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FCC 2020 Broadband Mandate and Mea Culpa

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Steven Hawley

This week, the FCC unanimously approved a reform of its Universal Service Fund into the Connect America Fund. One of its stipulations is that communications carriers will be required to offer broadband access to anyone that requests it. It also … Continue reading →

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FCC’s Apps competition

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Steven Hawley

Who’d have known that the US Federal Communications Commission is running an apps development contest! I stumbled upon it by accident Deadline is June 1st. Here’s the URL: http://challenge.gov/FCC/114-fcc-open-internet-apps-challenge People can whine and moan that the FCC is clueless and … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Party

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Steven Hawley

Battle lines in the Net Neutrality debate have long been established – if you have a vested interest in being paid for Internet access (e.g. if you are a communications service provider) or if you sell content (e.g. if you … Continue reading →

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Why is Net Neutrality so difficult?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Steven Hawley

The way I understand Net (Internet) Neutrality, it’s pretty simple. Internet content should be able to go anywhere, and no commercial interest or government agency should be allowed to interfere with the free flow of information. Why is Net Neutrality … Continue reading →

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