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Speed Matters - Internet Speed Test | Test Your Internet Connection

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Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Speed Matters - Internet Speed Test | Test Your Internet Connection :  Former FCC commissioners said in a court brief that Verizon 's net neutrality position would cause communications to be "unsettled and dramatically narrowed. Related articles FCC wants gigabit Ethernet in all 50 states by 2015 South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong topped list of highest internet speeds Top5 How to Test Internet Speed - Check Internet Speed Gigabits to kilobits Net neutrality bill looms if court voids FCC order Answer Line: An obscenely slow Internet connection when you're paying for a fast one How to Give the U.S. Ultrafast Internet - Bloomberg How CNET tests networking devices

1961: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized first space satellite communications link between the United States and Europe on an experimental basis.

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Logo of the United States Federal Communications Commission, used on their website and some publications since the early 2000s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Calendar for January 19th, 2013 :  "1961: U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized first space satellite communications link between the United States and Europe on an experimental basis." Related articles FCC Eases Licensing Rules for Airliner Internet Access - Bloomberg FCC Clears The Way For In-Flight Internet Deployment In The U.S. FCC demands Internet be 100 times faster by 2016 RPT-Liberty Media gets nod from FCC to take control of Sirius XM Liberty Media gets nod from FCC to take control of Sirius XM Clearwire investors to Sprint: Up your bid, please Despite Minor Opposition, Softbank, Sprint And Clearwire Should Integrate FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015 HTC One SV Headed to Sprint, Tips FCC Cell Phones and Brain Cancer: Group Warns RF Radiation...

FCC chairman talks about looming spectrum crisis; allocating that pie in the sky - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com

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English: Official FCC photograph (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) FCC chairman talks about looming spectrum crisis; allocating that pie in the sky - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com :  "A severe spectrum crunch looms over the next decade because of the popularity of all the devices that have become so common — smartphones, tablets and the rest — and the fact that the new stuff uses up a lot more bandwidth than the old stuff (at least for now). “So far we’ve been dipping our toes in the water on LTE ,” said Julius Genachowski , chairman of the Federal Communications Commission earlier this month. PC Magazine , by the way, defines LTE as “the latest high-speed cellular data transmission network, surpassing the speeds of the widely used 3G networks .”" .. .ero . Related articles FCC Chairman: 300MHz of spectrum coming to providers Mystery giant eyeball on Fla. beach may be squid's - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com The Bunny the Bear Announce “hump Into Hibernation” Tour AT...

CWA: FCC Decision on Big Cable Deal Will Kill Jobs, Harm Consumers | Communications Workers of America

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Logo of the United States Federal Communications Commission, used on their website and some publications since the early 2000s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Communications Workers of America (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) CWA: FCC Decision on Big Cable Deal Will Kill Jobs, Harm Consumers | Communications Workers of America :  "The FCC's decision allowing Big Cable to virtually monopolize wireline and video connections to millions of homes will lead to job loss and hit consumers with higher prices. It will slam the door on our country's high speed future because it has destroyed any incentive for Verizon to continue the build out of its high speed FiOS network"

FCC Deals a Blow to Dish Network's Network Plans (Phone Scoop)

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Image via Wikipedia Image by Getty Images via @daylife FCC Deals a Blow to Dish Network's Network Plans (Phone Scoop) : The Federal Communications Commission denied to grant Dish Network a preliminary waiver which would have allowed it to move forward with plans to build its own wireless network . Instead, the FCC decided to conduct a formal investigation into Dish's request, a process which could take until the end of the year. .. .ero . Related articles FCC Deals a Blow to Dish Network's Network Plans (phonescoop.com) FCC tells Dish Network that it can't start building a wireless network just yet (intomobile.com) FCC puts Dish Network's LTE plans on hold, opts for a longer review (engadget.com) FCC denies Dish Network's waiver request for new LTE network (theverge.com) Denied (huffingtonpost.com) FCC delays decision on letting Dish make pure 4G network (electronista.com) FCC Probes Government Shutdowns Of Wireless Networks (techd...

The outlook for the FCC and broadband: Not good

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Image via Wikipedia The outlook for the FCC and broadband: Not good .. .ero . Related articles FCC Approves First White Space Device and Database (phonescoop.com) Verizon-Cable Spectrum: Is FCC Open to Frenemy Competition? (forbes.com) Dish Network letter to the FCC says its LTE plans can help bring broadband to every American (engadget.com) AT&T: FCC Merger Conclusions Not Credible (techdailydose.nationaljournal.com)

Daily Show: Well, That Was Fast - Comcast/NBC Merger

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Image via Wikipedia !!!! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Well, That Was Fast - Comcast/NBC Merger www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook Daily Show: Well, That Was Fast - Comcast/NBC Merger Daily Show: Well, That Was Fast - Comcast/NBC Merger Disney requests a trademark for the name " SEAL Team 6 ," and the FCC approves the Comcast/NBC merger. Related articles Daily Show mocks FCC's Baker for taking Comcast job (arstechnica.com)