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NewsFCC might certify telecommunication firms' cybersecurity practices
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 National Digital Literacy Corps
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...
FCC looking to rules, fees to widen net access
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...
FCC considers broadband for public safety
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...
New plan to get broadband money out
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...
High-speed Internet plan will expand e-gov
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...
FCC nominee: Goal to expand broadband
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...
Federal grants will flow before national broadband plan is ready
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...
Should government require faster Internet?
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...
The scramble for broadband funds
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...
| Press ReleasesResearch and Markets: USA - Analysis of Broadband Policies Mid 2010DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0a5e78/usa_analysis_of) has announced the addition of the "USA - Analysis of broadband policies mid 2010" Read more >> Ireland's Call: Imagine Makes Substantial Gains in WiMax RevolutionDUBLIN, June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Big Switch: as struggling Rival Eircom Hikes Bills by 3 Per Cent, 4G WiMax Provider Imagine Pledges to Keep Phone and Broadband Prices 50 Per Cent Cheaper Read more >> Dreampark Gives UK Fibrecity Residents Access to Ultra Fast IPTV ServicesNORRKOPING, Sweden, May 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company Advances on the UK Market to Provide Middleware for the IPTV Installation by Fibrecity Holdings Limited Dreampark, one of the leading IPTV Read more >> |
