Breaking News: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Confirmed for 2nd Term
On November 16, the US Senate confirmed Kevin J. Martin to be a Member and Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2006.
November 2006
Clear Channel Accepts $18.7 Billion Takeover Bid/Private Equity Loves Media
CLEAR CHANNEL ACCEPTS $18.7 BILLION TAKEOVER BID
[SOURCE: New York Times 11/16]
Developing World Lags Behind as UN dubs Broadband new "Utility"
DEVELOPING WORLD LAGS BEHIND AS UN DUBS BROADBAND NEW "UTILITY"
[SOURCE: , AUTHOR: William French]
To the NEA, News-Laden NPR is Making a Classical Mistake
TO THE NEA, NEWS-LADEN NPR IS MAKING A CLASSICAL MISTAKE
[SOURCE: Washington Post 11/12, AUTHOR: Marc Fisher]
House Democrats Pressure NTIA
HOUSE DEMOCRATS PRESSURE NTIA
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Senate Commerce Committee Members for 110th Congress
COMMERCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR 110TH CONGRESS
[SOURCE: US Senate Commerce Committee]
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced the committee assignments he anticipates members of the Democratic Caucus will hold during the 110th Congress. The Commerce Committee is set to include: Sens Inouye (Hawaii), Rockefeller (WV), Kerry (MA), Dorgan (ND), Boxer (CA), Nelson (FL), Cantwell (WA), Lautenberg (NJ), Pryor (AK), Carper (Deleware), McCaskill (MO), and Klobuchar (MN).
Still Sticking it to the Consumer
STILL STICKING IT TO THE CONSUMER
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com 11/15, AUTHOR: Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge]
U.S. Antitrust Official Defends AT&T Decision
US ANTITRUST OFFICIAL DEFENDS AT&T DECISION
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
The Justice Department's top antitrust official defended the agency's unconditional approval of AT&T's $82-billion buyout of BellSouth Corp. as "pretty straightforward" despite criticism from Democratic regulators and lawmakers. "We're living a very different world than we were in the 1980s," Assistant Atty. Gen. Thomas O. Barnett said. "The mere size of a company in general doesn't tell you whether a merger is going to harm consumer welfare."
Reader’s Digest Agrees to Be Sold in $1.6 Billion Deal
READER'S DIGEST AGREES TO BE SOLD IN $1.6 BILLION DEAL
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Charles Duhigg]
House Not Home for EchoStar
HOUSE NOT HOME FOR ECHOSTAR
[SOURCE: Multichannel News 11/15, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]