Genachowski Praises Google’s Broadband Offering

Earlier this week, search engine giant Google announced plans to conduct a high-speed fiber trial in select locations.

Google is asking cities and states to express interest in a fiber service capable of flowing at one gigabit per second. Richard Whitt, Google’s telecom and media counsel, said, “We’re excited to see how consumers, small businesses, anchor institutions, and local governments will take advantage of ultra high-speed access to the Net.”

Google…

FCC Uses Web 2.0 to Promote Net Neutrality

The FCC under Julius Genachowski has moved into using all aspects of Web 2.0 to promote its stance on net neutrality. The FCC is using the new mediums, including Facebook, Twitter and a new application OpenInternet.gov to keep individuals abreast of developments in the net neutrality debate.

Genachowski supports the move to net neutrality, claiming that it will keep the internet open and free to promote…

FCC Looks to Broaden Net Neutrality Concept

The Chairman of the FCC Julius Genachowski wants to extend and more broadly apply “open Internet” rules, arguing that everything legal in the Internet “pipe” is protected from discrimination unless FCC states otherwise. Some companies see the move as a threat to their present business model.

Most companies currently select certain services to run through their “pipe” and are able to graduate access based on how much someone…

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Backs Net Neutrality

During a speech at the Brookings Institute on Monday,…

Webinar on Future of Broadband in Public Safety and Security

The FCC is scheduled to host a webinar, on Tuesday, in order to educate and examine how broadband technology can be utilized by public safety entities and for homeland security purposes.

In the first of two panels members of the public safety community, government agencies, industry, and academia will come together to discuss interoperability, redundancy, cyber security, 911, and pandemic response. Of particular interest will be uses of broadband applications…