FCC chairman Genachowski is stepping down
The tech industry will play close attention to Genachowski's replacement.
The tech industry will play close attention to Genachowski's replacement.
If its lobbying spend is any indication, Google is trying to woo the government. The search giant spent triple what it did a year ago on lobbying efforts in Washington, according to The Hill.
Google’s spending in Washington, D.C. has …
The Federal Communications Commission has slapped Google with a $25,000 fine for obstructing the agency’s efforts to find out more about Google’s data collection practices, according to the New York Times.
Google has been in the government’s sights for years …
Update, 12:31pm PST: Verizon wireless has reversed its decision to institute a $2 fee on customers paying their bills online. The company released a statement confirming the about-face on Friday, a couple hours after the Federal Communications Commission decided to …
For all the talk of a pending spectrum crunch that is worrying regulators and wireless companies, Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski doesn’t seem to be doing a whole lot about it.
Genachowski reasserted his stance that the government needs …
Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, today defended the government’s delays in implementing a net neutrality policy. He also offered mixes comments regarding a recent Google-Verizon proposal.
Back when President Barack Obama was campaigning for office, he …
The Federal Communications Commission revealed more details today about its new plan to regulate the Internet. Previous efforts ran into court resistance, but there were reports yesterday that the agency was about to unveil another approach that would allow it …
The Federal Communications Commission was rebuffed last month in its efforts to regulate Internet providers, but it hasn’t given up. The agency is reportedly preparing new rules that it hopes can promote net neutrality, the principle that providers must treat …