Deep Value On The TV Dial
[SOURCE: Forbes, AUTHOR: George Putnam, Turnaround Letter]
November 2005
Broadcast ex-chief sent ‘bragging’ e-mail to Rove
[SOURCE: Reuters 11/17, AUTHOR: Deborah Zabarenko]
CPB needs a Critic, not a Censor
[SOURCE: Toledo Blade 11/18, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
Public TV Overseer Faces New Questions
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Stephen Labaton]
Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy Leaving FCC December 9
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
"Yesterday I sent a letter to President Bush thanking him for the profound privilege and honor of serving on the Federal Communications Commission and informing him of my intention to leave the Commission on December 9, 2005. During my 4 ½-year tenure the Commission has achieved a great deal. First and foremost, our decisions increasingly reflect the wisdom of relying on competition, rather than regulation, as the best means of assuring that consumers get the telecommunications services they want at affordable rates."
Senate Schedules Dec. 13 For FCC Nominees
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Senate Commerce OK's FTC Commissioners
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Senate Commerce Committee by unanimous consent has approved the nominations of two new FTC commissioners, Thomas Rosch and William Kovacic.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6284938?display=Breaking+News...
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Universal Service Reform Act of 2005
[SOURCE: Press Release from Reps. Terry and Boucher]
Study: FCC Fees could hit the Old, Poor the Hardest
[SOURCE: Cox News Service, AUTHOR: Mike Saccone]
State Regulators Disconnect Ma Bell
[SOURCE: Associated Press 11/19]