Free Press: broadband

Protecting Business

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:53:28 -0800

Media Minutes: November 20, 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:03 -0800

Leaders in journalism, philanthropy and business gathered in St. Paul, Minn., to tackle complex questions facing the worlds of commercial and public media. And the FCC has floated an interesting prospect: Should we use local TV airwaves for wireless broadband?

Media Minutes (2009-11-20)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:20 -0800

Spanish Government to Guarantee Legal Right to Broadband

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:21:50 -0800

Broadband Data Transparency Workshop at NTIA on Oct. 30

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:45:35 -0700

Cisco Data Shows Heavy Broadband Users Are Early Adopters, Not Hogs

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:58:08 -0700

Free Press: Berkman Study Shows Need for Better Broadband Policies

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:50:49 -0700

WASHINGTON -- A new study by Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society examines broadband systems and practices throughout the world and finds that the United States is only "a middle-of-the-pack performer." The report shows that open access policies abandoned by the United States have been a successful catalyst in other leading nations for developing more competitive broadband markets.

FCC Workshop: Broadband Accessibility for People with Disabilities II: Barriers, Opportunities and Policy Recommendations

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:15:30 -0700

Start: 10/20/2009 - 08:15

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

Barriers, Opportunities, and Policy Recommendations will continue the open discussion among the FCC and all who have a stake in the future of broadband and its accessibility for people with disabilities, including the disability community, network and service providers, equipment manufacturers, and software producers, technologists, economists, academics, representatives from trade associations and non-profits, and representatives from tribal, local, state, and federal governments.

Consumers to Telecom Industry: Tell Us the Truth

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:15:49 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Six public interest organizations filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday encouraging the agency to protect consumers from misleading, confusing and harmful advertising and billing practices by phone, cable and wireless providers.

Economists to FCC: Wireless and Wired Broadband Are Equal

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:11:13 -0700