Category: policy

Washington DC | Oct. 1, 2009: Today the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee hosted a briefing in the U.S. Capitol Building titled “The Future of the U.S. Government’s Role in ICANN, Internet Addressing and Internet Governance.” To listen to the …

Washington, D.C | Sep. 30, 2009: ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed an historic Affirmation agreement supporting the ICANN model of international multi-stakeholder and bottom-up governance of the …

Sep 24, 2009 10:20am EDT | Reuters:  U.S. regulators have set an Oct. 22 meeting to formally propose a new “net neutrality” rule aimed at …

Sep. 21, 2009 | FCC | Washington:  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the …

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy today announced fundamental reforms to existing telecommunications regulations in the interests of Australian consumers and businesses.

These reforms will drive future growth, productivity …

Government 2.0 Summit in DC Sept 9-10 | http://gov2summit.com

This will be an important conference, bringing together many experts across government, industry, and nonprofit spectrums.

Aug 6, 2009 | FCC Headquarters, DC |FCC NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN WORKSHOP | OPEN GOVERNMENT & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:

Recorded webcast:  http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/mt080609.ram

Related documents:  http://www.broadband.gov/ws_egov.html#reldocs

Agenda:

9:30 am       Opening by FCC Chairman Genachowski

9:35 am       Workshop Introduction, Eugene Huang, Moderator

9:40 am Panel …

 
July 29, 2009: At Congressional hearing by the House Committee on Overshght and Government Reform, the Chairman made a strong statement about banning P2P software from government and contractor computers (link to statement below). Testimony again reported that critical U.S. information had been leaked through a LimeWire P2P file-sharing network installed without aurhorization on personal computers in government facilities.  It was reported that secret information such as a list of all government nuclear facilities, the emergency escape route and safe house location of the First Lady had leaked and are widely available on foreign web site.  This is now reported as inaccurate, see link below to Washington Post story.

ITIF Response to FCC National Broadband Strategy NOI (Notice of Inquiry)

July 22, 2009: As the FCC develops America’s first national broadband strategy it will be important to focus on both broadband supply and demand as well as the presence of market failures within the broadband marketplace. Relying on markets alone will not meet our country’s future broadband needs. Instead, to meet the goals for broadband coverage outlined by the FCC, targeted subsidies should be used to expand coverage and adoption beyond what the market will provide. In this FCC filing, ITIF discusses the policy and non-policy factors that affect broadband deployment and outlines an appropriate policy framework for a successful national broadband strategy.

Agency’s New Chief Is a Product of the Information Age

By Cecilia Kang | Washington Post Staff Writer | Monday, July 20, 2009:

Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, has a soft spot for the little guy.

In his first interview since taking over the federal agency, Genachowski talked about the importance of “edge” Internet and software companies in pushing forward technological advances. He suggested that these companies might play a key role in boosting the economy and in helping the agency meet its mandate to bring high-speed Internet access to all Americans.