Report To Congress: Mobile Americans Like To Talk...A Lot
REPORT TO CONGRESS: MOBILE AMERICANS LIKE TO TALK... A LOT
[SOURCE: TelecomWeb]
September 2006
FCC Adopts Pilot Program Under Rural Health Care Mechanism
FCC ADOPTS PILOT PROGRAM UNDER RURAL HEALTH CARE MECHANISM
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
Online gambling bill hits snags in Congress
ONLINE GAMBLING BILL HITS SNAG IN CONGRESS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Thomas Ferraro and Peter Kaplan]
FOIA Measure a Good Step for Open Government
FOIA MEASURE A GOOD STEP FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT
[SOURCE: Center for Democracy and Technology]
Local news means ... more local news
LOCAL NEWS MEANS... MORE LOCAL NEWS
[SOURCE: Seattle Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
'Neutrality' Is New Challenge for Internet Pioneer
'NEUTRALITY' IS NEW CHALLENGE FOR INTERNET PIONEER
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: John Markoff]
Resurrecting '7th Heaven' -- on the Cheap
RESURRECTING '7TH HEAVEN' -- ON THE CHEAP
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Brooks Barnes brooks.barnes@wsj.com]
Christians Are Bidders Too
CHRISTIANS ARE BIDDERS TOO
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] When the owner of KOCE-TV, Orange County's (CA) public television station, decided to sell, the highest bidder was a Dallas-based Christian broadcaster. But the station's leaders wanted it to remain a PBS affiliate. Rejecting the Dallas bid, in 2004 the owner illegally accepted a lower offer from a well-connected local group. Now Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has on his desk a bill that would allow this deal to stand. He should reject it.
Is Publicly Owned Information Infrastructure A Good Investment for San Francisco?
IS PUBLICLY OWNED INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE A WISE PUBLIC INVESTMENT FOR SAN FRANCISCO?
[SOURCE: Institute for Local Self-Reliance & Media Alliance, AUTHOR: Becca Vargo Daggett]
CBS Combines Syndication Companies
CBS COMBINES SYNDICATION COMPANIES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Ben Grossman]
The CBS Corporation has formed the CBS Television Distribution Group (CTDG), a new entity that will combine CBS Paramount Domestic Television, King World and CBS Paramount International Television. Former King World CEO Roger King will take over as CEO of the new organization. Robert Madden and John Nogawski become presidents and COOs, while Armando Nunez Jr. continues as president of CBS Paramount International Television. All three report to King in the new structure.