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Smart Phones Helping Consumers Manage Their Money

by Admin on March 31, 2012

Using a mobile device to access your bank account is not only convenient, but it appears to be helping consumers better manage their finances. A new Federal Reserve study shows that mobile phones and Internet access are in widespread use and changing the way that consumers access their financial services. According to the study, 21 …

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Tech firms hiring White House staffers

by Admin on March 30, 2011

The revolving door between the federal government and U.S. tech companies isn’t new.

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Post Tech: House panel votes to invalidate net neutrality rules

by Admin on March 12, 2011

A House panel on Wednesday voted to invalidate Internet access rules created by the Federal Communications Commission. But they will remain in place unless Congress and the president take further action.

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Tech companies to testify on Internet billing controversy

by Admin on February 9, 2011

OTTAWA — Independent Internet companies will have their chance to testify Tuesday before a Commons committee examining the federal telecommunications watchdog’s recent decision on Internet service provider billing practices.

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Post Tech: FCC chair to approve Comcast-NBC merger with conditions for program sharing

by on December 27, 2010

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order approving Comcast’s proposed merger with NBC Universal on Thursday, putting the deal up for vote before the agency’s other members.

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Obama falls short on tech issues

by on November 29, 2010

WASHINGTON — He was the embodiment of the modern, high-tech president when he took office: the first to fully harness the Internet to build a political movement, the first commander in chief to carry a BlackBerry, the first to promise to instill Silicon Valley sensibilities in the federal bureaucra

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On tech issues, Obama falls short of high expectations

by on November 23, 2010

WASHINGTON — He was the embodiment of the modern, high-tech president when he took office: the first to fully harness the Internet to build a political movement, the first commander in chief to carry a BlackBerry, the first to promise to instill Silicon Valley sensibilities in the federal bureaucracy.

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Tech Reports: FCC Modernizes Internet Rules in Schools & Libraries

by Admin on September 26, 2010

The Federal Communications Commission wants to get more bang from the federal dollars that subsidize Internet access in schools and libraries by lifting some of the restrictions that come with the funds.

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WEB/TECH: F.C.C. Chief Opposes Fees for Internet Priority

by on August 7, 2010

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that he believed it was “unacceptable” for Internet service providers to offer faster Internet transmission to content providers willing to pay higher fees. Google and Verizon Near Deal on Web Pay Tiers (August 5, 2010) “Any outcome, any deal that doesn’t preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet for consumers and …

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