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google.com - 11/25/2009
The Associated Press: FCC chairman: Broadband access should be universal
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8 hours ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Making broadband Internet access universally available is this century's version of building highways or extending railroads coast-to-coast, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. Julius Genachowski said broadband is "a critical ...
eweek.com - 12/1/2009
FCC Moves Forward on White Spaces
— eweek.com — The agency begins the process of establishing databases that will tell white space devices where existing television... signals exist. White space devices are expected to deliver broadband services in the interference buffer zones between TV signals. - ... (more) FCC Moves Forward on White Spaces

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The FCC Sees the Future — and It’s VoIP – GigaOM
gigaom.com - 12/2/2009
The FCC Sees the Future — and It’s VoIP – GigaOM
— gigaom.com — The Federal Communications Commission is prepping for a future without the circuit-switched network that currently handles most... of the landline and wireless calls in this country, and late yesterday released a public notice seeking comments on how to ... (more) The FCC Sees the Future — and It’s VoIP ...

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Blobo squeezable game controller bounces through the FCC
engadget.com - 11/25/2009
Blobo squeezable game controller bounces through the FCC
— engadget.com — Befuddled by the Blobo squeezable game controller developed by an upstart company out of Finland? The FCC... probably was to, but that didn't stop 'em from putting it through their usual battery of tests, tearing it apart, and giving us a glimpse at ... (more) Blobo squeezable game controller bounces through the FCC

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Genachowski: Broadband Everywhere Now
dailywireless.org — ... Making broadband Internet access universally available is this century’s version of building highways or extending railroads coast-to-coast, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday ( ...

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mocoNews — ... »  FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski says universal broadband access makes sense in part because of the economic benefits. [AP] ...

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