Kenneth Corbin

WASHINGTON — Now that both chambers of Congress have produced drafts of an $825 billion economic recovery package, the role that broadband will play in that massive stimulus effort is becoming a little clearer. Just a little. The Senate bill would send 50 percent more money than the House bill to ISPs to build out […]

WASHINGTON — It was only a matter of time before the academics got involved in the debate around U.S. broadband and communications policy. And today, they warned that a lot more needs to happen to get the nation back on track. “I often wonder what the fate would be of a CEO who doesn’t set […]

Remember that big spectrum auction last March? The one where Verizon Wireless, AT&T and a slew of other providers ponied up $19.6 billion for a coveted swath of the airwaves so they could steam ahead with their plans for building out advanced wireless networks? Well, hurry up and wait, because those airwaves aren’t going to […]

WASHINGTON — After sparring over how billions could be spent on building out U.S. broadband through the economic stimulus package, lawmakers have cleared the way for a House vote on the matter as early as next week. The broadband portion of the stimulus bill would allocate $6 billion in grants to spur network build-out in […]

WASHINGTON — What sort of social occasion would bring Ben Affleck and John Kerry together? Why, Google’s inaugural ball, what else! On a night when President Obama made the rounds to 10 official balls with headliners like Jay-Z and Mary J Blige, Google’s ball was hardly the marquee social event here in town. So it […]

Amid stiffening competition and frigid consumer spending, online auction giant eBay reported today that its fourth-quarter earnings dropped 31 percent from the same period a year ago and the company suffered its first year-to-year drop in revenue. eBay’s total revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter was down 6 percent, or $145 million, from 2007. […]

The official WhiteHouse.gov Web site has been online barely a day and already it is raising questions about the Obama administration’s refresh. While the new site has won praise for pledging to uphold President Obama’s commitment to open government, geek tech sites found themselves debating whether the site actually followed Web search best practices. For […]

WASHINGTON — For the wide array of groups that have been calling for the government to take action to spur broadband deployment, the bill introduced Thursday in the House that would

Washington D.C. crowds on the mall for the Obama inauguration. Source: Reuters So you don’t want to tangle with the record crowds in Washington to catch a glimpse of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States? Not a worry — the Web’s got you covered. The Internet has played a key role […]

Concerned that millions of Americans will be left in the dark if broadcasters switch off their analog signals on the scheduled date of Feb. 17, Sen. John Rockefeller, D-W.V., the incoming chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has introduced a bill to delay the transition until June 12. Rockefeller warned that millions […]

After weeks of speculation, the House Appropriations Committee offered the first clear glimpse into how much money the economic stimulus package might infuse into the IT industry. Committee Chairman Dave Obey (D-WI) today recommended that the government invest $6 billion in deploying broadband in rural and underserved areas and $20 billion in IT infrastructure for […]

WASHINGTON — Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday proposed a combined $26 billion to promote high-speed Internet in underserved areas and for expansion of efforts to computerize health records. It also proposed $650 million to continue the digital television (DTV) coupon program for the transition to DTV, according to a summary of […]