The establishment of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934, the regulatory body for interstate and foreign telecommunications. Its mission is to provide high-quality services at reasonable cost to everyone in the U.S. on a nondiscriminatory basis.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality
- The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously today to move forward on a process - expected to take 120 days - that could lead to Net Neutrality regulations. The vote came after the two dissenters on the commission - Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker - went on the record...
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
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- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Salesforce.com Plays In the Enterprise - Again
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- Blog posts 2009-10-07
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
- Reducing the Cost of Defensive Medicine Using the Internet
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- White papers 2009-09-16
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
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- Blog posts 2009-07-31
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- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- File format blues
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- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
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- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?
- Has the U.S. already lost green tech to other nations?No.Govt. sponsored research is only a big edge for products where the government is the customer (nuclear bombs, stealth jets, tanks, etc.)When the market decides that green products and tech is desirable, then a market with less government baggage will produce...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Judge puts kibosh on YouTube copyright damages dogpile
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- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Rumors
- I do my best to keep my ear to the ground to learn what's happening in the market. I'm sure that position has lead to my need for chiropractic therapy from time to time. Most of the time, I ignore the rumors if I can't find multiple sources to support...
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
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- Mac OS X malware posing as fake video codec discoveredThe Apple dilemmaApple is actively using the perceived security lack of attacks in their PR campaign. Publicly admitting that OSX is far from immune to malware will muddle the simplistic PR message that ?macs don?t get virus?.They are unscrupulously balancing that...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Leveraging Broadband Stimulus for IPTV Services in Lower-Density Markets
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- White papers 2009-06-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
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