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Obama's FCC Chairman Pick Revealed: Net Neutrality Lovin' Techie [Obama]
Obama's FCC Chairman Pick Revealed: Net Neutrality Lovin' Techie [Obama]
The WSJ reports that Obama's pick for FCC chairman is Julius Genachowski, Obama's top tech adviser. He's the mastermind of the Obama's technology and innovation plan that supports net neutrality and ubiquitous cheap broadband. Genachowski, a Harvard Law classmate of Obama's, served at the FCC ...
Obama to Nominate Tech Adviser Julius Genachowski as FCC Chair
online.wsj.com — AMY SCHATZ and LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama intends to nominate his technology adviser Julius Genachowski... to head the Federal Communications Commission, a source close to the Obama transition team said. Mr. Genachowksi, 46, ... (more) Obama to Nominate Tech Adviser Julius Genachowski as FCC ...
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This News Made Me Smile A Mile Wide
avc.com — Like I do every morning, I logged into Techmeme to find this news: That's an image, sorry... about that, here's the link to the WSJ story , but I wanted you all to see how I heard the news. This is so great on so many levels. Let's start with ... (more) This News Made Me Smile A Mile Wide
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Will Genachowski fight the phone monopoly?
Open Source — ... (Which means he really needed a job! Rimshot.) Alley Insider says that, for those who care about open spectrum Genachowski seems to have both the right friends and the right enemies. But Broadband Reports says that, on many issues, he’s still an empty page. While you can expect Senate confirmation to center on Genachowski’s views on the digital transition, his views on the phone-mobile-Internet monopoly are far more important. Bruce Kushnick’s TeleTruth has ...

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