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FCC Chief Discusses Agency Role in Merger Review ProcessBroadband TV, Broadband's Impact, FCC, TransparencyMarch 11th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski explained his agency’s role in the merger review process on Thursday before senators, with an emphasis on the pending union of NBC Universal and Comcast. FCC Launches Consumer Tool to Test Broadband ConnectionsBroadband Data, Broadband Updates, FCC, National Broadband Plan, Net NeutralityMarch 11th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 – The FCC launched its consumer broadband test today, enabling consumers to test the speed and other performance measurements of their broadband connections. European Countries Leave U.S. Trailing in Race for Universal BroadbandBroadband Data, Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, International, National Broadband Plan, WirelessMarch 11th, 2010LONDON, March 11, 2010 – European countries are adopting measures to reach 100 percent broadband penetration – and they’re going to reach that goal well before the United States. Small Business Agency Asks FCC to Review Telecom Size StandardsBroadband Stimulus, Broadband Updates, Broadband's Impact, FCC, National Broadband PlanMarch 11th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 –The Small Business Administration is requesting that the Federal Communications Commission look into redefining or revising size standards governing telecommunication services firms to better reflect current market conditions.
Rep. Terry: Universal Broadband Offers Potential for Businesses and ResidentsBroadband Data, Broadband's Impact, Expert Opinion, National Broadband PlanMarch 10th, 2010Representing a congressional district that includes Omaha, Nebraska, Republican Rep. Lee Terry knows first hand the benefits of advanced telecommunications. Omaha is home to four Fortune 500 companies and as highlighted in Stephen Colbert’s “Better Know a District,” Omaha is the teleservices capital of the country. Retrans-Consent: Be Careful What You Ask For!Expert Opinion, Premium ContentMarch 10th, 2010With the recent battle between Cablevision and Disney over Retransmission Consent in New York regarding WABC-TV carriage on Cablevisions 3.1 million subscribers, and thereby producing a coalition of Cable Providers to petition the FCC to intervene in negotiations, is akin to the saying: (be careful what you ask for). Top This, Topeka: All First-Born Children to Be Named ‘Google’Broadband Stimulus, Broadband UpdatesMarch 10th, 2010When the city of Duluth, Minnesota, did not receive funding from their broadband stimulus application to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Technologies Opportunity Program application, they turned to Google. Mignon Clyburn Blasts Carriers For Raising Broadband Prices; Urges National Digital Literacy CorpsBroadband's Impact, FCC, National Broadband PlanMarch 10th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – With the national broadband plan due to be unveiled next Tuesday at the Federal Communications Commission, the commissioners have been speaking about issues surrounding broadband adoption. FCC To Release National Broadband Plan One Day Early, at March 16 Open MeetingBroadband Calendar, Broadband Updates, FCC, National Broadband PlanMarch 10th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – The Federal Communications Commission plans to release the National Broadband Plan on Tuesday, March 16, at its March open meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at agency headquarters at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. Housing Secretary Donovan Compares National Broadband Plan to Interstate Highway SystemFCC, National Broadband PlanMarch 10th, 2010WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan on Tuesday compared broadband expansion in the United States to the development of the interstate highway system under President Eisenhower, speaking at the Knight Center for Digital Inclusion.
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