Berners-Lee, Jacobson, and the FCC
Rumor has it that FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will circulate an order on Wednesday to put net neutrality on the agenda for the December meeting. If this happens, and it…
The FCC’s Spectrum Deficit Estimate
The FCC’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) recommends that the Commission make available 500 MHz of new spectrum for wireless broadband, including 300 MHz for mobile use. In support of that…
The Future of Telecom and U.S. Competitiveness
Editor’s note: Verizon EVP Tom Taulke delivered this speech last week. It was an unusually rich week for speeches; we’ve previously posted Comcast EVP David Cohen’s speech as well as…
Is Net Neutrality Back on the Table?
Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, rumor has it that the FCC will take action on net neutrality at the December open meeting….
Average Daily Malware at All Time High, Spam Lowest Since 2008
CircleID summarizes the latest McAfee report on spam and malware: McAfee, Inc. today unveiled its McAfee Threats Report: Third Quarter 2010, which uncovered that average daily malware growth has reached…
The Unfinished Radio Revolution
Last Friday, Silicon Flatirons and ITIF put on a great program on new approaches to handling radio interference. This program is one of a very few events in Washington to…
Ideas in Action Net Neutrality Debate
There’s a pretty good 30 minute debate on net neutrality between Mike McCurry of Arts+Labs and Craig Aaron of Free Press on Jim Glassman’s Ideas in Action TV show, with…
Our Innovation Infrastructure: Opportunities and Challenges
This seems to be a week for important speeches. First, Comcast’s David Cohen commemorated the anniversary of FCC Chairman Julius Genchoswki’s Open Internet speech in a return to the Brookings…
Who Should Govern the Internet?
Comcast EVP David Cohen delivered an important speech at a Brookings Center event on Internet governance yesterday concerning the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG.) The audio recording of the…
Defining the Internet
One of the more interesting comments filed with the FCC in its recent Further Inquiry into Two Under-Developed Issues in the Open Internet Proceeding was filed by a group of…