this week the market crisis continued. the senate passed legislation to try and cure the crisis. the sec called for additional regulatory authority and extended its emergency orders regarding short selling. yet the commissions inspector general issued a report which highly critical of the secs performance in the demise of bear stearns.
this week klatencor concluded a settlement of a class acti... [Show More]
legislators over the weekend introduced new legislation requiring satellite radio receivers to pick up digital signals even though federal regulators are still seeking public comment on the issue.
house representative ed markey dmass. on saturday introduced the radio all digital channel receiver act which requires equipment designed to receive both satellite digital audio radio and terrestrial a... [Show More]
representative edward j. markey dmalden released the following statement on defeated legislation to provide emergency assistance to stabilize the economy
nobody wanted to be in this situation. nobody thought the bill before the house today was a perfect solution. but after careful consideration i decided to support this bill because i believe that a failure to act now would not just punish wall st... [Show More]
as we finish up the editing chores on our coming sidecut report on net neutrality we wanted to share with you now an email qanda with rep. edward j. markey dmass. chairman of the house subcommittee on telecommunications and the internet while last weeks fcc comcast ruling was still fresh in everyones mind.
sidecut reports you have been a passionate advocate for network neutrality for quite some ti... [Show More]
the register reports nebuad looks to spyware firm for recruits.
according to public profiles posted to the social networking sites linkedin and linksv nebuad shares at least five highranking employees with gator corporation the company that famously changed its name to claria in october 2003 in an apparent attempt to shakeoff its reputation as a spyware distributor.
these employees are scott taven... [Show More]
a recent washington post articlehighlights a bill that was recently introduced in congress suggesting that the fcc bring back their rulesfor audio descriptions of video programming rules which were thrown out by the courts several years ago as being beyond the scope of the commissions authority without explicit congressional authorization. but not only does this bill propose to give that missing ... [Show More]
representative edward markey dma chairman of the house subcommittee on telecommunications and the internet today introduced the 21st century communications and video accessibility act. rep heather a. wilson rnm joined rep markey as an original cosponsor of the bill.
the bill would amend the communications act to ensure that new internetenabled telephone and video services and equipment are accessi... [Show More]
guest post by james handley
im a bit surprised that republicans fell into boxers trap so predictably. with a slim democratic majority in the senate and a promised presidential veto the liebermanwarner climate security bill never had a chance. senate environment and public works committee chair barbara boxer forced a vote so the environmental scorekeepers could notch one up for the ds and one down... [Show More]
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published june 06 2008 1037am ct
arz technica last month we reported that charter communications a major isp and cable provider was testing a system that tracked the surfing habits of its subscribers with the goal of sending them targeted ads. charter made the system optout meaning that users had to both be aware of it happening and then find a form on charters web site t... [Show More]
today i introduced a revolutionary new global warming bill the investing in climate action and protection act or icap. it will reduce global warming pollution to meet scientific targets reinvest the revenue back in american workers and technology and reestablish america as a leader in solving the globes greatest challenge climate change. at the beginning of the 110th congress i assumed chairmansh... [Show More]
theres a sort of new climate change player on capitol hill.u.s. rep. edward j. markey pictureda leadingvoice for some time in washingtonon the subject of greenhouse gas reductionsannounced wednesday he wouldintroduce a revolutionary climate change bill that appears to be the most aggressive measure yet put before congress.the investing in climate action and protection actwhich would establish a ca... [Show More]
this week broadband provider charter communications revealed its plans to begin sharing its customers web traffic with nebuad an advertising network. nebuads service works by monitoring individuals online activities and creating profiles of those individuals interests. nebuad then uses the profiles to serve targeted advertisements on the web. charter with over 5 million subscribers is the largest ... [Show More]
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a kentucky teen who lost her feet in an amusement park ride last june has sued six flags and is support a bill to make amusement parks safer.
14yearold kaitlyn lassiter was ridi... [Show More]
gas prices are out of hand and theres no ceiling in sight. well be looking at 4.00gallon and up before gwb and his oil men buddies depart washington next january.
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on april fools day the biggest joke of all is being played on american families by big oil said rep. edward markey dmass. as his committee began hearing from the oil company executives .
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just when i thought you couldnt get any dumber you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself i am sure that this is how many of us feel when we heard that a bill sponsored by massachusetts rep. ed markey would require carriers to sell contractfree phones provide rate plan information in a clear plain and conspicuous manner disclose any phone subsidies hidden in the plans price ... [Show More]
filed under cellphoneswe dont usually take much stock in proposed legislation schoolhouse rock left out the part where lobbyists gut all the good bits but were willing to root for the wireless consumer protection and community broadband empowerment act currently on the floor in the house and senate. the bill sponsored by massachusetts rep. ed markey would require carriers to sell contractfree ph... [Show More]
talking about undisguised admittance network the us house of representatives will clinch a hearing today for wireless consumer protection bill warning pdf file a proposed legislation which would force wireless carriers to offer their services even free from entering into longterm contract.
as long as consumers buy mobile devices from wireless carriers that are not subsidized they privation not wo... [Show More]
when tmobile began selling apples iphone in germany last fall a legal skirmish ensued forcing the wireless carrier to sell it untethered to a contractat 1460 no less. tmobile eventually persuaded a court that the twoyear contract was legal.
now that same kind of european rule would be imported into the united states meaning att would be legally required to sell a contractfree iphone if a new de... [Show More]
feb. 13 rep. edward markey dma and rep. chip pickering rms are renewing debate in the us congress on net neutrality by proposing the internet freedom preservation act which proposes the federal government maintain the freedom to use for lawful purposes broadband telecommunications networks including the internet without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators.
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two lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or impairing web content from competitors.reps. ed markey a massachusetts democrat and chip pickering a mississippi republican introduced the internet freedom preservation act wednesday. the bill says it is u.s. policy to guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for or degredation of content... [Show More]
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