More than 45 million people in the United States live below the poverty line. For many of these Americans, the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline program has been a…
by Jamal Simmons and Rosa Mendoza Last week, the president called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reclassify broadband service under Title II of the Telecommunications…
Today a debate is being waged in Washington. Various approaches to preserving the open Internet are being weighed, and reclassification of broadband services under Title II of the…
Innovative gigabit network should be supported, not stifled “Our job is to steer, not row.” These were the words of the late Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, my…
by Larry Irving and Rick Boucher Those seeking to impose new regulations on broadband providers offer a seemingly simple approach: Just have the Federal Communications Commission shift broadband…
While consumers clamor for cool new apps just as fast as tech innovators can develop them, the policy professionals in Washington return to the burning question of whether…
You may have heard by now that Kings Point in Delray is one of two communities in the country that soon may get a Federal Communications Commission -sponsored…
A recent Huffington Post article by Bruce Kushnick highlighted “special access,” a service long provided by companies like Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T) and CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL)…
History doesn’t just happen. History starts with a vision. In the early 1980s, Rep. George T. “Mickey” Leland, who was then chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, envisioned…
In today’s hyperpartisan environment, it’s useful to remember that not so long ago, Congress normally worked in a bipartisan manner to achieve matters of great national purpose. Saturday…
Happily, President Obama talked about opportunity in the State of the Union speech last night. Since the economy tanked in 2008, leaders naturally began erecting barriers against fierce…
