FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski today outlined the commission’s plans to create a blueprint for mobile broadband for the next 10 years as part of the National Broadband Plan. But just how effective the FCC can be in freeing up spectrum is far from clear. Read More »
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An FCC survey released this morning indicates that cost concerns and a lack of digital literacy are the primary reasons one-third of Americans don’t have high-speed broadband at home. The FCC is addressing cost concerns, but it can’t drum up demand for broadband on its own. Read More »
Once a leading nation in the deployment of broadband, Canada now barely ranks as a top-20 nation in overall Internet access, according to a new study. A new national broadband plan that encourages competition could help the country regain its position as a broadband leader. Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission said today it’s soliciting proposals from those looking to become administrators for TV band database managers, moving one step closer toward making white space broadband available on the unused airwaves that exist between digital TV channels. White spaces are increasingly seen… Read More »
Qualcomm has put another regulatory challenge in the rear-view mirror as the European Commission dropped a 4-year antitrust investigation into the chip maker. The six companies that spurred the probe have withdrawn their complaints or are planning to do so. Read More »
U.S. broadband policy must take into account real network speeds, which lag advertised speeds by as much as 50-80 at least 50 percent, according to the FCC task force charged with helping to develop a national broadband plan. But just how policy should address the… Read More »
The FCC defended today its right to censure Comcast for blocking P2P files on its cable network, arguing in a court filing that it has general jurisdiction over all interstate communications by radio and wire — including the company’s cable modem service. The claim came… Read More »
