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Veep Star Louis-Dreyfus at SXSW: "Cable is the Wild West"

“We try to do things that seem far fetched for Washington,” Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus said yesterday while on a SXSW panel discussing the show’s 4th season (debuting on April 12th on HBO), “but then three months later, it happens.” Louis-Dreyfus’ portrayal of the preposterous upwardly failing (spoiler alert) President Selena Gomez has put another mark on cable’s board for
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Comcast X1 Talking Guide Highlighted at Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference

Last week I attended the 30th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference. It’s the premier annual event in the United States that wholly focuses on improving the lives of people who have sensory, cognitive and/or physical disabilities, through the application of technology solutions and techniques. The solutions are sometimes in the form of inventions, such as in the
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T-Minus Two Months 'Til INTX

We’re less than two months away from the start of the inaugural INTX 2015, May 5 – 7 in Chicago. With hotels filling up, registrations rolling in, and our first announcement of session speakers, we thought it was a great time to round up several announcements and deadlines to keep in mind. Speakers Joining INTX We’ve confirmed several speakers for
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The Promise of Digital Learning

An America’s Promise Alliance report, funded by Cable Impacts, reveals five lessons for all those investing in digital learning. Portions of this blog were adapted from a blog originally posted by America’s Promise “We’re here because our superintendent said we’re going one-to-one with tablets next year,” the technology director of a Midwestern school district told me during a tour of
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The Expanding Consolidation of the Consumer Internet

Today the consumer Internet takes up over 50 percent of traffic in North America, coming from just 35 hyper-giant websites. Take a look at the graphic below and you'll see how quickly the Internet has consolidated. And that the top five are pretty unsurprising. [Click to Enlarge]
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Our Continued Contribution to the Future of Cybersecurity

As the global economy has moved into the digital age, every day we are reminded that the security of our vast digital networks and resources is of utmost importance. The cable industry takes this responsibility seriously and has been working closely with government agencies and other stakeholders to develop responsible protections. One example is our role in the FCC’s Communications,
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More Fallout from Title II Order: A New Rule That Could Degrade Internet Performance

One of the major concerns with the FCC’s recently adopted Title II order is that it goes far beyond reasonable efforts to ensure an open Internet, and potentially interferes with Internet operational issues that historically have been handled without any government involvement. The FCC hasn’t even published its rules yet, and already we are seeing chatter in Internet circles about
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I Support Net Neutrality, But That's Not What The FCC Just Did

Originally published by CNET on February 27th, 2015 The Federal Communications Commission just approved one of the most expansive regulatory actions in the agency’s history. In one stroke, the commission has tainted its independence, radically departed from a decades-old bipartisan national policy of not regulating the Internet and expansively broadened its regulatory power without direction from Congress. On Thursday, the
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The Top Five Ways Title II Hurts Consumers

Reclassifying ISPs as common carriers under Title II raises all kinds of concerns, but perhaps none are more important than the potential for Title II to harm everyday broadband users. Here are the top five (or should it be bottom five?) ways Title II hurts consumers: Title II opens the door to FCC micromanagement of rates and practices Although FCC
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Michael Powell on Fox Business Discussing Latest FCC Moves [VIDEO]

NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell was interviewed yesterday at Fox Business News, discussing the future of the Internet and the FCC’s role in regulating Internet policy. With only days before the FCC votes on its latest net neutrality plan, Michael again addressed the need for better Internet policy. He notes that the Title II solution likely to be adopted
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