 The Can-You-Hear-Us-Now-a-Thon: Petition Delivery Marathon at the FCC We're running a marathon for the next two days, but this is not your normal 26.2 mile race. This marathon involves hauling 50,000 petitions in support of real Net Neutrality to the FCC every hour, on the hour until we've delivered all 2 million signatures. Misty Perez Truedson, SavetheInternet.com Net Neutrality Lobbying to Peak this Week Expect lobbying around Net Neutrality to reach fever pitch through Dec. 14. After that, the FCC will go into its bunker to deliberate a draft of rules that will be voted on Dec. 21. Cecilia Kang, Washington Post Cantwell and Inslee Call for Stricter Rules on Net Neutrality Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) wrote the FCC, urging the Commission to adopt stricter rules on the proposed Net Neutrality order. Cantwell and Inslee want the FCC's Net Neutrality order to include several measures, including a ban on paid prioritization, similar regulations for both wireless and wireline, and carefully crafted definitions of broadband Internet access and reasonable network management. Eliza Krigman, National Journal FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality Rules Should Cover Wireless We're about 10 days and counting from the FCC issuing an order with Net Neutrality rules, but one of three Democrats on the FCC who supports the idea now says that the draft on the table might not go far enough. That would be Mignon Clyburn, who recently said that she "still has many questions" about the proposal, particularly whether it adequately covers wireless broadband. Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica Internet Access Should Be Application-Agnostic Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the FCC, recently announced that he would ask the agency to adopt rules to protect the open Internet at its open meeting on Dec. 21. We applaud the chairman's effort, but we worry that the proposed framework, as it is currently drafted, will not result in the free and open Internet that is his goal. Brad Burnham, Union Square Ventures Startup Video Company Asks FCC to Improve Open Internet Proposal Future innovative applications, services and business models are likely to come from small companies with innovative ideas backed by risk-taking investors. We strongly urge FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to improve his proposed Net Neutrality protections for users and innovators alike, in order to allow us to continue to innovate in the future. Barbara van Schewick, Internet Architecture and Innovation  Thousands Call NAB for Local Community Radio If we overcome this industry-backed obstacle and pass the Local Community Radio Act, we can finally build the independent radio stations our communities need. Time is running out. Please call today. Josh Stearns, NewPublicMedia.org Hooping for LPFM The Prometheus Radio Project is leading a circus-themed protest in front of the National Association of Broadcasters. Urging supporters to "bring juggling pins, unicycles, tricks, and costumes," participants will be celebrating Low Power FM while chiding the NAB for its dishonest campaign to get Senate Republicans to put holds on the Local Community Radio Act. Paul Riismandel, Radio Survivor Public Broadcaster Is to Sell Current, a Trade Publication Current, the newspaper that has covered the public broadcasting business every two weeks for three decades, is leaving the hands of its longtime owner, WNET.org, the New York City public broadcaster. The board of WNET.org approved an agreement to sell Current to the American University School of Communication. Elizabeth Jensen, New York Times  Rockefeller Pans Comcast-NBC Deal In a major blow to the proposed combination of Comcast and NBC Universal, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) -- the most powerful voice in Congress on telecom policy -- told the FCC that he is worried that the $30 billion transaction could have a detrimental impact on consumers and competition. David Hatch, National Journal Sanders Slammed Comcast Merger During Epic Speech During his eight-and-a-half-hour speech against President Obama's tax compromise with Republicans, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) also took on another of his favorite topics: the pending merger between Comcast and NBC Universal. Sara Jerome, The Hill |   Digital Divide Is a Matter of Income Household income is the greatest predictor of Internet use for Americans, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. In both their access to and use of the Internet and a suite of other technological devices and applications, households earning more than $75,000 a year significantly outpace lower-earning households, particularly those making less than $30,000 a year. New York Times Web Companies Fear Google's Reach As Google spreads its reach, it is making new enemies who fear that once Google steps onto their turf it will use its almighty search engine to quash them. Now, these critics are pushing antitrust officials to block some of Google's mergers or build a blockbuster case against the search behemoth. Washington Post Facebook Wrestles with Free Speech and Civility Facebook isn't a utopia, and when it comes up short, Dave Willner tries to clean up. Willner and his colleagues on Facebook's "hate and harassment team" are part of a virtual police squad charged with taking down content that is illegal or violates Facebook's terms of service. That role came into sharp focus last week as the controversy about WikiLeaks boiled over on the Web. New York Times Time Warner Views Netflix As a Fading Star Many of the companies that make the shows and movies that Netflix delivers to mailboxes, computer screens and televisions -- companies whose stocks have not enjoyed the same frothy rise, and whose chief executives have not won the same accolades -- are pushing back, arguing that the company is overhyped, and vowing to charge much more to license their content. New York Times 25 Billion Tweets Were Sent in 2010 Twitter has just released their list of top trends on Twitter for 2010. Surprisingly, Justin Bieber did not dominate the list. Instead, the Gulf oil spill did. The service says that 25 billion tweets were sent in total in 2010. TechCrunch News Corp. Wants 'The Daily' Safe from Trademark Claims The new digital-only newspaper from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has a familiar name -- "The Daily" -- which could raise some legal issues if other publications with the same name try to enforce trademark claims. That's why News Corp. is moving preemptively to keep the name free from potential legal entanglements on trademark grounds. MediaPost   |
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