Stevens Frustrated By Hold on FCC Nominee
STEVENS FRUSTRATED BY HOLD ON FCC NOMINEE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
May 2006
Two-Dozen FCC Actions in Stevens Bill
TWO-DOZEN FCC ACTIONS IN STEVENS BILL
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
The Wrong Way to further the Spread of Broadband Internet
THE WRONG WAY TO FURTHER THE SPREAD OF BROADBAND INTERNET
[SOURCE: CNet|News.com, AUTHOR: Rep Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)]
Senators resist fast vote on decency fines
SENATORS RESIST FAST VOTE ON DECENCY FINES
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jeremy Pelofsky]
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's quest for a quick vote to hike fines on broadcast television stations, radio outlets and entertainers that violate decency standards met fast resistance from both Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday. "There are multiple problems on both sides," Sen Frist spokeswoman Amy Call said, referring to the objections from Republicans and Democrats. "He wanted to start the process of moving the bill forward."
Backer of ISP snooping slams industry
BACKER OF ISP SNOOPING SLAMS INDUSTRY
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh]
The Future of Rural Telecommunications: Is Universal Service Reform Needed?
THE FUTURE OF RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS: IS UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM NEEDED?
[SOURCE: Computer & Communications Industry Association press release]
Analysis of the Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006
ANALYSIS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER'S CHOICE, AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2006
[SOURCE: Tales from the Sausage Factory, AUTHOR: Harold Feld]
[Commentary] Feld looks at various parts of the massive telecom bill offered this week by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). His conclusion: "I find the damage the Stevens Bill would do to municipal broadband and network neutrality, combined with the broadcast flag mandates, make this bill a 'must kill' in its current form."
* Broadcast Flag
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/497
* Munibroadband
SaveAccess Coalition Says COPE Harms Communities, Consumers, and Citizens
SAVEACCESS COALITION SAYS COPE HARMS COMMUNITIES, CONSUMERS, AND CITIZENS
[www.saveaccess.org press release]
Congress Examines XM's Song Recording
CONGRESS EXAMINES XM'S SONG RECORDING
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Jim Puzzanghera]
The Fox News Effect
THE FOX NEWS EFFECT
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Richard Morin]