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Parsing with Powell

October 1, 2003 Emerging issues over the Internet present FCC Chairman Michael Powell with a myriad of new questions to ask and decisions to make. TAGS: Michael Powell, IP, spectrum, VoIP, government, chairman

FCC chief dubious about new cable rules

August 18, 2003 The nation's top telecommunications regulator expresses skepticism about a proposal to impose rules on cable companies in order to keep them from favoring any Internet sites. TAGS: Michael Powell, cable company, telecommunications, Internet-site, broadband provider, rule, broadband

Ex-FCC head Powell gets seat on Cisco's board

March 23, 2007 Michael Powell, who served as the commission's director from 2001 to 2005, will join Yahoo co-founder, Stanford exec, and others on board. TAGS: Michael Powell, Cisco Systems Inc., George W. Bush, co-founder, president, Yahoo! Inc.

The Internet's biggest foe

December 15, 2004 Policy analyst Lawrence J. Spiwak says FCC Chairman Michael Powell's rhetoric is at sharp odds with his anticompetitive policies. TAGS: Michael Powell, small business, policy, Internet phone, VoIP, telecommunications, chairman

Can Howard Stern now relax?

January 24, 2005 It all depends on who President Bush appoints to succeed Michael Powell at the FCC, says CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh. TAGS: Michael Powell, Republican, Howard Stern, Democrat, FCC Commissioner, VoIP, vote, fiber, president, decision, tax

FCC chief buoys VoIP, satellite radio

January 6, 2005 Michael Powell says government prefers a hands-off approach to such technologies. TAGS: Michael Powell, satellite radio, Howard Stern, satellite, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., radio, broadcaster, VoIP, cable company

FCC chairman calls for new telecom laws

August 23, 2004 Current regulations, written before the Internet era, are "broken" and do "not match reality anymore." TAGS: Michael Powell, telecommunications, law, VoIP, IP, chairman, category

FCC: Broadband top issue in 2004

January 9, 2004 Michael Powell, the FCC's chairman, drops a few hints at CES that the commission will be taking a hands-off approach on broadband telephony. TAGS: Michael Powell, phone provider, broadband, Consumer Electronics Show, forum, telephone service, regulation, VoIP, telephony, telephone company, chairman, IP, California

Defining indecency: FCC nixes 'Ryan' complaints

January 25, 2005 roundup Agency relents a bit in post-wardrobe malfunction era. But pending leadership change leaves some things in the air. TAGS: Michael Powell, complaint, leadership, agency

Michael Powell's telecom epiphany

July 26, 2002 Randolph J. May, a senior fellow at the Progress & Freedom Foundation, says that government policy helped create the telecommunications mess and that FCC Chairman Powell knows only a change in pol... TAGS: Michael Powell, Bell company, telecommunications industry, telecommunications, broadband, policy, fiber, broadband service, regulation, sector, investment, resolution, health, chairman

Supreme Court to hear broadband case

December 3, 2004 The Supreme Court is expected to review a case that could determine whether cable broadband services can be regulated. TAGS: Michael Powell, information service, cable company, High-speed Internet, broadband, broadband service, Time Warner Inc., telecommunications, video

Handicapping the race for FCC chairmanship

February 15, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why an Intel lobbyist could surpass the other candidates. TAGS: Michael Powell, lobbyist, telecommunications, candidate, chairman, VoIP, Intel, process, president, Wi-Fi, IP

Net neutrality: Now, more than ever

July 27, 2004 Lawrence Spiwak says the FCC's sabotaging new competition and that an anticompetitive agenda will affect more than long-distance carriers. TAGS: Michael Powell, provision, Net Neutrality, rate, telecommunications, mobile phone

Grading Bush on tech

September 13, 2004 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh gives the president an "incomplete" and says Kerry's stances on everything from VoIP wiretaps to file swapping differ very little. TAGS: Michael Powell, John Kerry, surveillance, administration, USA PATRIOT Act, commitment, VoIP, president, chairman, broadband, support, IP

Court ruling points way to broadband regulation

April 1, 2004 A U.S. appeals court rejects the FCC's request to rehear a case, in a decision that could prompt local governments to start regulating the cable industry. TAGS: Michael Powell, cable industry, cable network, information service, broadband, telecommunications, broadband service, Time Warner Inc., cable company, government, decision, court, chairman, U.S.

Technology and the limits of media ownership

September 9, 2003 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh talks with FCC Commissioner Michael Powell about how new technologies are changing current assumptions about federal rules that govern the media. TAGS: Michael Powell, democracy, rule, newspaper, limit, station, merger, antitrust, entertainment, TV, satellite, radio

Broadband needs a nonpartisan FCC

September 14, 2004 Rep. John Conyers says that unnecessary political divisions have brought the Federal Communications Commission to a policy standstill. TAGS: Michael Powell, regional Bell company, broadband, Bell company, DSL, policy, victim, broadband service, Washington, rule, telecommunications, president

FCC rules on fiber-optic networks, wiretaps

August 5, 2004 The Bells get added incentive from the feds to build fiber-optic networks into residences. Also: A surprise ruling on TiVo. TAGS: fiber-optic network, fiber-optics, TiVo Inc., Michael Powell

Level 3 withdraws request for VoIP fee ruling

March 22, 2005 One of the most important Internet telephony rulings of the year was expected from federal regulators Tuesday, but now it won't happen. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., Michael Powell, petition, IP telephony, VoIP, fee, request, Vonage Holdings Corp., telephony, chairman
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