The FCC said Friday there will be a two-year phase-in of requirements that advanced communications services -- texting and VoIP, interconnected and non-interconnected, and interoperable video conferencing -- be made accessible to the disabled.
VoIP providers, along with Google and Sprint Nextel, weighed in on proposed Universal Service fund (USF) and intercarrier compensation reforms, offering a partial endorsement of what FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined in a speech on Thursday (CP: Genachowski outlines USF reform plans: “Status quo is no longer an option”).
KANSAS CITY, KS - Inspired by the Google Fiber for Communities project soon to begin deployment in their city, Kansas City librarians are leading the way in a new national initiative, the K-20 Librarian. The first local consortium, initiated by the KCK Public Library, is a collaboration of school, public and academic librarians.
IT budgets, salaries and staff turnover rates have returned to pre-recessionary levels, according to a new survey conducted by the Society of Information Management (SIM) that indicates increasing optimism among CIOs and IT executives nationwide.
Data traffic on U.S.wireless networks surged 111 percent year-over-year and the number of active smartphones grew from 61.2 million to 95.8 million, a 67 percent increase over the prior year, Read more >>...
Every marketer knows that consumer data can fetch a good price. But an emerging class of companies and services is offering tools that return to people control of their own online information.
The Justice Department asked a small Northern California-based Internet provider to cough up information about one of its customers, a self-described WikiLeaks supporter. It fought back.
A coalition of consumer groups and technology companies urged members of the congressional supercommittee on deficit reduction to preserve unlicensed television spectrum, or white spaces.
Phone and cable companies are attacking our right to an unrestricted and unregulated Internet for one reason only: money. Americans must act now to fight for an equal and fair Internet.
Two weeks ago, Deutsche Telekom (DT) Chief Technology Officer Olivier Baujard accidentally spoke truth about T-Mobile to an audience of German investment analysts. After running through the usual company talking points about the effort to sell T-Mobile to AT&T (e.g., it will happen, DoJ is just playing hardball with negotiations, etc.), Baujard said at a public presentation at a Paris broadband conference that: “any rational company had a Plan B and that Deutsche Telekom had other opportunities for its U.S. operations should the U.S. Department of Justice succeed in terminating the deal.”
Efforts to modernize the Universal Service Fund have been underway in Washington nearly as long as the Fund has been in effect. Very little progress has been...
Anchor institutions are pillars of many communities in the United States, those institutions inextricably linked to the community they are rooted in…immovable and with immeasurable effects. In most communities, medical ...
A rare glimpse at broadband competition in Twin Cities metro area shows that wireless service is surging along with the popularity of smartphones, tablet computers and cellular connections for laptops...
Citing new research, the GSMA predicted the number of total connected devices will increase from around 9 billion today to more than 24 billion in 2020.
Windstream's (Nasdaq: WIN) desire to complete its pending acquisition of PAETEC, a deal that will instantly double its business service holdings, may now face a competing offer from Level 3 Read more >>...
Sorry for so many posts today, but I thought folks would be interested in the following… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2011 NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Neil Grace, 202-418-0506 Email: neil.grace@fcc.gov ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS...
When it comes to broadband, gigabit per second speeds are all the rage. Large broadband providers in the US have started showing off their gigabit efforts But what is this speed good for?
For months, we’ve been hearing from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and broadband firms that the costs of meeting the ever-increasing data demand from customers is extremely high.
The Federal Communications Commission will give companies two years to comply with new regulations to make advanced communications services accessible to people with disabilities.
Opponents of the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules won an important court victory last week, one that may eventually mean the death of the rules, a major setback for FCC chairman and net neutrality proponent Julius...
Or more narrowly, what if just our anchor institutions within our communities mostly bought local? How many farms would spring up if school cafeterias bought their produce from local grocers and farms?
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