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07/31/2009 | Baker, Clyburn Confirmed by Senate: FCC at Full Slate
On Friday, July 24, the Senate confirmed the nominations of Meredith Attwell Baker and Mignon Clyburn as FCC Commissioners. Both nominees appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on July 15 to be vetted by the 25 member
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06/30/2009 | It's Official: Julius Genachowski Sworn In As FCC Chairman
On the afternoon of Monday, June 29, US Supreme Court Justice David Souter -- in one his last official duties on the high court -- swore in Julius Genachowski as the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski, who clerked for Soute
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06/26/2009 | President Obama Nominates Meredith Attwell Baker and Mignon Clyburn to be FCC Commissioners
On the same day -- June 25 -- that the Senate confirmed the nominations of Julius Genachowski as FCC Chairman and current Commissioner Robert McDowell, President Barack Obama nominated Democrat Mignon Clyburn and Republican Meredith Attwell Baker to be FC
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05/01/2009 | President Obama Nominates New FCC Commissioner
On Wednesday, April 29, President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Mignon L. Clyburn of South Carolina as an FCC Commissioner. If her nomination is approved by Congress, Clyburn will fill the seat of Democrat Jonathan Adelstein. Adelstein
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04/14/2009 | ARRL Comments on Broadband Provisions in Recovery Act
On March 24, 2009, the FCC invited comments from interested parties concerning the Commission's consultative role in the broadband provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). In the Recovery Act, Congress assigned gran
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03/30/2009 | ARRL Comments on FCC's Proposed Establishment of Rural Broadband Plan
On March 10, 2009, the FCC invited comments via a Public Notice concerning the establishment of a comprehensive rural broadband strategy as part of the Department of Agriculture's Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, commonly known as the 200
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03/23/2009 | Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein to Leave FCC
On Friday, March 20, President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Democrat FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein to serve as Administrator for the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), of the United States Department of Agriculture; the nomination
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11/13/2008 | IBM Teams up with BPL Provider to Offer Services in Seven States
On Wednesday, November 12, IBM announced that it has signed a $9.6 million deal with International Broadband Electric Communications (IBEC) to install equipment and provide BPL service to almost 350,000 homes in Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, T
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