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What is Digital Rights Management? Created: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Describes copyright issues related to digital media. Description of How Digital Rights Management Technology Works and a discussion of the Fair Use Doctrine, as it applies to digital media.
ARRA Broadband Grant Programs Created: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Article describing the Broadband grant programs contained in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
FCC Chair Julius Genachowski Appoints Director of Digital Learning Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of Michael Steffen as Director of Digital Learning to direct the FCC’s work within the agency and across government.
Google Expanding Gigabit Networks to Other American Cities Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
After reporting considerable progress in building a broadband network capable of reaching speeds of over 1 gigabit, the company announced plans to build additional networks in other cities.
Google Expanding Gigabit Networks to Other American Cities Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
After reporting considerable progress in building a broadband network capable of reaching speeds of over 1 gigabit, the company announced plans to build additional networks in other cities.
Verizon's Fiber Broadband Strategy Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A series of moves by the second largest telecommunications provider in America emphasizes the company's commitment to deploying fiber, and moving further and further away from its copper based netw...
Verizon's Broadband Business Strategy in New York City Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Verizon Communications, the second largest telecommunications company in America is continuing to focus on expanding broadband access in New York City.
NYC to Try "Micro-Trenching" to Expand Broadband Access Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
In a continuing effort to expand broadband access in New York City, a partnership between Verizon and the City will allow the provider to expand availability of its fiber-optic broadband service.
Broadband Strategy for the City of New York Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
New York City has been charting the course of its broadband strategy through a series of initiatives designed to close the digital divide and increase the number of residents who are able to access...
Broadband Transforms Television Viewing Created: Friday, November 30, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Broadband enabled TV has enabled consumers to watch shows when they want to, increase the number of devises they can be watched on, and provided a variety of sources of which video content can be d...
Is Copper DSL for Broadband Dead? Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Broadband providers in the United States are reevaluating plans to utilize copper DSL networks for deployment of broadband infrastructure. Although DSL is limited and expensive to repair and maint...
FCC: Gigabit Communities in Every State by 2015 Created: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced an initiative calling for at least one gigabit broadband network in each state by 2015.
Rural Broadband Adoption Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
The National Agriculture & Rural Development Policy Center reports on broadband availability and the economic benefits rural communities receive.
United Nations Sets Broadband Gender Equity Goal by 2020 Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
The UN's Broadband Commission for Digital Development set a target of 2020 for gender equity in access to broadband.
Broadband for Internet Access in Schools Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Widely credited with helping to significantly expand Internet access in Schools and Libraries, the FCC E-rate program is due for an overhaul. Senator John D. Rockefeller (D-WV)wants to expand acces...
Mobile Wireless to Increase Broadband Adoption? Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
FreedomPop, a company backed by the founders of Skype is offering a low-cost home broadband alternative to low income citizens in select areas of the United States.
Copper DSL for Longterm Broadband Strategy Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
As broadband providers in the United States reevaluate their plans to use copper DSL for broadband, Deutsche Telekom claims the technology can still serve 90% of users in the near future.
Google Launches White Space Map to Accelerate Broadband Deployment Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013
In another effort to expand broadband access by making more wireless spectrum available for "white space," Google is launching a white spaces database and national map.
States Taking Different Approaches to Broadband Deployment Created: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Updated: Saturday, March 30, 2013
Several efforts announced in states around the country illustrate how varied broadband deployment efforts really are.
ITIF Report Cites Global Broadband Metrics Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
A recently released report by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation points to several global metrics which put the United States ahead of many other nations.
ITIF Report: US Broadband is World Class Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Citing global broadband rankings of the United States, the ITIF released a report emphasizing the world class broadband service received in the United States.
European Union Follows United Kindom: Failing to Achieve Broadband Goals Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
First it was the United Kingdom announcing it would not hit their broadband targets, now the European Union announced it will also be falling short on their plan to expand broadband access througho...
Frontier Communications Deploying Wholesale Ethernet Services Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Frontier Communications announced it is deploying wholesale ethernet services in 23 states.
Transition of IP-Based Services Will Test FCC Regulation Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Transition from traditional telephone networks to IP-Based services will test FCC regulation of broadband.
AT&T Reconsiders DSL Service for Rural Broadband and Rebrands U-Verse Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
AT&T reconsiders its rural broadband strategy while rebranding U-Verse with the introduction of Mobile TV.
AT&T Signals Reconsideration of DSL Service for Rural Broadband Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
AT&T's announcement of a $14 billion investment plan, dubbed "Project Velocity IP," or "VIP" provides some insight into AT&T's strategy for using IP DSLAMs to expand service and raise speeds for it...
AT&T & GM Partner to Provide 4G/LTE in 2015 Vehicles Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
AT&T and General Motors, are partnering to deliver wireless 4G/LTE service to cars and trucks. Beginning in late 2014, GM will embed 4G LTE mobile broadband in most Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadil...
Gigabit Broadband Networks In Every Community? Created: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013
Gigabit broadband networks are becoming a regular part of the broadband access debate. How commonplace will broadband networks in the gigabit speeds ranges be?
U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban Taxation of Internet Access Created: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013
Two US Senators introduced legislation which would ban federal, state and local jurisdictions from taxing Internet access.
Will White Spaces for Broadband Work for Rural Areas? Created: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013
With the FCC's recent approval of White Space technology for wireless broadband, will the new technology work to fill the gaps in rural areas?
New Technology Provides Options for Mobile Broadband in Unserved Rural Areas Created: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013
XG Technology, a Florida based wireless communications company and the developer of a portfolio of wireless communications technologies is marketing a suite of products which they claim will fill a...
United Nations Expands Growing Role in International Broadband Policy Created: Thursday, January 31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the opening of the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai summed up the growing influence of the global body in broa...