Internet

Media Minutes: January 20, 2012

Candace Clement — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:31:07 -0500

Thanks to the participation of thousands of websites in a well-publicized protest against SOPA and PIPA, the bills finally began making headlines on TV news programs — and changing minds in Congress. And many traditional and new media outlets are sending predominantly male staff on the campaign trail, despite the fact that 53 percent of voters are women.

Media Minutes: January 13, 2012

Candace Clement — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:34:09 -0500

TV news programs are ignoring controversial legislation that could end the Internet as we know it. And residents of California’s eastern Coachella Valley finally have reporters they can rely on to produce hard-hitting investigative media: youth journalists.

Media Minutes: November 18, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:58:34 -0500

Internet companies and public interest groups are fighting a bill that could legalize Internet censorship. The Stop Online Piracy Act would allow corporations to shut down websites they suspect of copyright infringment and freeze payments to content providers and advertisers — all without a court hearing. And while the nation focuses on federal cuts to public media institutions like NPR and PBS, a new report shows how a quiet effort to cut state funding is eliminating stations, programming and jobs.

Media Minutes: November 11, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:17:42 -0500

Internet activists cheered as the Senate slapped down an attempt to destroy the FCC’s Open Internet rules. And who is going to save local news? Journalism education programs, according to a report from the New America Foundation.

Media Minutes: June 10, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:25:49 -0400

Verizon disabled tethering applications in the Android market but offers its own service for a hefty fee. Free Press is calling for an investigation to see if Verizon has violated open Internet rules for its mobile broadband network. And the United Nations has declared that Internet access is a basic human right.

Media Minutes: May 27, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:22:23 -0400

Comcast’s effort to stifle an organization for criticizing its political work created a bigger problem for the media giant. And North Carolina’s broadband future is looking grim with a new law that severely restricts community broadband networks.

Wireless Industry: Disclosure Easier for Fixed Broadband Providers

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:06:53 -0400

Full article: The Hill
Sara Jerome
The wireless industry opposed the possibility of government rules on how companies disclose broadband speeds, arguing that fixed broadband providers would have an easier time with such mandates. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, "The more broadband subscribers know about what speeds they need and what speeds they get, the more they can make the market work and push faster speeds over broadband networks."

Privacy Experts Urge U.S. to Engage in Global Debate, but Get Own House in Order

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 May 2010 09:00:25 -0400

Full article: Broadband Breakfast
Sharon McLoone
The United States needs to act as a world leader by using its talents to help develop an innovative global privacy framework, but first it must get its own house in order, privacy experts said. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said that, because of its reach and scope, it's important to develop a new privacy framework that ensures consumer privacy while ensuring the nation's prosperity.

A Third-Way Legal Framework for Addressing the Comcast Dilemma

Stevie Converse — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:14:20 -0400

Full article: Federal Communications Commission
Austin Schlick
The FCC General Counsel described the legal thinking behind the narrow and tailored approach to broadband communications services that agency chairman Julius Genachowski introduced for public discussion.

Media Minutes: April 16, 2010

Candace Clement — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:59:25 -0400

Mobile phone service in America is more expensive, has slower data speeds, and is less reliable than in many other countries. It’s time for a Cell Phone Bill of Rights. And Net Neutrality took a bow at the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards as media makers wore white ribbons in support of an open Internet