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Obama's FCC named one of the seven most 'disruptive developments' of 2009
The Obama administration’s more muscular FCC has won the attention of Wired, which named it one of the seven most disruptive developments of 2009.
Under Chairman Julius Genachowski, the Federal Communications Commission is drawing up new net neutrality rules and signaling its intent to get in the middle of high-profile fights between giants in technology and telecommunications.
Most notably, the FCC wrote Apple and AT&T to ask why Apple rejected the popular Google Voice application for the iPhone. The application allows free text messages and cheap international calls, and the rejection raised suspicions that AT&T influenced Apple’s decision.
Following the intervention, Apple announced it would allow Google’s application, along with similar applications, to be used for the iPhone.
Other disruptions on Wired’s list? Streaming music; the real-time Web, exemplified by Twitter; and augmented reality applications.
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