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Delta Air has succeeded in having a California superior state court dismiss with prejudice on May 9th a lawsuit filed by the State Attorney General (AG) Kamala Harris, alleging that... Read more »
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A grueling process begins May 15-16 in Washington D.C. for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) who kicks off a summer long series of consultations with states, tribal entities, territories... Read more »
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Last week, SB 740 (Padilla) addressing broadband infrastructure expansion in California was heard at a hearing and was voted out, 10-0-1, of the Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee of the... Read more »
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Today, President Obama nominated Thomas Wheeler, 67, as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the most powerful positions for ICT policy in the world. Tom... Read more »
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee last week signed into law the Citywide Coordination of Open Data Policy and Procedures legislation introduced jointly with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu. This... Read more »
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After an “extensive national search,” Marc Touitou has been named the new San Francisco Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Technology by Mayor Ed Lee in an... Read more »
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Earlier this week, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) reintroduced “The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013” (H.R. 1685) to propose reforms and modernization to the nation’s telecommunications federal Lifeline Program. Bill co-sponsors... Read more »
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During the FirstNet board meeting held today in Washington D.C., the Boston Marathon bombing was raised and how this future public safety broadband network might have helped in this type... Read more »
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At its board meeting today at the Department of Commerce in Washington D.C., Sam Ginn, Chairman of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board, announced that Bill D’Agostino, Jr. has... Read more »
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By a vote of 288 to 127, the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. passed a controversial cybersecurity (H.R. 624) bill today that would allow for real-time, voluntary and bi-directional... Read more »
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