Mar 10, 2010 3:26 PM
In an appearance this morning at a Seattle breakfast event, former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, now a partner at Patton Boggs, was careful not to offer any jabs at the current administration. Instead, he focused on the current administration’s plans for rolling out a new national broadband plan, scheduled to…
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Jan 15, 2009 2:03 PM
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, a Republican, said today that he will be stepping down from his post once the new administration takes over next week, Reuters reports. Martin will be joining The Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, AP reports. Aspen spokesman James Spiegelman told AP that Martin will be…
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Dec 9, 2008 6:41 PM
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin got slapped on the wrist in a new congressional report (PDF) from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that does little more than throw water under a bridge. Martin’s days are numbered at the FCC and President-elect Barack Obama is presumably vetting candidates to replace…
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Jun 6, 2008 4:05 AM
FCC chairman Kevin Martin is delaying the vote on his proposal that would see an unused chunk of 25 megahertz wireless spectrum put up for auction under the condition that the winner offer free internet access and filter out pornographic content on part of airwaves, reports Reuters. Martin had scheduled…
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May 29, 2008 2:29 PM
The chairman of FCC, Kevin Martin, is under the fire right away, speaking at the D conference..he is asked about how U.S. is falling behind in broadband: “You have to look at this in context: demographics, geography, complexity. There are two issues: one if penetration, the other is the speed…
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Apr 1, 2008 5:53 PM
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin got some cheers at CTIA’s opening assembly today when he said the commission should reject a petition by Skype to open wireless networks to any device. Martin’s theory: the industry’s own push toward openness makes regulation unnecessary. Skype asked the FCC more than a year ago…
Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, FCC, kevin martin
Apr 1, 2008 12:05 PM
CTIA kicked off this morning with the association’s Chairman Lowell McAdam of Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) addressing the crowd. He talked about how much innovation has taken place over the last 20 years. He also discussed regulation, saying that if the industry continues to offer what the consumers want, unwanted…
Posted In: Companies, Google, Verizon, Virgin, Virgin Mobile, kevin martin, lowell mcadam, richard branson, steve lagent
Feb 18, 2008 11:10 AM
The NBA Tech Summit in New Orleans Friday wound up with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin being interviewed by Anderson Cooper. Following the session, Martin met with several reporters, addressing, among other subjects, the controversial D Block: 700 mHZ auction: When I asked whether the FCC would investigate what happened to…
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