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New Cities Tapped For Google Fiber
The announcement from Mountain View this morning is that Google’s high-speed broadband service - “Google Fiber” - is looking to expand to 34 new cities in 9 metro areas from Atlanta to Portland, via Nashville and Salt Lake City.
Engine Reiterates Its Strong Support for Net Neutrality
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler today stated his intention to enforce “transparency”, “no blocking” and “non-discrimination” on the internet, and to encourage increased competition, in order to protect would-be innovators and consumers who often have little marketplace choice. Protecting an open internet is one of the most important things the FCC can do.
Patent Law Reform Now On Senate's Shoulders
In outlining his plan for economic growth and competitiveness in last month's State of the Union address, President Obama called upon Congress to pass a patent litigation reform bill "that allows businesses to stay focused on innovation, not needless and costly litigation."
No More Botched Rollouts: These Two Bills Could Change How the Government Buys Tech
Without stepping into the debate on the relative merits of Obamacare, all sides agree that the technical rollout of the healthcare.gov site was less than ideal -- botched, some would say. And according to a number of commentators, the root cause of the problem is “the government’s habit of buying outdated, costly and buggy technology.” In other words -- the entire system of federal IT procurement. Luckily for us, there are two bills in Congress that want to revolutionize the process and improve the way government delivers services.
New Bill to Protect The Open Internet
It only took a few weeks after the federal court ruling striking down net neutrality for a group of congressional Democrats to take action with a new pair of bills that would allow the FCC to revive its Open Internet Order requiring service providers to treat all web traffic equally.
What Tech Heard in Obama's State of the Union
In his fifth State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama laid out key themes and decisive steps for “a year of action” in government. Both soaring in rhetoric, and granular in detail, the President’s remarks provide a roadmap for legislation and a glimpse into some of the executive remedies he will seek to continue growing the U.S. economy -- even during the pitched battles of a mid-term election.
What Startups Want to Hear in the #SOTU
President Obama will kick off a highly-charged political year with his address to Congress and the country on the current State of the Union. For decades, this has been an opportunity for Presidents to lay out policy initiatives and bold ideas for the year ahead.
What We Can Do To Protect Net Neutrality
In the aftermath of the federal court ruling striking down FCC guidelines on net neutrality, here's what we, the technology community, can do to protect a free and open internet.
Engine Supports Fee Shifting in Patent Cases
Fee shifting, or "loser pays," is already in the Patent Act but the current wording -- only in “exceptional cases” can the court award attorney fees to the prevailing party -- left the door open for the Federal Circuit to define exceptional so narrowly that fees are only granted in a fraction of cases.