FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski at D8: Trying to Get U.S. Broadband Up to Speed

It has been a tough spring for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. In April, a federal appeals court found that the FCC had overstepped its bounds when it censured Comcast for violating its net neutrality principles and in so doing, called into question the agency’s authority to regulate the Internet. And in May, 282 members of Congress, from both political parties, petitioned Genachowski to suspend the FCC’s plans to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service, a move that would put broadband under the agency’s purview and clarify its jurisdiction once and for all.
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Oh, Speaking of Broadband–What the Hell Is It?

Before the Federal Communications Commission begins doling out the $7.4 billion in federal grants up for grabs through national broadband stimulus programs, the agency must answer an important question: What is broadband? And so, in a public notice issued today, the Commission is requesting “tailored” public comment on what the definition of broadband should be.
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Nothing That a Two-Tiered Internet Couldn't Fix, Right?

In 2010, it could take as long as two minutes to download an episode of “Chad Vader–Day Shift Manager” from YouTube, instead of the few seconds it takes today. This according to a new study from Nemertes Research Group, which claims that the Internet could be approaching its capacity. “Our findings indicate that core fiber [...]

Nothing That a Two-Tiered Internet Couldn’t Fix, Right?

In 2010, it could take as long as two minutes to download an episode of “Chad Vader–Day Shift Manager” from YouTube, instead of the few seconds it takes today. This according to a new study from Nemertes Research Group, which claims that the Internet could be approaching its capacity. “Our findings indicate that core fiber [...]

Lunch on Verizon?

After months of sparring over the terms of the 700 MHz broadband spectrum auction, Google and Verizon are becoming fast frenemies (or is it enemiends?). The two companies are reportedly in talks to bring Google-powered phones to Verizon’s network. Said a source close to the companies, “There are good useful talks going on and they [...]