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FCC Should Investigate Arbitron's Portable People Meter

11/20/08 11:24AM

HTTP thanks FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein for his leadership in requesting that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin investigate whether Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings undermine media diversity and the ...

Latinos and Digitally-Underserved Communities Will Need Broadband More Than Ever

11/20/08 11:14AM

Indications are that technology policy is going to be a high priority for the Obama administration. Obama was the first presidential candidate in history to release a detailed technology policy agenda. His ...

Free Web-based Applications Should Not Cost You Your Privacy

11/14/08 12:00AM

Most users of Internet applications probably don’t give the issue of cost much thought. For many, applications like Google Calendar have become part of everyday life. Signing up for another ...

A Hispanic Perspective on White Spaces

10/30/08 4:17PM

Today, HTTP asked the Federal Communications Commission postpone its November 4 vote to authorize the use of white space spectrum by unlicensed devices. Some advocates have come ...

Focus on Internet Advertising Presents Opportunity for Consumers

9/29/08 5:56AM

A poll released last week by Consumer Reports indicates that while 72% Americans are concerned with Internet privacy, 48% “incorrectly believe that their consent is required for companies to use the personal information they ...

HTTP Supports Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

9/27/07 11:47AM

For nearly a decade, the Internet Tax Moratorium has prevented state and local governments from imposing taxes on Internet access services.  As this policy is due to expire this November, we support ...