February 2006

Digital Welfare: The Failure of the Universal Service System

[SOURCE: Pacific Research Institute, AUTHOR: Vince Vasquez]

'Informal' Kids Rules Kick in March 1

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

True Democracy has Independent Media

[SOURCE: Seattle Post Intelligencer 2/24, AUTHOR: Kenneth F. Bunting kenbunting@seattlepi.com]

Muffling the Voice of America

[SOURCE: Boston Globe, AUTHOR: John J. Schulz, College of Communication at Boston University]

Government: Google's Privacy Concerns Unfounded

[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Greg Sandoval]

The FCC Crawl

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]

FCC OKs Gray Purchase of WNDU-TV

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The FCC Friday approved the transfer of WNDU-TV South Bend (IN) from Notre Dame University to Gray Television. Gray had sought a waiver to buy the station even though it owns a nearby newspaper. Gray has promised to spin off the weekly The Goshen News (circulation 16,094) and the FCC has approved the sale and given it six months to complete the spinoff.

Loud and Clear, an Outlet for Churches, Immigrants

[SOURCE: Boston Globe, AUTHOR: Robert Preer]

Turner leaving the board of Time Warner

[SOURCE: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AUTHOR: Matt Kempner & Caroline Wilbert]

Industry Fiercely Opposes Unbundled TV

[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Seth Sutel]