Some of MAP’s colleagues in the public interest community have expressed concern that FCC Chairman Genachowski’s intense focus on broadband policy and deployment means that he will ignore important media policy questions. However, the appointment of Steven Waldman to direct an intensive review of media structure should be reassuring. Chairman Genachowski was a [...]

By Kim Hart , The Hill
A new advocacy group launching Friday wants to give sports fans a louder voice in Washington on issues such as game blackouts, high event ticket prices and the lack of a college football playoff.
But a closer look at supporters of the Sports Fans Coalition suggests the group has its sights [...]

By Kim Hart, The Hill
UPDATE: The Sports Fans Coalition website is now up and running.
David Goodfriend, a former satellite industry lobbyist, is helping to launch a new coalition today that has cable exclusivity rules in its crosshairs, as well as issues like high event ticket prices, game blackouts, and other league rules and federal regulations. [...]

By Cecilia Kang, Washington Post
Of all the data being collected for a federal probe into truth-in-billing rules for communications services, one statistic stands out: Consumers are paying for broadband Internet service that lags advertised speeds by as much as 50 percent.
That stat was revealed by the Federal Communications Commission last month during a report on [...]

By Andrew Noyes, National Journal
High-tech, consumer, health and child advocacy groups wrote to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman and ranking member Joe Barton on Wednesday backing legislation that would ramp up the FTC’s authority. The letter from the Center for Democracy and Technology, Center for Digital Democracy, Consumers Union, Public Knowledge, Media Access [...]

Here is an advertiser-oriented perspective on the “TV Everywhere” experiment. Among other things, it demonstrates how badly advertisers want granular viewing data.

8 Things You Should Know About TV Everywhere
Since Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes made headlines in March by unveiling plans for an industry-wide initiative called TV Everywhere, a variety of labels have been [...]

This interview with FCC Chairman Genachowski is most notable for what he does not say. It seems as if he has become more and more cautious and equivocal as time goes on.

A Chat with FCC Chief Genachowski
Q: When talking about net neutrality, is it a good idea to allow companies to charge more for [...]

Commercial TV broadcasters appear to be swimming against the tide in disputing the need for additional spectrum for broadband services. Their arguments would have greater credibility if they actually provided the kind of meaningful public service which they long promised. Pressure to reallocate the high value spectrum in the 700 MHz band is [...]

By Winter Casey, BroadbandCensus.com
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2009 – Absent from the notice of proposed rulemaking released by the Federal Communications Commission Thursday is the charged term of “network neutrality” that has been discussed over the years. Instead, the paper is focused on the need to preserve an “open internet” through government intervention.
The problem is that [...]

Freshman Republican FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker is well-prepared for the job and has a clear philosophy about the job. In this interview she discusses her deep skeptcism about regulation. Expect her to be a forceful dissenter in the months and years to come.

Meredith Attwell Baker, the Newest Republican Commissioner on the FCC Talks [...]