Consumer and Governmental Affairs Blogs

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May 5, 2011 - 3:11 pm

For a decade, thousands of people with hearing and speech disabilities, and their hearing friends, colleagues and families...

April 14, 2011 - 10:38 am

Clay Johnson | Partner, Big Window Labs

The Knight Foundation and the FCC are putting on a contest called Apps for Communities to improve civic connectivity and...

April 11, 2011 - 1:39 pm

Joel Gurin | Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau

Imagine that you're in the market for a new car - but in a different marketplace than the one we're all familiar with. In...

March 16, 2011 - 1:39 pm

Scott Marshall | Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

The Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) is yet another means by which the consumers' voice is heard at the FCC. Originally...

March 11, 2011 - 2:33 pm

Pam Gregory | Director, Accessibility and Innovation Initiative

Everyone is always talking about some new app, and I simply can’t keep up! Recently, I ran across something called the...

March 10, 2011 - 2:10 pm

Kelli Farmer | Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

Public Service Recognition Week ( PSRW) is a great time to educate the public about what we as government employees do, why...