Kenneth Corbin

Could President Obama get the power to shut down the Internet? That’s the concern of some digital rights groups, who fear that last week’s sweeping cybersecurity bill could give the government overly broad power to regulate the Internet in times of crisis — or even pull the plug on it entirely. One group, the Center […]

Two senators have introduced a bill that seeks to clamp down on unsolicited text messages by updating the federal CAN-SPAM law to include mobile spam. The m-SPAM Act, brought forward by Sens. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., would expand the regulatory authority of the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to […]

WASHINGTON — Few tech policy debates are plumped up with more rhetoric than those concerning Net neutrality and privacy restrictions for advertisers. It should be a noisy year at the Federal Communications Commission. Here at the Cable Show, the annual conference hosted by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, advisors to the three current commissioners […]

WASHINGTON — For more than a year, the nation’s largest cable companies have been staking their hopes to thrive in a data-driven, interactive advertising market on Canoe Ventures. Born Project Canoe, the venture aims to cull the vast troves of data that cable companies have about their customers, from subscriber demographics to the clicks of […]

As the cable industry descends on the nation’s capital for its annual trade show, a panel of some of the top executives in the business described theirs as a market at a crossroads. From the talk here at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s (NCTA) The Cable Show ’09, it’s clear that traditional cable providers […]

WASHINGTON — New media advocates have a favorite adage that in the Internet age, content wants to be free. Here at the Cable Show, the annual conference of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, some powerful men begged to differ. “People are getting used to getting everything on the Net for free,” said News Corp. […]

WASHINGTON — A House panel today held the first of several planned hearings on the broadband funding allocated in the economic stimulus package, urging the officials administering the grants to move judiciously as they race to disperse the money. Members of the House Subcommittee on Technology, Communications and the Internet stressed the importance of their […]

Two key senators announced on Wednesday a sweeping bill to reorganize the government’s approach to cybersecurity operations, calling for a more effective partnership with private industry to protect the nation’s digital infrastructure. John Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, joined with Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, to bring forward legislation that aims […]

WASHINGTON — As the cable industry descends on the nation’s capital for its annual trade show, a panel of some of the top executives in the business described theirs as a market at a crossroads. From the talk here at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s (NCTA) The Cable Show ’09, it’s clear that traditional […]

Gary Locke seems a fitting choice for a ribbon cutting ceremony at an exhibit called “Broadband Nation.” Here at the cable show, an annual event hosted by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the newly minted Commerce Secretary presided over the christening of the 20,000 square-foot pavilion on the show’s exhibit floor. There, the cable […]

Facebook today dismissed its chief financial officer, Gideon Yu, as the social networking phenomenon is sending signals about its plans to go public. “Despite the poor economic climate, we are pleased that our financial performance is strong and we are well positioned for the next stage of our growth,” the company said in a statement. […]