by Johanna Shelton, Policy Counsel and Legislative Strategistand Michelle Lee, Head of Patents and Patent StrategyMany of our nation’s founding fathers (most notably Ben Franklin) were inventors, and from America’s earliest days we’ve been a country th…
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselAs I’ve pointed out in the past, the most recent figures show that of those Americans with high-speed broadband service, 99.6% receive that service from either their local phone company or th…
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs “Freedom” is a word that gets used a lot in Washington, but what does it mean, exactly, for Google and its users? Tuesday night, our CEO Eric Schmidt told the Progress &a…
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Policy CounselI wrote a few weeks ago about the recent activity in the online advertising arena since we announced our acquisition of DoubleClick. Today, I suggest you check out an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal from Tom Len…
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselI’ve written a lot lately about the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction, but there’s another spectrum-related proceeding at the FCC that also holds promise for expanding Internet access to more…
Posted by Rishi Jaitly, Policy Analyst – Google IndiaTwo days ago, India’s Ministry of Tourism commemorated Independence Day by announcing the creation of a brand channel on YouTube. The channel, which promotes its “Incredible India” campaign, feature…
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselThe Federal Communications Commission made real, if incomplete, progress for consumers this afternoon, as it set the rules for an upcoming auction of the publicly owned spectrum in the 700 MH…
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel The upcoming FCC 700 MHz spectrum auction certainly has spurred both lively debate and, at times, heated rhetoric. With the FCC set to vote tomorrow on the rules for the auction, I though…
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsThe Boston Globe editorial board weighs in today on the spectrum reform debate, saying that “opening up wider access to a significant part of spectrum could jump-start wireless…
Posted by Pablo Chavez, Policy CounselIt’s been a little over three months since Google announced our plans to acquire DoubleClick. We’ve blogged about our reasons for making the acquisition, and the deal has certainly made news. But less attenti…
Posted by Alan Davidson, Senior Policy CounselYou (or at least the engineers among you) may have heard about Google’s Summer of Code. Based on our CEO’s recent schedule, this is looking more and more like Eric Schmidt’s Summer of Public Policy.As more…
Posted by Adam Kovacevich, Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsI’m down in Charleston today for the first CNN/YouTube presidential debate, featuring the Democratic candidates (the Republican candidates will debate in September). You’ve no…
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselIn recent days, and especially following Eric Schmidt’s July 20 letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, many people have asked us a straightforward question: why don’t you just attempt to win th…
Posted by Chris Sacca, Head of Special Initiatives(Cross-posted at the Official Google Blog)For several years now, many Googlers have been working to identify the obstacles that prevent the Internet from being available to everyone on the planet. It st…
Posted by John Burchett, State Policy CounselI’m excited about a new partnership that Google announced yesterday with the State of Michigan — for two reasons. Not only will this partnership help make the online information and services provided by th…