5 posts and columns on District of Columbia

Hurricane Irene Is Over; Power Still Out for Many

in News on August 29, 2011 at 6:27 am PT

Hurricane Irene is now a memory, but the mess it left will take days if not weeks to clean up.
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Verizon Makes Its Net Neutrality Objections Formal

in News on January 20, 2011 at 3:43 pm PT

Verizon, one of the myriad and diverse parties unhappy with the FCC’s latest net neutrality rules, took its beef to court today, filing a challenge to the agency’s authority in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. “We are deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself. We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers,” said Michael E. Glover, senior VP and deputy general counsel, in a statement.

DOJ, Tech Companies Settle Hiring Probe

in News on September 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm PT

The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement with six major Silicon Valley companies over their employee recruiting practices. The companies named in the settlement: Google, Apple, Intel, Adobe, Intuit and Pixar.

Court Rules Against FCC in Comcastic Net Neutrality Decision

in News on April 6, 2010 at 8:34 am PT

In the end, the federal appeals court reviewing the Federal Communications Commission’s sanctions against Comcast was as skeptical of the FCC’s authority to issue them as Comcast itself. This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the agency overstepped its bounds when it censured Comcast for interfering with peer-to-peer traffic on its network.

Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed

in News on March 5, 2009 at 11:00 am PT