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FCC net neutrality rules enter drafting process, face McCain challenge
FCC net neutrality rules enter drafting process, face McCain challenge
Our old friends at the FCC have started to put words into action , as the net neutrality regulations proposed by Chairman Julius Genachowski have now entered the rule-drafting stage. The provision of most import here is that broadband providers would be forbidden from traffic discrimination ...
FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves
online.wsj.com — AMY SCHATZ WASHINGTON—Federal regulators are considering taking back some airwaves from television broadcasters and auctioning them off... to wireless companies to increase the availability of wireless broadband services. Federal Communications ... (more) FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves
McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules
computerworld.com — McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules... (more) McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules
Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch
publicknowledge.org — The battle over your home entertainment equipment is heating up again and the time to make your... voice heard is now. Hollywood wants the Federal Communications Commission to grant the studios permission to engage in so-called “Selectable Output ... (more) Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch
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FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
Engadget HD — ... We'll come right out and say it, we like Julius Genachowski. Whether you agree with the dude's policies or not, you can't deny he's pursuing them with gusto. Having already noted the insufficient carrying capacity of current mobile broadband airways to deal with incoming 4G connections, the FCC chairman is now reported to be moving ahead with plans to provide greater spectrum allocation for those purposes. Currently in the draft stage, the latest Commission proposals include a plan to reclaim airwaves from digital broadcasters (and pay them appropriately ...

FCC keen on commandeering TV spectrum for wireless broadband
Engadget Mobile — ... We'll come right out and say it, we like Julius Genachowski. Whether you agree with the dude's policies or not, you can't deny he's pursuing them with gusto. Having already noted the insufficient carrying capacity of current mobile broadband airways to deal with incoming 4G connections, the FCC chairman is now reported to be moving ahead with plans to provide greater spectrum allocation for those purposes. Currently in the draft stage, the latest Commission proposals include a plan to reclaim airwaves from digital broadcasters (and pay them appropriately ...

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