Policy

Johnson Introduces App Privacy Bill

Would Require Consumer Opt-in for Data Collection
By: John Eggerton May 9 2013 - 4:53pm
Would Require Consumer Opt-in for Data Collection
 

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) has introduced his bill that requires apps that collect data to get the consumers' consent before doing so.

Eshoo Seeks GAO Study of Usage-Based Pricing

Rep. Is Concerned about Impact if Arbitrarily, Discriminatorily Applied
By: John Eggerton May 9 2013 - 2:38pm
Rep. Is Concerned about Impact if Arbitrarily, Discriminatorily Applied
   
 

Ranking House Communications Subcommittee member Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has asked the GAO to conduct a study of usage-based wired and wireless broadband pricing.

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Christopher Yoo Says He Has Asked Not to Be Considered for FCC Post

Academic's Name Had Been Floated as Possible Successor to Rob McDowell
By: John Eggerton May 8 2013 - 5:45pm
Academic's Name Had Been Floated as Possible Successor to Rob McDowell

 

Academic, author and network neutrality rule skeptic Christopher Yoo tells Multichannel News that he is not a candidate for the FCC Republican seat being vacated by Robert McDowell, at least not now.

Sources had said that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who is vetting candidates for the post, was looking at academics, and one source said Yoo's name had surfaced as one of those. Yoo confirmed there had been interest.

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Witnesses Firmed Up for Senate State of Video Hearing

Dish, Public Knowledge Representatives Round Out Panel
By: John Eggerton May 8 2013 - 5:43pm
Dish, Public Knowledge Representatives Round Out Panel

 

According to sources, the Senate Communications Subcommittee has lined up its witnesses for a May 14 hearing on the state of video.

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PTC, Others Push Hill to Pressure FCC on Indecency

Say Congress should step in to block 'egregious' enforcement policy
By: John Eggerton May 8 2013 - 5:41pm
Say Congress should step in to block 'egregious' enforcement policy

 

The Parents Television Council has joined with Morality in Media and close to a hundred other groups to try and put congressional pressure on the FCC to back off of its proposal to codify its pursuit of only "egregious" indecency complaints.

The groups sent a letter to the committees overseeing the FCC Wednesday asking them to oppose any change that would weaken enforcement.

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Cybersecurity Gets Yet Another Hearing on Hill

Senate Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee gets sobering update
By: John Eggerton May 8 2013 - 5:40pm
Senate Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee gets sobering update

 

Senate Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Steptoe & Johnson partner Stewart Baker were agreed on at least one thing at cybersecurity hearing Wednesday: there are two types of networks, ones who know they have been hacked and ones who don't.

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Sources: A La Carte Bill Includes Aereo-Friendly Provision

Would Block Broadcaster Efforts to Move Programming to Cable
By: John Eggerton May 7 2013 - 9:34pm
Would Block Broadcaster Efforts to Move Programming to Cable

A few more details were emerging about the a la carte bill in the works from veteran cable price critic Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and they are said to include an Aereo-friendly provision that would require the FCC to auction the spectrum of a broadcaster who tried to move its must-have programming to cable.

NCTA Says Farm Bill Needs to Fix RUS Program

Says Broadband Loans Still Going to Overbuild Existing Service
By: John Eggerton May 7 2013 - 3:52pm
Says Broadband Loans Still Going to Overbuild Existing Service

 

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association wants to make sure the Farm Bill, likely being marked up in the Senate Agriculture Committee this week, fixes what it says is the ongoing problem of government subsidies to grow broadband where the service is already planted.

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PTC Pushes Public to Complain to FCC About Indecency Policy

Says FCC Should Not Focus Only On Egregious Cases
By: John Eggerton May 7 2013 - 3:48pm
Says FCC Should Not Focus Only On Egregious Cases

The Parents Television Council has declared May 6-10 "#NoIndecencyFCC Week," and is encouraging the public to file comments at the FCC about the proposal to focus on egregious indecency cases as well as to tweet their displeasure.

PTC opposes what it sees as the effort to limit indecency complaints by the commission.

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Former Biden Secret Service Agent to Head NBCU Security

Company Creates New Post of SVP and Chief Security Officer
By: John Eggerton May 7 2013 - 3:47pm
Company Creates New Post of SVP and Chief Security Officer

 

NBCUniversal is employing the Secret Service, or at least a top former Secret Service agent, to keep its employees and businesses safe.

NBCU will announce Tuesday that it has created the post of SVP, chief security officer, to be filled by Thomas McCarthy. McCarthy has been special agent in charge of the division protecting vice president Joe Biden.

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