National Regulation

FTC Warns Marketers About Too-Broad Claims of Eco-Friendliness

Releases Revised 'Green' Guidelines on Ensuring Claims are Truthful, Supported
By: John Eggerton Oct 1 2012 - 1:19pm
Releases Revised 'Green' Guidelines on Ensuring Claims are Truthful, Supported

The Federal Trade Commission issued revised "Green Guides" guidelines on Monday, updating its advisory to marketers pitching so-called "green" products.

Comcast Enters Second Year of Internet Essentials

Celebrates Milestone at D.C. Event
By: John Eggerton Sep 24 2012 - 3:14pm
Celebrates Milestone at D.C. Event

Comcast Monday kicked off the second year of its Internet Essentials braodband adoption program at an event at Kramer Middle School in Washington.
That comes a year after the company launched the program in the city at an event at Ballout High School. Internet Essentials is Comcast's program to provide low-cost ($9.95 a month) broadband to homes with students eligible for free and low-cost school lunch programs for as long as the children are in the home, as well as training and access to reduced-price computers .

President to Nominate Wright to FTC

Term of Republican Rush Expires Sept. 25
By: John Eggerton Sep 11 2012 - 7:32pm
Term of Republican Rush Expires Sept. 25

President Barack Obama Tuesday announced his intention to nominate Dr. Joshua Wright to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission.

Wright, a Republican, is currently a professor at George Mason University School of Law. It will be a homecoming of sorts for Wright, who served as the inaugural scholar in residence at the FTC's competition bureau in 2007-2008.

Wright's resume also includes teaching public policy at Pepperdine and a clerkship for California U.S. District court Judge James Selna.

Boston Mayor Filing For Rate Re-Regulation

By: John Eggerton May 9 2011 - 2:59pm

Cites Three Comcast Hikes, Lack Of Competition

McSlarrow, Tauke: There Is Room for Regulation in Internet Space

By: John Eggerton Mar 20 2012 - 7:32pm

Comcast, Verizon Execs Agreement Regulation Must be Narrowly Targeted, Consumer-focused on Privacy, Security

Republicans Blast Obama Administration On Net Regulation

By: John Eggerton Jun 18 2010 - 8:36am

Reps. Blackburn, Shimkus Take Aim at FCC's Title II plan, Administration's Support Of Network Neutrality

NRB Supports Congressional Oversight in Broadband Regulation

By: John Eggerton Jul 15 2010 - 5:13pm

Religious Broadcasters Want Congress To Clarify FCC's Authority

Barton, Stearns Caution FCC About State VoIP Regulation Decision

By: John Eggerton Aug 10 2010 - 7:35pm

Reps. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the ranking members of the Energy & Commerce Committee and Communications Subcommittee, respectively, have called on the Federal Communications Commission not to allow states to collect universal service fees from voice over Internet prototol (VoIP) providers.
That came in comments from the pair of legislators on a petition to the FCC from Nebraska and Kansas utility commissions for a declaratory ruling to that effect.

Free State Decries 'Regulation By Condition' On Comcast/NBCU Merger

By: John Eggerton Aug 23 2010 - 5:14pm

Group Says Petitions To Deny Echo Dire Predictions That Have Failed To Materialize

New Round of Talks In Broadband Regulation Debate

By: John Eggerton Aug 23 2010 - 6:30pm

ITIC Said To Be Hosting Latest Negotiations With Industry Players

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