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FCC's Chairman Powell Starts Blog

Posted by michael on from the everyone's-doing-it dept.

The Importance of writes "And he wants to hear from the tech community. 'I am looking forward to an open, transparent and meritocracy-based communication -- attributes that bloggers are famous for!' Powell said on his blog. But does he really get blogging? He says he 'need[s] to hear from the tech community as we transition to digital television.' Perhaps we could discuss the broadcast flag? If you want to leave some comments on his blog, I suggest you do it before Howard Stern mentions it on his radio show."

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  1. too late by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 3, Informative

    it's already hit howard's forum

    http://www.howardstern.com/boards/showthread.php?t =6353

    i dunno how busy /. really is, but howardstern.com (especially now the forums) is pegged almost 24/7

    howard et all are on vacation (for another week i think). when he gets back, i'm sure it will get mentioned. hopefully the rest of his fans can keep it civil (heh) on the fucktard's blog

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  2. Don't we already have a Powell? by caryw · · Score: 5, Informative

    His "blog" is pretty interesting but right now talks more about digital TV than anything pertinent to the internet. Still a nice outreach, we'll see how often it gets updated...
    In related FCC news, they just passed an order lessening the restrictions on the unlicensed 2.4Ghz and 5.8Ghz frequency bands.
    The news release (pdf) says that this order removes roadblocks keeping deployment of next generation (longer range) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices.
    There is also a statement from Chairman Powell himself (more pdf)

    -Cary
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