A senior writer for CNET, the technology news Web site, resigned less than an hour after a report suggested that CNET was barred from presenting an award to a company being sued by CBS, which owns CNET.
The End of the Phone System
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Thank you for giving me an interesting proposition to take issue with: namely, that the phone system – whatever that means – is about to end. I’m going to explore three main points related to this proposition. First, that we should be speaking of a transition, not an endpoint. Second, that as this transition continues to unfold, federal and state governments have key roles to play in protecting consumers and promoting competition. And finally, that you should not worry about running out of interesting papers to write, because we have not yet run out of hard problems to solve, in particular crafting appropriate transitions for universal service and interconnection policies.
Rep Zoe Lofgren talks the 2013 tech agenda
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A Q&A with Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA).
Rockefeller retirement shakes up privacy battle
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s announcement that he’ll retire in 2015 is the latest personnel move in a month that has thrown the legislative end of the online consumer privacy world into flux.
Bexar set to turn the page on idea of books in libraries
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Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and other county leaders announced plans to launch the nation's first bookless public library system, BiblioTech, with a prototype location opening in the fall
Bringing Broadband Adoption to the Nation’s Underserved Populations
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Cheryl spoke on the Broadband Breakfast panel entitled: Bringing Broadband Adoption to the Nation’s Underserved Populations. Cheryl described the challenges with the current federal policy efforts to encourage high speed Internet broadband adoption by low-income communities. She praised philanthropic efforts of the corporate sector, but explained they are no substitute for comprehensive federal policy.
You can view the highlights (Cheryl appears at 5:44) or the full video (Cheryl’s key points appear at 33:00 and 57:00) (July 12, 2012).
Panel description: The FCC’s National Broadband Plan identified three areas that need to be addressed to getting all Americans online: the cost of broadband, basic digital literacy skills and the relevance of content available over broadband transmission. All three were featured in the discussion at Tuesday’s event. Learn more about the regular Broadband Breakfast Club series.
How John Kerry Could Out-Internet Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State
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You might call Hillary Clinton the ur-diplomat of the digital age. Under her guidance, the U.S. State Department embraced new technology in a way no secretary of state has done since the fax machine. For better or worse, Sec Clinton added a new dimension to the way Washington engages with the rest of the world. How might Secretary of State nominee John Kerry (D-MA) handle State's technological mandate?
Liberty Close to Taking Control of Sirius
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Liberty Media waged a long and public battle to take control of Sirius XM Radio for most of last year. The final takeover, though, looks likely to take place with much less fanfare.
Old Media’s Stalwarts Persevered in 2012
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Everyone knows that traditional media companies are dead in the water, overwhelmed by ad skipping, cord cutting and audience flight. We know that because Chicken Littles have been saying it for years. Eventually we may be right — the sky will fall and the business will collapse — but for the time being, the sky over traditional media is blue and it’s raining green.
Cable Companies Squeeze More Obscure Channels
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There are two kinds of cable channels in the United States: those operated by major media companies that have dozens of other channels, and those that are on their own. The outlets in the second group, the independent channels, are feeling threatened these days.