House Judiciary Passes Net Neutrality Measure
HOUSE JUDICIARY PASSES NET NEUTRALITY MEASURE
[SOURCE: Reuters]
May 2006
May 31, 2006
9:00 am
The National Press Club
First Amendment Lounge
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC
Featuring --
Matt Cooper, Time Magazine
Bob Dietz, Asia Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists
James Andrew Lewis, Director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS
Arch Puddington, Director of Research at Freedom House
Moderated by: Susan Bennett, the Newseum’s Director for International Exhibits
The will meet in a special telephonic public session Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 3:30 pm. Items on the agenda include discussion and voting on proposed amendments to Section 2.10 of the CPB By-Laws specifying the process for assigning additional duties to the Board of Directors and officers and methods for conducting board action; agreements related to Ready to Learn; and other business related to officer service on outside nonprofit boards.
The public may attend and observe this meeting in the Blair-Killian Board Room of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
US to repeal phone tax, refund billions
US TO REPEAL PHONE TAX, REFUND BILLIONS
[SOURCE: Reuters]
House to Adopt Senate Indecency Language
HOUSE TO ADOPT SENATE INDECENCY LANGUAGE
[SOURCE: TVNewsday]
The office of House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says that the House is expected to consider and pass the Senate version of the broadcast indecency bill in a vote during the week of June 6 when the House returns from its Memorial Day recess.
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2006/05/25/daily.5/
Secrets Claims In NSA Case May Stop Suits
SECRETS CLAIMS IN NSA CASE MAY STOP SUITS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Dionne Searcey dionne.searcey@wsj.com]
FCC's Martin Orders Probe of TV Stations That Air Ads as News
FCC'S MARTIN ORDERS PROBE OF TV STATIONS THAT AIR ADS AS NEWS
[SOURCE: Bloomberg, AUTHOR: Neil Roland]
Give the telcos a video hook-up
GIVE THE TELCOS A VIDEO HOOK-UP
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
Smithsonian Hands Over TV Contract
SMITHSONIAN HANDS OVER TV CONTRACT
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Jacqueline Trescott]
New Tech Alliances Signal More Scrambling Ahead
NEW TECH ALLIANCES SIGNAL MORE SCRAMBLING AHEAD
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Kevin J. Delaney kevin.delaney@wsj.com, Mylene Mangalindan, Robert A. Guth]