February 2006

What was Once Private is Now Under Google's Domain

[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]

Bush Chooses Telecom Lawyer To Fill Republican FCC Vacancy

[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Arshad Mohammed]

FCC Open Meeting Agenda

[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The FCC will meet on Friday, but not in Washington, DC. For the convenience of those appearing before the Commission, the Commission will hold its meeting in Keller, Texas. The topic will be the 12th Annual Report to Congress on the status of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-263645A1.doc
* FCC Plans Road Trip to Keller

Full Disclosure: Adelstein on Ads

[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
A Q&A with FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein who has made the issue of payola -- and plug-ola -- a priority in his second term. He tells B&C that the Commission investigation into music-industry payola continues. On the issue of product placement, he says that some media companies are voluntarily making their disclosures longer and more prominent to avoid running afoul of increased FCC scrutiny. But more needs to be done, he says, including updating the FCC's disclosure rules to reflect changes in ad technology.