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Robert McDowell and Michael Copps, former commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, discussed technology issues facing the FCC, the increasingly political culture around it, an…

Michael Copps and Robert McDowell talked about media merger proposals, including the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger and the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. They discussed the pros a…

Four former chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified on ways to improve the Communications Act, which was last updated in 1997. Much of the testimony focused on the …

Michael Copps and Robert McDowell talked about the decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have authority to regulate how Inte…

The Federal Communications Commission met to discuss changing the universal service fund to provide broadband services to rural areas. They voted unanimously to change the universal service …

Members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified on the commission’s national broadband plan and net neutrality, a policy that requires Internet providers to allow content pr…

The Federal Communications Commission held an open hearing on the National Broadband Plan which included proposals to encourage broadband Internet expansion in rural areas by redirecting fed…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an open meeting on ways to incorporate broadband and mobile devices into 9-1-1 emergency service as well as “net neutrality,” the principle t…

Commissioners considered a Notice of Inquiry to begin an open, public process to investigate legal frameworks for broadband Internet services in order to promote innovation and investment, p…

Commissioner Copps spoke about Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policies and operations. Among the topics he addressed were “net neutrality” and the National Broadband Plan. “The Comm…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski and other FCC members testified an an oversight hearing of the commission. The focused on proposals to expand broadband acces…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its National Broadband Plan for expanding access to high speed internet, also known as broadband. The plan aims to connect one hundred mi…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met to vote on a proposal by the agency’s chairman, Julius Genachowski, to create regulations that require Internet service providers to manage tr…

Commissioners spoke about the development of a national broadband plan for the country as provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. They talked about the scope of t…

The Federal Communications Commission held an open meeting in which an order were made for the assessment of fees to cover the commission’s 2008 regulatory costs. Then the commission ruled o…

The Federal Communications Commission held a public en banc hearing regarding broadband network management practices. Topics discussed included network neutrality and piracy. Also discussed …

In the third panel discussion, “Solutions: The Future Political Landscape” The “There You Go Again: Orwell Comes to America” conference invited historians, linguists, cognitive experts, j…

Professor Geoffrey Cowan moderated a panel discussion about regulating media for children. A video was shown illustrating the violence and sexual content of the media. A video clip also was …

Technology experts talked about Internet infrastructure and the potential impact of broadband technology on the future of the Internet. Among the issues they addressed were principles for po…

Government officials and service providers testified about Internet telephonic devices and programs, providing voiceover and phone services, and potential areas for regulation such as law en…