regulation

Google, Verizon Tell FCC to Ease Off on Broadband Regulation

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:36:12 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Google and Verizon came out yet again as bosom buddies, this time in an editorial calling for "minimal regulation" by the FCC. In a jointly penned op-ed, Google and Verizon lauded the agency for its national broadband plan but also cautioned regulators against meddling too much where private industry has been doing just fine.

Verizon Calls on Congress to Rethink Internet Oversight, Could Take Away Power from FCC

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:27:30 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Verizon is calling on Congress to rethink the way the federal government oversees Internet services, with recommendations that could take away power from the FCC just one week after it unveiled a decade-long plan to bring broadband Internet to the nation.

Study Argues for FCC Regulation

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:26:57 -0500

Full article: National Journal
Juliana Gruenwald
A new study, commissioned by Public Knowledge and five competitors to the incumbent communications companies, argues that decreased regulation of these dominant telecom players has led to less investment and competition.

FCC Will Seek Middle Ground on Regulation

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:33:22 -0400

Full article: SmartBrief
With the new administration determined not to stunt growth, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will likely trod carefully before backing heavy regulation of the wireless industry.

Panelists Say Broadband's Regulatory Honeymoon Over

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:43:14 -0400

Full article: Multichannel News
Mike Farrell
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski will most likely focus the agency's efforts in the broadband space for the foreseeable future, according to a recent panel session, and that could spell more onerous regulation for the product in the future.

New Survey Shows Content Concerns Trump Broadband Accessibility

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:50:25 -0400

Full article: BroadbandCensus.com
Alex Tcherkassky and Andrew Feinberg
Despite the Internet's growing importance to the American economy, a new poll shows more Americans are concerned with content regulation than the ramifications of ignoring the digital divide. Nearly six in 10 respondents believe Internet video sites like YouTube required some form of regulation.

House Panel Mulls Wireless Regulation

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:12:35 -0400

Full article: Internet News
Kenneth Corbin
AT&T might not want to give up its exclusive iPhone deal. But what if Congress forced its hand? As they begin work on legislation that could change the way wireless companies do business, members of a House subcommittee heard testimony from witnesses who diagnosed the various ails of the mobile market.

Consumer Interests Should Guide FCC

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:37:00 -0500

Full article: Minneapolis Star Tribune
President Barack Obama showed he understood today's technological age by harnessing nearly every available media form as campaign communication. Now that it's time to govern, he should approach regulation of that technology in ways that best serve the country.

Reforming Regulators: Does the FCC Need Saving?

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:49:50 -0500

Full article: InternetNews
Kenneth Corbin
Is the FCC broken? That's the consensus of a long list of opponents who, in the waning days of the Bush administration, have blasted the agency for its slowness, its secrecy and its close ties to corporate interests.

Is Government Regulation Needed to Ensure Net Neutrality?

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:47:28 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Julian Sanchez
In a paper released by the libertarian Cato Institute, Tim Lee argues that the "openists" and the "deregulationists" both rely on the same mistaken assumption: that the Internet's neutral structure won't survive without government intervention.