· How can Wall Street itself be reformed without a Fannie-Freddie overhaul? http://bwbx.io/Imdg
· “FCC is not free to change that classification simply because some parties might now prefer a different outcome,” http://bwbx.io/lDBa
· “NIST lab structure of 10 operating units is more than 20 years old and no longer reflects today’s technology sectors.” http://bwbx.io/I2ZT
· “There are two roles that Goldman plays. One is to make riskless fee income. And the other is to do proprietary bets.” http://bwbx.io/4J7P
· A federal CLUSTER program would stimulate regional industry clusters from the bottom‐up. http://bwbx.io/dMzu
· FCC’s plans to create a broadband network for public safety that is expected to cost $12 billion to $16 billion. http://bwbx.io/eOVk
· Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 93 million customers nationwide. http://bwbx.io/R4xt
· FCC needs to stand up for what’s right, and to protect Net users, given digital services are expanding exponentially. http://bwbx.io/I0tN
· Powerful special business interests want Internet as their private financial playground, sans regulatory oversight. http://bwbx.io/1YXe
· “That becomes a tax. You pull $2 trillion or $3 trillion out of the economy and that’s what people are objecting to.” http://bwbx.io/BezC
· Goldman’s problems is not viability, but credibility. http://bwbx.io/eZuS
· Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released e-mail messages from Goldman Sachs. http://bwbx.io/eZuS
· Senate subcommittee began its investigation in November 2008, but its work attracted little attention until last month. http://bwbx.io/Hpzs
· EU adopted in 2009: users should be able to access and distribute the content, services and applications they want. http://bwbx.io/ZhFF
· Banking Reform: “That’s like saying higher fines for speeders promote the sale of faster cars.” http://bwbx.io/OtzF
· The measure is to avoid repeat of the $700 billion in taxpayer-bailout to firms including Citigroup and Bank of America. http://bwbx.io/T3XL
· “Our current financial system leaves consumers vulnerable to being deceived” http://bwbx.io/VeGB
· Commercial broadband reliability has become an even more important issue under the FCC’s public-safety broadband plan. http://bwbx.io/HX9p
· “Senator Leahy would like floor time for patent reform” http://bwbx.io/uJnX
· FCC crusade has become a political football, which is a blow for citizens, businesses, and anyone relying on broadband. http://bwbx.io/Ey8F
· Taking on the burden of costly assets and a lot of debt doesn’t seem to be a winning strategy for telephone companies. http://bwbx.io/uT7M
· Motorola and Cisco make the vast majority of set-top boxes currently on the market. http://bwbx.io/QE1O
· Verizon (previously GTE in Illinois) announced a year ago it would sell 4.8 million mostly rural landlines nationwide. http://bwbx.io/hwPv
· Solar Dynamics Observatory is “the most advanced spacecraft ever built to study the sun.” http://bwbx.io/E7i8
· Remaining valuable Nortel assets are patents, since wireless, enterprise, carrier VoIP, Metro Ethernet have been sold. http://bwbx.io/J6ss
· Verizon wants to sell off their landline service in 14 states in order to concentrate more on their wireless operation. http://bwbx.io/4Rzb
· “I think the bottom line is the government tends to like marketplace solutions” http://bwbx.io/UrOF
· FCC agreed to move ahead with an inquiry to bring more innovation and competition to the set-top box industry. http://bwbx.io/xtFa
· FCC voted to approve an order requiring telcos, such as AT&T and Verizon to allow roaming on its voice networks. http://bwbx.io/j7p8
· “The future of broadband is no longer theoretical. It’s pocketbook.” http://bwbx.io/PJfk
· “Dr. Coburn believes our budget crisis is more pressing than our bandwidth crisis” http://bwbx.io/u8n5
· The Broadband Conduit Deployment Act require installation of broadband channels, which could be filled with fiber later. http://bwbx.io/y1oc
· Building full potential of Internet requires weighing the competitive, educational, social, and opportunity costs. http://bwbx.io/mgor
· Delivering high-speed broadband data flow consistently is not as simple as it would seem. http://bwbx.io/Df9M
· Verizon is deploying FiOS in urban markets: New York City, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. http://bwbx.io/UtSC
· “Writing this will probably jinx everything, but you can count me (Rob Pegoraro) as a satisfied Fios Internet customer.” http://bwbx.io/rGzk
· BitTorrent’s new Micro Transport Protocol, developed to self-throttle during high-volume hours. http://bwbx.io/XWYY
· Levin took the strange approach of admitting defeat on these issues before even trying anything. http://bwbx.io/4Yzc
· Communications Act does not give FCC authority to decide on its own what is or what is not a telecommunications service. http://bwbx.io/km5c
· In a synthetic CDO, there would naturally be a counterparty making the exact opposite bet primary “investors” did. http://bwbx.io/MbTF
· Scandal is Goldman sold contents of Abacus as being handpicked by ACA when in fact it was handpicked by Paulson. http://bwbx.io/x6fH
· Goldman doesn’t dispute the nondisclosure, but it is vigorously denying the fraud allegations. http://bwbx.io/A8Wr
· “What happened to old-fashioned banking?” http://bwbx.io/DzEE
· An epic court battle could offer for both sides chance to restore their reputations, sullied during the financial crisis http://bwbx.io/Xicu
· The hedge fund, Paulson & Co., made $1 billion when the subprime housing market ruptured. The investors lost $1 billion. http://bwbx.io/qjuK
· To win, SEC must prove Goldman was not merely silent about Mr. Paulson’s role but gave investors the wrong impression. http://bwbx.io/6iIx
· Regulator required to ensure nondiscriminatory access, interconnectivity of rival networks and protect consumer abuse. http://bwbx.io/E9Wb
· “TECHNOLOGY changes, human nature doesn’t.” http://bwbx.io/xV4I
· The FCC decided just because it worked in19th century doesn’t mean we should continue that tradition of success! http://bwbx.io/bFW1
· “No agency should be allowed to impose mandates unless authorized by Congress to do so.” http://bwbx.io/XJmz
· Much of the financial industry has become a racket. http://bwbx.io/uAlF
· “Laws have been so written since the dot.com collapse that it is nearly impossible to achieve convictions.” http://bwbx.io/8Yf5
· Just and practical answer would have ensured US stayed technological leader of the world and economically vibrant. http://bwbx.io/fWug
· This is a long term project. So this nation-building infrastructure you’d be looking at a 20 to 30 year timeframe. http://bwbx.io/duzW
· Phone and cable companies discovered early on that they could block or frustrate independent ISP’s with impunity. http://bwbx.io/1qMO
· It would be wrong for a handful of powerful corporations to decide what Americans may see, hear or access. http://bwbx.io/8ZCp
· “The broadband industry has a finite opportunity before Congress issues that final word.” http://bwbx.io/bhPd
· “We’re playing the dollar against the Swiss franc until 2042.” http://bwbx.io/HQZm
· “Putting ideas on paper is not enough. Just seeking comment on a slew of issues is not enough. It’s action that counts.” http://bwbx.io/ptqS
· Technology and consumer preferences are changing too quickly to make accurate predictions. http://bwbx.io/XLg5
· Finland: Public funding to build networks in sparsely populated areas, where commercial projects are not possible. http://bwbx.io/DK2
· The commission (FCC) said it thought it could pursue its goals and abide by court ruling. It does not plan an appeal. http://bwbx.io/gpTs
· Provide better incentives for government agencies to economize on spectrum. http://bwbx.io/PEsJ
· FCC rules will shape how people interact with the world, as Internet becomes the main pipe for media and communications. http://bwbx.io/LVtl
· “It is extremely unfair that the government comes in and uses big-government money to harm existing private businesses” http://bwbx.io/ms1g
· “FCC can’t rely on a broad assumption that all things Internet are within its jurisdiction.” http://bwbx.io/hyub
· “The FTC has been precluded by statute from common carriers.” http://bwbx.io/Uexc
· FCC is trying to regulate access to “the Internet”, not the web itself. http://bwbx.io/UlHL
· Drawing relevant parallels from Title 47 (transportation) could be help develop a framework to regulate the Net. http://bwbx.io/Ahr1
· FCC now defines broadband as a lightly regulated information service and not subject to “common carrier” obligations. http://bwbx.io/Hi40
· What’s stopping a web that has fast and slow brand sites? http://bwbx.io/rXOD
· FCC: Cable offered bundle of services – Internet connection, email, Web hosting, news groups and other services. http://bwbx.io/KYxI
· The FCC has the legal authority to change the label, as long as it can provide a good reason. http://bwbx.io/fcc6
· It’s not that the United States is abandoning space, but rarely has the path to the stars been so murky. http://bwbx.io/jqeA
· GE expects its LED bulb to last 17 years – that’s 25 times the lifespan of a typical incandescent bulb. http://bwbx.io/Ssnb
· We need a modern copyright system that focuses on empowering producers, not criminalizing consumers. http://bwbx.io/Pl5R
· Real elephant in the corner: Everybody wants broadband Internet access, but nobody knows how to pay for it. http://bwbx.io/fm2G
· Long line of Supreme Court cases made it possible for FCC to expand its activity from radios and copper-wire telephones. http://bwbx.io/6yTz
· None of these events deal with Open Internet (net neutrality) in the headlines over the last few days. http://bwbx.io/D4iT
· “The court did not adopt the view that the commission lacks authority to protect the openness of the Internet.” http://bwbx.io/QDSy
· In 2008, Verizon spent $9.4B on 109 licenses which must be open to all devices and applications. http://bwbx.io/Xxvx
· FCC has planned more than 60 rulemaking and notice-and-comment proceedings. http://bwbx.io/NKSi
· FCC doesn’t have explicit right to regulate broadband service, and can’t infer it from its authority cable TV and phone. http://bwbx.io/nrSK
· Genachowksi realizes the FCC will need Congress to give them new explicit statues for net neutrality. http://bwbx.io/FaoD
· Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications at the Council on Foreign Relations. http://bwbx.io/gL5U
· FCC considers “recent statements by Verizon’s CEO are rather baffling.” http://bwbx.io/kWah
· NASA’s new focus orbital fueling stations, inflatable space habitats and pilot-less spacecraft that rendezvous and dock. http://bwbx.io/KVyu
· As technology advances, there are fewer and “fewer manual-type jobs.” http://bwbx.io/yV3s
· “I’m having one of those days where broadband makes or breaks me.” http://bwbx.io/sECq
· “There’s a clear execution gap on innovation. We lost it in the last 16 years.” http://bwbx.io/qnBF
· Court’s ruling means it will be harder for FCC to implement many of the policies proposed in the National Broadband Plan http://bwbx.io/ckmD
· FCC must decide whether it wants to appeal or try to work around the ruling. http://bwbx.io/be0O
· Cryosat-2’s mission is to furnish data permitting better estimates of global warming and associated rises in sea levels. http://bwbx.io/iesX
· “The polar regions work like the refrigerators of the climate system” http://bwbx.io/MNlI
· Deep pockets in a large market can make a lot of money out of tiny advantages. http://bwbx.io/4atV
· Public policy need to be supported with public investments. otherwise new Networks follow “profit opportunity”. http://bwbx.io/C6kH
· With each bailout laying the groundwork for the next one, the peril facing our financial system will only grow worse. http://bwbx.io/FR1C
· Statements of policy, by themselves, do not create statutorily mandated responsibilities. http://bwbx.io/NNXb
· Policy statements were not sufficient to give the FCC authority over Internet providers. http://bwbx.io/A3tg
· “I don’t want to regulate broadband like we regulated telephone service in the 1930s.” http://bwbx.io/YkOZ
· New High-Volume Print Forming offers large-scale print-manufacturing of complex 3-D structures. http://bwbx.io/QDtf
· About two-thirds of the carbon fiber purchased by Boeing as an aircraft construction material ends up as waste. http://bwbx.io/w7YC
· ATI718Plus is first nickel-based superalloy to be used for both static and rotating jet engine components in 40 years. http://bwbx.io/hPz3
· Labor Department says it is cracking down on firms that fail to pay interns properly and expanding education efforts. http://bwbx.io/PaJz
· Networks aren’t built for “public policy” reasons; rather because investors are convinced there is a profit opportunity. http://bwbx.io/C6kH
· Senate Commerce Committee to hold its inaugural hearing on the FCC’s new National Broadband Plan on April 14. http://bwbx.io/g6sE
· Australia: The Senate national broadband network committee will hold a fresh set of public hearings. http://bwbx.io/X6rg
· Once deregulation took real hold, there has been financial crisis after financial crisis. http://bwbx.io/lNPj
· “According to the study, California taxpayers are on the hook for over a half trillion dollars (6 x state budget). http://bwbx.io/H66T
· If history is correct again, the broad investing masses will be buying close to the top and selling close to the bottom. http://bwbx.io/2tu
· Average health, pension and other benefits tally up to $40,785 per federal worker – and just $9,882 per private worker. http://bwbx.io/xNVg
· Recent changes in the patent system US forgot what had made it strong, and sought to destroy the wellspring of strength. http://bwbx.io/wJZt
· “Hijacking a search is not much different from deliberately redirecting a user from NYTimes.com to WashingtonPost.com” http://bwbx.io/C50e
· It is counterproductive policy to tax communication services and raise prices on things that we are trying to encourage. http://bwbx.io/y7l5
· The Cable companies extol the virtues of DOCSIS which is trying to put ten pounds in a one pound bag. http://bwbx.io/JZri
· FCC believes use of user data needs to be monitored to ensure users are not adversely targeted for advertising. http://bwbx.io/kXIM
· “Why should the internet be treated differently?” http://bwbx.io/Xx0n
· Fundamental particles are like people running through mud Some particles have big boots and get covered with lots of mud http://bwbx.io/w7LJ
· VIDEO: House Committee Energy & Commerce | Communications, Technology, and the Internet – 25 Mar 2010. http://bwbx.io/JX5j
· “I think issues will be much less in rural areas because congestion issues on mobile broadband side are less intense.” http://bwbx.io/GH2t
· “The Web has become much more than a luxury; it is the indispensable infrastructure of the digital age.” http://bwbx.io/hatg
· “We(‘grid people’)'ve been doing this for a while, and with a lot less money than the cloud folks” http://bwbx.io/HrnV
· “This opens the door to a totally new era of discovery” VIDEO http://bwbx.io/YKmp
· Higgs Boson, sometimes known as the “God particle.” http://bwbx.io/KnVC
· There will only be about 20 collisions among 200 billion particles. http://bwbx.io/zwXE
· CERN plans to run the accelerator at 3.5 TeV per beam for the next 18 months to two years. http://bwbx.io/3ixb
· “This is a Genesis machine.” http://bwbx.io/UdNl
· The general public these days is hardly enthusiastic in general about large-scale science projects. Why? http://bwbx.io/mVoX
· Large Hadron Collider set a record today (Apr 1, 2010) by colliding protons at highest energy levels, yet. http://bwbx.io/YKhG
· How public policies have promoted inefficiency http://tinyurl.com/ydedxp5
