Kerry chides Bush administration on broadband
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jeremy Pelofsky]
March 2006
NTIA Releases Spectrum Policy Plan
[SOURCE: National Telecommunications and Information Administration]
Options for and Barriers to Spectrum Reform
[SOURCE: Government Accountability Office]
RCA opposes FCC’s ‘blind bidding’ plan
[SOURCE: RCRNews, AUTHOR: Heather Forsgren Weaver]
FCC Will Open Kids Deal for Comment
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
According to an FCC spokeswoman, the Commission will not vote on the compromise kids DTV rule proposal at its March 17 meeting, but will instead open up the deal for public comment. No word on how long the comment period would be. The commission is widely expected to eventually OK some version of the deal, which heads off lawsuits filed by both kids-TV activists and media companies. The NAB board has already voted to support the agreement.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6315951?display=Breaking+News...
Draft Converter-Box Subsidy Rules Imminent
John Kneuer, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, told the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday that draft rules on DTV converter-box subsidies should be issued "shortly." In response to a question from one senator about whether NTIA was considering levying user fees on broadcasters, Kneuer said that NTIA had a task force working on various incentives for more-efficient spectrum use, including spectrum fees that would recognize the value of that spectrum. He also pointed out that the Bush administration budget also currently empowers the FCC to collect user fees from non-auction services, including broadcasters.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6315834?display=Breaking+News...
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TV Networks Gear Up For Telling 'Upfront' Talks
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Brian Steinberg brian.steinberg@wsj.com]
Agenda for April 7 Meeting of the FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The Internet Campaign Loophole
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
U.S. Court Likely Will Force Google To Turn Over Data
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Mark Boslet mark.boslet@dowjones.com]