Well Connected
 
Technology has created a chessboard of corporate and government interests in telecommunications and media. The players battle it out in Congress, at the Federal Communications Commission and in state houses. The "Well Connected" Project tracks this inside influence game.
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Telecom Watch
Blog on Digital Convergence and Policy
Digital Transition a Mess, but in Entirely Unexpected Way
Imagine paying $556 million for a house and then the seller — after cashing your check — says you have to wait an extra four months before you can move in. That's sort of like what is happening to Qualcomm Inc. The San Diego-based company paid more than a half-billion dollars in a government airwaves auction last year for the right to use radio frequencies currently occupied by television broadcasters. (2/11/2009)
An Open Knowledge Base for the National Broadband Project
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced an online effort to write national broadband strategy legislation. Durbin says he will be crafting legislation based on the input he gets during those sessions. He will then post drafts of that legislation online. (7/26/2007)
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Latest Reports
As FCC Chair Martin Resigns, He Leaves Controversial Legacy
Consumer-Friendly Policies, but a Prickly Personal Style
WASHINGTON, January 15, 2009 — Among the legions of predictable, starched-shirt regulators that populate Washington, outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has been a conundrum. >>
The 700 (MHz) Club
When Lobbying the FCC, Sometimes Less is More
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2007 — In the run-up to a key FCC vote on rules governing the public airwaves, lobbyists logged nearly 600 meetings or conversations with agency officials, an analysis by The Center for Public Integrity reveals.  >>
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