[ December 9, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Network Nation
How Business, Technology, and Government Shaped American Telecommunications

New America Foundation, Center for Social Media at American University, and Media Access Project
Thursday, December 9, 2010
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: New America Foundation, 1899 L St NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Telecommunication forms a vital thread in the fabric of societal information and [...]

By Jennifer Martinez, Politico
A bill that would allow the Federal Communications Commission to give licenses to more noncommercial, localized radio stations is caught in static.
Despite support from both sides of the aisle, including strong backing from Arizona Sen. John McCain, a group of Republican senators have successfully blocked the bill.
Wyoming Sen. [...]

Agency Adopts Policy Scheme Recommended By Media Access Project
WASHINGTON — Substantially adopting recommendations advocated by Media Access Project, the Federal Communications [...]

Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. reached a deal on how to handle Internet traffic, striking their own accord on policy being weighed by U.S. officials, two people briefed by the companies said today.
The compromise as described would restrict Verizon from selectively slowing Internet content that travels over its wires, but wouldn’t apply such limits to [...]

WASHINGTON — Google and Verizon are reportedly near an agreement on the management of Internet traffic. The two companies have set this exclusive deal outside of the parameters of closed-door discussions held by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski in recent weeks, aimed to generate a consensus on network neutrality among a larger group of [...]

WASHINGTON – Media Access Project (MAP) filed two sets of comments with the Federal Communications Commission today urging the agency to classify wireline and wireless broadband as telecommunications services. This classification will provide sound authority for the Commission to bring affordable broadband to communities across the country and to protect Internet users. In the filings, [...]

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Senior Vice President and Policy Director of Media Access Project, spoke on a May 20 panel discussion entitled “Can the Government Save the Press?” hosted by the Progress and Freedom Foundation.
Watch the video of the panel discussion at http://www.pff.org/events/Can_Government_Help_Save_the_Press/index.html.

Andrew Jay Schwartzman spoke about the future of journalism at a panel discussion held by the Federal Communications Bar Association on March 31.
Watch video here.

A coalition of public interest organizations sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski yesterday, calling on the Commission to make increased diversity in the media and broadband communications landscape a top priority. The groups issued the following joint statement:
“Historically marginalized communities still face countless barriers to their own members’ provision and ownership [...]