Following a multi-year research project, in April 2011 PLN published a comprehensive cover story on prison phone services nationwide, including a state-by-state comparison of prison phone rates, commission (kickback) percentages, and commission payments from prison phone contracts. This is the most detailed look at the prison phone industry to date.
The Center for Rural Strategies, Appalshop, Access Humboldt, the Benton Foundation, the California Center for Rural Policy, and the Main Street Project (collectively The “Rural Broadband Policy Group”) files these comments in the above captioned proceeding.
The attached “Rural Broadband Principles and Policy Recommendations,” in its present form as submitted, constitutes the comments and recommendations of the above listed organizations. The Rural Broadband Policy Group consists of organizations dedicated to rural broadband, rural development, or are otherwise involved in digital inclusion policies.
Videos from the People's Production House that explain how to free the airwaves- to create more opportunities for innovation and better choices.
Description:
Heard about "white spaces"? Wonder what the issue is all about? As TV channels go digital, new frequencies will be available? Should they be sold to the same big media & telecom companies, or left open for anyone to develop new technologies and cheaper opportunities for users? That's the case these videos make, as they aim to explain the issue.
Webcast archives of the April 17, 2008 FCC Hearings at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Description:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a public, en banc
hearing hosted by Stanford Law School's Center for Internet &
Society on broadband network management practices and Internet-related
issues. The Commission heard testimony both from expert panelists,
and members of the audience who were permitted to speak directly to
the commissioners during the public comment session.
Intellectual property rights issues have been finding their way into
the campaign platforms of candidates vying to become the next president
of the United States. The following is a look at IP positions of the
candidates so far.
The role of the Internet in alleged intellectual
property infringement, especially of copyrighted music and video
content, has been most frequently discussed. In particular, opinions on
the use of digital rights management technology, strategies for
preventing piracy and the desirability of Internet neutrality have
played out in candidates’ statements and technology papers.
A report on Hudson Valley (NY) local news, documenting the lack of local news and problems of concentrated ownership. Prepared for the Hudson Valley FCC Public Forum (11/2006)
