Study sees tough privacy laws as threat to free Net services
access to news, sports scores and other information for free — could be destroyed if Congress passes tough new privacy legislation, a new study warns.
Archive for the ‘Governance’ Category
Five Questions with Pamela Samuelson
The head of Berkeley’s Center for Law & Technology weighs in on a myriad of the Internet’s litigious issues.
A New Deal for Broadband
Republicans want to subsidize high-speed Internet services for rural America. It’s either good policy – or corporate welfare.
Telephone Companies Prepare for War Over Data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the congressional spring break comes to an end, local telephone companies like Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ – news) this week will battle long-distance rivals for legislation that would allow the local carriers to offer high-speed, long-distance data services.
USDLA 2001 Awards Presented for Excellence in Distance Learning
WASHINGTON — The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) today presented its 2001 Distance Learning Awards at a ceremony held in conjunction with the 2001 e-Learning Conference & Expo, the premier conference and exposition for the distance-learning industry. 13 awards werepresented to distance learning professionals, organizations and companies for excellence in teaching, excellence in programming […]
Will the Real Betty Boothroyd Please Stand Up?
The Right Honourable Baroness of Sandwell Betty Boothroyd, the former speaker of the House of Commons and current Chancellor of the Open University, will be joined by the Right Honourable Sir Edward Heath MP and other distinguished guests at a ceremony to unveil a sculpture of herself. Guests will see Baroness Boothroyd in triplicate. She […]
Is Low Power FM Finally finding its Voice?
In the Mountain Empire communities of Potrero, Campo and Morena Village, California, local community news is distributed by word-of-mouth and through information placed on post office bulletin boards. There are no daily newspapers, local radio or TV stations in this rural mountainous part of southeast San Diego County, along the border of the United States […]
Looking to Schools to Create Skilled Labor Shortage
Politicians and entrepreneurs alike are beginning talk about education as the starting point for easing a critical worker shortage