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The Federal Communications Commission took firsts steps May 11 toward establishing voluntary cybersecurity certification for private sector communication firms by releasing a proposed rule in the Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a National Digital Literacy Corps to help Americans get online. The idea, modeled after other volunteer organizations such as AmeriCorps, is part of Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is weighing some proposals to expand broadband access that are likely to spark a good deal of controversy. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission, developing a national broadband plan, is hoping to expand it to cover public safety. It could be the first time there would be a unified way to provide alerts Read more...

It's one thing to earmark $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus grants. It's another to get the money flowing. After plenty of criticism from applicants and lawmakers that the program isn't getting the Read more...

The Federal Communications Commission is planning to kill two birds with one stone as it works to expand high-speed Internet access. But FCC officials say the stimulus plan dedicated to providing Read more...

The man nominated to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is putting broadband front-and-center on his priority list. Julius Genachowski, nominated by President Barack Obama, plans to Read more...

The $7.2 billion in stimulus funding for nationwide broadband development is one of the hottest tickets in town. Two federal agencies are in charge of awarding the stimulus grants, and hundreds of Read more...

Telecom firms, Internet companies and others are worried that the federal government will require vendors to increase the speed of the Internet in order to get a piece of the $7.2 billion in Read more...

It's never easy to hand out money, especially when it's $7 billion in broadband employment grants over the next couple of years that nearly everyone wants a piece of. The U.S. National Read more...