Archive for: September 2009

September 30, 2009

Commerce Department and ICANN Sign Historic Accord on Internet Governance

Filed under: ICANN,International,contracts,government,policy - 30 Sep 2009

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 …

September 24, 2009

U.S. FCC to meet Oct 22 for open Internet rules

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 …

September 23, 2009

FCC Chair Genacowski formal statement "to preserve the free and open Internet"

Filed under: FCC,Network Neutrality,government,policy - 23 Sep 2009

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

ISOC-DC October meetings

Filed under: DC/MD/VA events - upcoming,ISOC-DC - 23 Sep 2009

Oct. 2:  Our ISOC-DC Leaders team contributed the funds for us to be a sponsor of IGF-USA.

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September 22, 2009

FCC Endorses Network Neutrality

Filed under: Uncategorized - 22 Sep 2009

By Cecilia Kang | Washington Post | Tues. Sep. 22, 2009 :

The agency would be the “smart cop on the beat,” Genachowski said in a speech, outlining a plan to prohibit Internet service providers from blocking or slowing certain technologies and content on their networks. The chairman proposed that firms be required to make public the steps they are taking to control Web traffic.

To view Genachowski speech 9/21/2009 at Brookings here
Download original text of his speech here

The proposal raised concerns among several providers, which said the regulation could hurt their business by limiting their ability to manage their networks.

September 21, 2009

Tue. Sep. 22 — ISOC-DC and OneWebDay in DC

Filed under: DC/MD/VA events - upcoming,event - 21 Sep 2009

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September 16, 2009

An ISOC-DC Event

Filed under: DC/MD/VA events - upcoming,ISOC-DC,future - 16 Sep 2009

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September 15, 2009

Historic reforms to telecommunications regulation

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 …

Report of Monday, Aug 17 ISOC-DC meeting

Filed under: ISOC-DC - 15 Sep 2009

Good meeting, excellent progress at our 3rd organizing meeting, Monday Aug 17.

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For a meeting report and continuing discussion, go to our ISOC-DC chapter discussion group www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2117168&, or click “Continue Reading…” to read Mike Nelson’s meeting report here.

September 13, 2009

IEEE stamps 'approved' on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard

Filed under: Internet access,broadband,wireless - 13 Sep 2009

By John Cox / Sep. 11, 2009 / Computerworld: The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.

There’s been no public announcement yet by IEEE. But Bruce Kraemer, the long-time chairman of the 802.11n Task Group …

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