Jonathan Adelstein

Media Minutes: October 21, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:31:03 -0400

A street protest outside News Corp.'s annual shareholders' meeting in Los Angeles is sending a message to Rupert Murdoch and his investors that "News Corp. Is Not Above the Law." And community members spoke eloquently at the Rural Broadband Summit about Appalachia’s need for high-speed broadband service.

RUS in a Post-Broadband Stimulus World

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:00:32 -0400

Full article: Fighting the Next Good Fight
Craig Settles
What's next on the agenda for the Rural Utilities Service once it wraps up its part in the broadband stimulus program. RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein answers questions about the agency's future role in helping rural communities obtain affordable broadband access.

Jonathan Adelstein, Nominated to Head USDA Broadband Program, Vows to Cut Waste

Stevie Converse — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:13:53 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Fawn Johnson
Jonathan Adelstein, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service, said that the USDA "can't afford to waste a dime of taxpayer money" in distributing its $2.5 billion to fund high-speed Internet in sparse areas.

Moving Day at FCC: Adelstein Out, Genachowski In

Stevie Converse — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:05:28 -0400

Full article: Broadband Census
Andrew Feinberg
As newly minted FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and his senior staff took possession of their eighth floor suite at FCC headquarters, commissioner Jonathan Adelstein took his leave of the agency to begin the process of confirmation to run the Agriculture Department's Rural Utilities Services.

Confirmation Hearings for Strickling and Chopra -- When Will the Rest Follow?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:28:31 -0400

Full article: Public Knowledge
Harold Feld
The Republicans may not be deliberately delaying nominations to the FCC and RUS, but the effect of their hesitancy to present a Republican nominee for FCC commissioner is to hobble an incredibly tech savvy administration that wants to use new technology as the cornerstone of numerous policies from healthcare reform to job creation to education.

Adelstein Officially Nominated to Head RUS

Stevie Converse — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:13:30 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting
John Eggerton
The White House has officially sent the nomination of Jonathan Adelstein as administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to the Senate. The RUS is the USDA program that received $2.5 million in broadband economic stimulus funding to hand out in the form of grants and loans.

FCC Revamps DTV Transition Web Site

Stevie Converse — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:00:13 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
Democratic FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will be in Las Vegas to unveil a revamped government DTV transition Web site. New "consumer-friendly" enhancements to the site include local support and information on reception issues and a FAQ bout equipment needs.

FCC's Adelstein to Oversee Rural Broadband Buildout

Stevie Converse — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:53:21 -0400

Full article: Ars Technica
Julian Sanchez
President Barack Obama has named FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein to take charge of a $2.5 billion Department of Agriculture program designed to promote broadband deployment in rural America. Adelstein is a South Dakota native and a vocal supporter of more vigorous government action to promote rural broadband.

Obama Nominates Adelstein to Head Agriculture Department's Rural Utilities Service

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:17:41 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
President Barack Obama has nominated Democratic FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein to head the Agriculture Department's Rural Utilities Service, which has $2.5 billion in broadband stimulus grants to hand out.

FCC's Adelstein Named for Rural Broadband Job

Stevie Converse — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:39:05 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Jonathan Adelstein, a two-term commissioner of the FCC, was nominated by the White House to an Agriculture Department agency that will play a major role in high-speed Internet expansion.