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    2. Government launches probe into $267M Open Range loan

      Explore FierceWireless (Nov 11 2011)

      Government launches probe into $267M Open Range loan The House Energy and Commerce committee launched an investigation into the Department of Agriculture's $267 million loan to Open Range Comm... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Rural Utilities Service   Sprint Nextel   Dan Hesse

    3. Why the US needs a data privacy law—and why it might finally get one

      Explore Ars Technica (Jul 18 2011)

      ...erce Committee recently held a hearing on the topic of privacy; the next week, the (Republican-led) House Energy and Commerce Committee looked at the same thing.  In a town where positions on issues are often deeply divided along part... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   John McCain   Microsoft   Google

    4. Lawmaker wants 4G carriers to disclose throttling and speed

      Explore Ars Technica (Jun 23 2011)

      Lawmaker wants 4G carriers to disclose throttling and speed ...on a wide variety of factors." The Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Wireless Association   House Energy and Commerce Committee   Federal Communication Commission

    5. Republican lawmakers move to overturn FCC's net neutrality proposal

      Explore FierceTelecom (Feb 17 2011)

      ... Reuters, Mitch McConnell, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Representative Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Representative Greg Walden sponsored the resolution. Of course, the resolution faces a numbe... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Tata Communications   Comcast   Barack Obama

    6. FCC dubbed 'Ministry of Truth' over net neut rules

      Explore The Register (Jan 7 2011)

      'Freedom is slavery' howls ideologue CES 2011  A senior telecommunications counsel to the House Energy and Commerce committee has blasted the Federal Communications Commission for laying down official net neutrality rules, co... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   House of Representatives   House Energy and Commerce Committee

    7. Broadband stimulus flows disproportionately to Commerce Committee members

      Explore IP Carrier (Oct 28 2010)

      ...t the Commerce Department doled out for broadband went to or was shared by districts represented by House Energy and Commerce Committee members, according to an analysis by Communications Daily. The committee oversees telecom issues.Th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ntia   National Telecommunications and Information Administration   House of Representatives

    8. Telco hopes dashed as net neutrality legislation dies

      Explore TELEPHONY Online (Sep 30 2010)

      According to a draft provided to the press, the legislation proposed by House Energy and Commerce committee chairman Henry Waxman would have given the FCC the authority to impose fines up to $2 million on br... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   House Energy and Commerce Committee   Henry Waxman   Federal Communication Commission

    9. Net neutrality effort in Congress collapses

      Explore FierceWireless (Sep 30 2010)

      Net neutrality effort in Congress collapses ...utrality is dead in Congress--at least for now. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said his net neutrality proposal failed to win enough support from Republicans (and fellow Democra... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Julius Genachowski   House Energy and Commerce Committee

    10. Google, Verizon warned not to "cable-ize" the Internet

      Explore Ars Technica (Aug 17 2010)

      Google, Verizon warned not to "cable-ize" the Internet ... impossible. It's up to the FCC to git-er-done. The new letter (PDF) comes from four members of the House Energy and Commerce committee, Ed Markey (D-MA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), and Anna Eshoo (D-CA). None of them makes ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   House of Representatives   Ed Markey

    11. Debate over D Block's fate shifts to Congress

      Explore FierceWireless (Jun 16 2010)

      ...dband network, are backed by AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE:VZ) and Motorola (NYSE:MOT). The bill the House Energy and Commerce Committee is going to debate is largely modeled on the FCC's recommendations to auction the spectrum to the h... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Motorola   AT&T   House of Representatives

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