaboration between web developers in the public and private sectors to advance the agency’s goals to promote citizen participation in open government and further innovation in accessible technologies. The event, held Nov. 8, will feature guest engineers from [...]
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The Federal Communications Commission today announced the formation of the Technological Advisory Council, made up by technical experts who will help the commission identify areas of innovation and develop technology policies supporting the nation’s competitiveness and job creation in the global economy. “I’m pleased to announce that the FCC has formed a new Technological Advisory [...]
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Over the past months, the Federal Communications Commission has worked to preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet, efforts that over time have changed the terms of a longstanding and acrimonious debate, said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. “We have moved from a world of four disputed and unenforceable open Internet principles–about blocking by broadband [...]
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