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.

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

Boston Mayor Filing For Rate Re-Regulation

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

Cites Three Comcast Hikes, Lack Of Competition

FCC To Adopt "Title II Lite" Approach To Web Regulation

By: John Eggerton Feb 5 2010 - 11:02pm

Commission Will Unveil Legal Approach To Clarify Authority To Regulate The Internet

Comcast Willing To Explore Workable 'Third Way' To Internet Regulation

By: John Eggerton May 6 2010 - 5:05pm

Company Prepared To Work With Genachowski's Proposal

More Democratics Voice Support For Network Neutrality Regulations

By: John Eggerton Jun 16 2010 - 6:41pm

Reps. Markey, Ashoo, Doyle, Matsui Send Letter To FCC Chairman Genachowski

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

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