Archives for 2011-07

FCC Rebuffs Grassley On LightSquared

July 29, 2011, 4:25 pmThe Federal Communications Commission says it doesn't have to provide Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, with information on LightSquared's contentious bid …

Durbin Moves to Tax E-Commerce

July 29, 2011, 3:57 pmSen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said he plans to introduce a bill on Friday requiring online retailers to collect state sales taxes, closing what brick-and- …

GAO Report: Federal Agencies Slow To Update Social Media Policies

July 29, 2011, 11:24 amMany government agencies need to update their privacy and records management to keep up with new social media, according to a Government Accountabilit …

House Panel Want Details On FCC Net Neutrality Rulemaking

July 28, 2011, 4:48 pmTop Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Thursday they are investigating whether the Federal Communications Commission improper …

Today's e-Reads, Updated: Did Scotland Yard Get the Right Man?

July 28, 2011, 4:33 pmBritish police said Wednesday they nabbed a frontman for the hacker group LulzSec. But did they get the right guy?

Senate Panel Sets September Hearing On Google

July 28, 2011, 12:27 pmThe Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee has scheduled its widely anticipated hearing on Google's business practices, featuring Executive Chairman …

LightSquared Inks Deal To Use Sprint Network

July 28, 2011, 9:40 amThe beleaguered wireless startup LightSquared announced Thursday that it had signed a 15-year agreement with Sprint.

FAA Says Even New LightSquared Plan Causes Interference

July 27, 2011, 4:51 pmThe Federal Aviation Administration says even a revised proposal from LightSquared to launch a national wireless broadband network will interfere with …

Senate Republicans Ask For Cost Analysis Of Net Neutrality Rules

July 27, 2011, 11:05 amEleven Republicans from the Senate Commerce Committee are demanding that the Federal Communications Commission conduct a cost-benefit analysis of net …

Coalition Launches To Push For Online Poker Regime

July 26, 2011, 12:06 pmA new coalition launched Tuesday with the goal of persuading lawmakers to set up a regulatory regime that would allow Americans to legally place bets …

Today's e-Reads, Updated: LightSquared Payday, Scripted Comments

July 25, 2011, 5:26 pmA top Obama aide who's now ambassador to South Africa made a nice pile of cash after the FCC approved a deal involving LightSquared, the Center for Pu …

Cybersecurity Official Abruptly Steps Down

July 25, 2011, 3:17 pmThe head of the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team has abruptly resigned after a spate of attacks on government networks, according to an agency e …

UPDATED: AT&T Offers FCC More Data on Proposed Merger

July 25, 2011, 11:47 amUPDATE 8:17 p.m.: AT&T filed an engineering and economic analysis with the FCC showing the impact of the merger in 15 markets, including Washington D. …

FCC Commissioner Calls For National Effort To Save News Media

July 22, 2011, 1:26 pmWithout a "serious national effort," the American news industry will go down the drain, Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps said on Thur …

California Voters Oppose 'Amazon Tax', Poll Finds

July 21, 2011, 10:19 pmAbout half of voters in California voters disapprove of controversial new legislation that would require Internet retailers to collect sales tax on on …
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