Congressional Internet Censorship?
The Internet could change right before our eyes while we try to navigate the web as we know it. Currently under consideration in Congress, and soon the Senate, are two bills that would in effect censor the web in all new ways. SOPA was introduced in October with strong support from the Chamber of Commerce, [...]
FCC Unveils Connect to Compete Plan
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday announced the “Connect to Compete” venture at the Pew Charitable Trust in Washington D.C. Connect to Compete will be overseen by One Economy, a leading non-profit focused on wide scale access to the Internet. According to the website statement “Connect to Compete is a national private and nonprofit sector partnership [...]
GPS Industry Versus LightSquared Technology
LightSquared published an open letter blaming the GPS industry for their company’s difficult attempts in successfully rolling out their nationwide LTE (4G) wireless network. In the letter LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja claims that recent concerns have been raised that the use of LightSquared technology could interfere with current GPS systems, namely systems used by emergency [...]
LightSquared And Broadbands Future
The Virginia based broadband startup LightSquared has experienced highs and lows on their road to revolutionizing the wireless industry. In two rulings, the FCC gave its blessing to Phil Falcone for the purchase of the company LightSquared on March 26, 2010, and for a waiver of FCC rules on Jan. 26, 2011. Since that time some [...]
Spectrum Debate and Government Debt
Congressional leaders have been debating the budget and debt ceiling issues for much longer than any of them care to admit. Those negotiations have been spread over the media air waves and broadcast through the Internet for all to witness, at least as much as congressional leaders care to share. It may come as a [...]
FCC Eliminating Barriers To Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward in their effort to reduce the red tape and local government blocking of broadband implementation. On Wednesday the FCC launched an initiative to increase broadband deployment and eliminate these barriers. The Broadband Acceleration Conference being held on Wednesday will bring together federal, state and local governments as well [...]
