February 2006

Verizon’s Captain Charts Slow, Steady Course

[SOURCE: Telecommunications Online 2/9, AUTHOR: Jim Barthold]

The Digital Protestants

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Mobile TV: A dagger in the heart of America's video franchising and must-carry laws?

[SOURCE: Truth, Justice & Telecom Policy, AUTHOR: J.H. Snider]

Big Media Can Serve, Not Kill Public-Interest Needs

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Richard T. Kaplar and Patrick D. Maines, The Media Institute]

Radio Station Sale Raises Static

[SOURCE: Weymouth News, AUTHOR: Ed Baker]

Outsiders Find West Texas, and Public Radio Follows

[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Barabara Novovitch]

Attention in N.S.A. Debate Turns to Telecom Industry

[SOURCE: New York Times 2/11, AUTHOR: Scott Shane]

FCC starts review of telephone record security

[SOURCE: Reuters]
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Friday to examine the security measures that telephone carriers have in place and "what kind of security measures may be warranted to better protect consumers' privacy." The move comes at the request of a privacy watchdog group amid pressure to clamp down on online data brokers that offer to obtain and sell telephone subscriber information. Some Internet sites have since stopped offering the service.

Challenges to Improving Telecommunications For Native Americans

[SOURCE: Government Accountability Office] GAO-06-189