Wireless data roaming

Article from Ars Technica regarding wirelss data roaming. Voice roaming has been common for quite a while.

Appeals court upholds FCC's wireless data roaming rules

AT&T and Verizon had sued to block their implementation.

by Timothy B. Lee - Dec 4 2012, 1:12pm CST

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/appeals-court-upholds-fccs-wireless-data-roaming-rules/

National Emergency Alert System Test

US Agencies to Test Emergency Alert System http://soc.li/uruK5oQ

On Wednesday, at 2 p.m. EST, [1:00 p.m. CST] U.S. radio and television stations will break away from regular programming to broadcast emergency warnings, but it'll be a practice exercise.

FCC website makeover

Ars Technica reviews the beta version of the Federal Communications Commission website redesign (http://beta.fcc.gov/) The new design makes good use of fly out menus, and organizes different departments and documents into more user-friendly sections.

A short roundup on net neutrality

Here's a short list of recent article, blog posts, and opinion pieced on the proposed FCC net neutrality rules.

Republicans on new FCC net neutrality rules: kill!

Ars Technica
By Matthew Lasar
12-22-2010
Reactions to the FCC net neutrality rules.

What Do the FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Mean for You?
By Chloe Albanesius
PCMag.com
12-22-2010
An explanation of what the proposed net neutrality rules would and would not do.

The Net Neutrality Coup
By John Fund
Wall Street Journal
12-21-2010
Opinion piece on net neutrality.

Winners and losers of net neutrality
By Sara Muller
MSNBC
The Last Word Blog
12-21-2010
Post with opinions on who would win or lose under the proposed rules.

A Net Neutrality Timeline: How We Got Here
By Stacey Higginbotham
Gigaom.com
12-21-2010
A timeline of events leading up to the proposed FCC rules.

FCC Adopts Basic Net Neutrality Rules
Law Librarian Blog
12-21-2010
Summary of the proposed rules and question on what happens next.

Net Neutrality

Ars Technica has a brief post about the Federal Communications Commission considering an Open Internet Order to preserve the level playing field for Internet access.


FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for December 21st Open Meeting.
News Release: Word | Acrobat

FCC rules against Comcast

Seen on PCWorld.com:

FCC Rules Against Comcast P-to-P Throttling
Grant Gross, IDG News Service
Friday, August 01, 2008 9:10 AM PDT

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ordered Comcast to stop interfering with peer-to-peer traffic on its broadband network, with officials there saying the cable provider was "invasive" in its network traffic management.

In a victory for net neutrality advocates, the FCC on Friday voted 3-2 to order
Comcast to stop slowing P-to-P traffic by the end of the year and to come up with a new network management plan. If Comcast refuses, the company could be subject to an injunction and other regulatory penalties. (cont)

FCC and hearing on cell phones on planes

In a press release dated April 3, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission decided to terminate proceedings examining the rule requiring that cell phones be turned off before an airplane takes off.

4/3/07
FCC Terminates Proceeding on the Use of Cellular Phones Onboard Aircraft.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Order: Word | Acrobat