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Eshoo Named ITIF Honorary Cochair

Joins Warner, Issa and Hatch at Tech Think Tank
By: John Eggerton May 3 2013 - 11:58am
Joins Warner, Issa and Hatch at Tech Think Tank
 

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has been named honorary co-chair of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, succeeding Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.).

Eshoo represents the 14th district of California, which includes Palo Alto, the birthplace of Silicon Valley, and is home to Google, HP, Facebook, Symantec, and other Internet/tech firms.

Copyright Report Recommends Wide-Ranging Study

Says More Info Needed in Debate over Copyright Regime in Digital Age
By: John Eggerton May 2 2013 - 4:27pm
Says More Info Needed in Debate over Copyright Regime in Digital Age
A National Academy of Sciences National Research Council report on the state of copyright says that given the current debate over the issue typified by the fight over SOPA-PIPA online piracy legislation that died in the last Congress, it is time for a comprehensive study of the implication of digital age changes on the copyright, patent, and trademark regimes.
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Senate Communications Subcommittee Firming Up May 14 Video Hearing

NCTA's Michael Powell, NAB's Gordon Smith Expected to Testify
By: John Eggerton May 2 2013 - 4:24pm
NCTA's Michael Powell, NAB's Gordon Smith Expected to Testify
 

It looks like the Senate Communications Subcommittee's hearing on the state of video, which was tentatively scheduled for May 14, has gotten a little less tentative.

The Senate Commerce Committee Communications Subcommittee has scheduled its planned video oversight hearing for May 14 at 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., according to a source.

National Association of Broadcasters president Gordon Smith and NCTA president Michael Powell are both expected to testify.

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MMTC Targets End of May for FCC-Sanctioned Diversity Study

Interviews Being Conducted, but Report Must Still Be Written, Reviewed
By: John Eggerton May 2 2013 - 3:00pm
Interviews Being Conducted, but Report Must Still Be Written, Reviewed
 

The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council and BIA are still in the midst of interviews for their report on the impact of cross-ownership rules on minority ownership, which is expected to be completed by mid-May and delivered to the FCC at the end of May, according to MMTC.

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NTIA Releases BTOP Best Practices Toolkit

Drawn from Experiences of Stimulus Fund Grantees
By: John Eggerton May 2 2013 - 2:58pm
Drawn from Experiences of Stimulus Fund Grantees
   
 

The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has released a broadband "toolkit" of adoption best practices.

Hill Hails Wheeler Nomination

House, Senate Members Weigh in on Presumptive FCC Chairman
By: John Eggerton May 1 2013 - 5:05pm
House, Senate Members Weigh in on Presumptive FCC Chairman

Tom Wheeler got some advice and assent from Congress -- though perhaps not as much as if it had been in session this week -- on his nomination Wednesday to be the next chairman of the FCC.

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Wheeler, Clyburn Praised By Current FCC Crew

Genachowski Says Wheeler is 'Superb' Choice to Replace Him
By: John Eggerton May 1 2013 - 4:48pm
Genachowski Says Wheeler is 'Superb' Choice to Replace Him
The news of nomination of Tom Wheeler as FCC chair and the naming of Mignon Clyburn as interim chair was welcomed by the current commissioners on Wednesday.

It's Official: President Wants Wheeler for FCC Chairman

Clyburn to Serve as Interim Chair, First Woman to Lead Agency; Wheeler Installation Awaits GOP Pick for McDowell Seat
By: John Eggerton May 1 2013 - 2:37pm
Clyburn to Serve as Interim Chair, First Woman to Lead Agency; Wheeler Installation Awaits GOP Pick for McDowell Seat

As expected, President Obama Wednesday expressed his intention to nominate former lobbyist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tom Wheeler to succeed Julius Genachowski as chairman of the FCC, and has tapped commissioner Mignon Clyburn as interim chair.

Wheeler and Clyburn were both at the White House for the announcement, though neither spoke.

D.C. Reacts to Prospect of Wheeler Atop FCC

Some Groups Point to Lobbying Background, But Reserve Judgment
By: John Eggerton Apr 30 2013 - 6:23pm
Some Groups Point to Lobbying Background, But Reserve Judgment

 

Reports on Tuesday that the White House was preparing to nominate Tom Wheeler to head the FCC drew reaction in Washington.

The co-founders of the Women's Media Center (WMC), which has been pushing the White House to name a woman to the post, said they were disappointed that did not appear to be the case.

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CableCard Deployments Eclipse 40 Million Mark

But A Mere 4,000 Security Models Were Deployed in Retail Devices in Q1
By: Jeff Baumgartner Apr 30 2013 - 4:36pm
But A Mere 4,000 Security Models Were Deployed in Retail Devices in Q1

The nine largest incumbent U.S. cable operators deployed just 4,000 more standalone CableCards for use in TiVo DVRs and other retail devices in the first quarter of the year than they did by the end of 2012, according to the latest CableCard report from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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