Kenneth Corbin

The Federal Communications Commission has released its long-awaited report on the state of rural broadband deployment, calling for greater coordination among government agencies, better data and a flexible approach when selecting the best technology to reach remote areas. “For years, large parts of rural America have languished on the sidelines of the digital revolution,” Acting […]

Let the vetting begin! Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s choice to be the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is heading down a gauntlet of scrutiny where politicians and pundits will spar over her thoughts on things like judicial activism and legislating from the bench. But outside that echo chamber, several legal experts and bloggers […]

For all the rumors swirling around about which tech firm is going to swoop in and buy Twitter — will it be Facebook? Google? Apple? — don’t look for the acquisition announcement anytime soon. At the opening session of the D7 conference on Tuesday night, the founders of the microblogging phenom did their part to […]

President Obama today announced a plan to create a “national security staff” consisting of new White House advisors in key areas of homeland security, including cybersecurity and information sharing. The staff will operate under the direction of the national security advisor, advising the White House staff on policy decisions concerning international and national security matters. […]

A Russian investment firm has made a $200 million investment in Facebook, valuing the social network at $10 billion, the two companies said today. Through the transaction, Digital Sky Technologies (DST), a holding company with offices in Moscow and London, acquired a 1.96 percent equity stake in the company in the form of preferred stock. […]

A South Carolina judge has blocked the state’s attorney general from pursuing criminal charges against Craigslist for hosting ads soliciting prostitution. The ruling, issued by Judge Weston Houck of the Charleston Division of U.S. District Court, grants Craigslist’s request for a temporary restraining order against the office of Henry McMaster as it pursues its own […]

So Google’s not buying a newspaper. In an interview with the Financial Times, CEO Eric Schmidt said he had looked at the possibility, but ultimately decided that Google is a technology company that doesn’t want to be in the business of producing content. “There is a line and we’re trying to stay on our side […]

A high court in the United Kingdom has ruled that eBay cannot be held accountable for the sale of counterfeit L’Oreal perfumes and face creams. The cosmetics maker had argued that knockoffs were rampant across eBay’s (NASDAQ: EBAY) marketplace, and sought to bar the sale of its products on the site to cut off the […]

The Obama administration has taken another step down the path to the an open, Web-accessible government, today unveiling an initiative to collect suggestions on open government from anyone who’s interested in chiming in with an idea. The White House opened a new section of its site, WhiteHouse.gov/Open, where people can contribute ideas on open government. […]

An external hard drive containing the personal information of members of the Clinton administration has been missing since March, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has said. NARA described the data on the missing hard drive as “snapshots” of personnel associated with the Clinton White House, which contained personally identifiable information such as names […]

WASHINGTON — The economic downturn hasn’t exactly crippled the online advertising sector, but it has taken its toll. Here at a media conference hosted by the BIA consulting group, a pair of current and former AOL executives described an industry that is quickly having to reinvent itself in the face of ballooning online inventory and […]

WASHINGTON — Divining the regulatory future of the Internet, media and telecom industries at this point is a little like looking into a telescope with a blurry lens. Nevertheless, Dick Wiley, a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and the founder of the prominent Washington law firm Wiley Rein, gave it a shot, with […]