February 2007

Report identifies ed-tech trends to watch

REPORT IDENTIFIES ED-TECH TRENDS TO WATCH
[SOURCE: eSchool News, AUTHOR: Justin Appel]
A recent report from the New Media Consortium and the nonprofit group EDUCAUSE identifies six emerging technology trends that could have a significant impact on education in the next one to five years: User-created content; Social networking; Mobile phones; Virtual worlds; New scholarship and emerging forms of publication; and Massively multiplayer educational gaming.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=6870

MCNEALY SAYS NONPROFIT CURRIKI WEB SITE ENCOURAGES LEARNING

Ten Years Ago... Challenging the Telephone Merger

Challenging the Telephone Merger
[SOURCE: New York Times 2/13/1997, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]

Verizon calls for new broadband incentives

VERIZON CALLS FOR NEW BROADBAND INCENTIVES
[SOURCE: InfoWorld, AUTHOR: Grant Gross]

A 21st Century American Right: Universal Broadband

A 21ST CENTURY AMERICAN RIGHT: UNIVERSAL BROADBAND
[SOURCE: Benton Foundation, AUTHOR: Charles Benton]

AT&T Should Boost Fiber, Says Market Researcher

AT&T SHOULD BOOST FIBER, SAYS MARKET RESEARCHER
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Developing nations to test new $150 laptops

DEVELOPING NATIONS TO TEST NEW $150 LAPTOPS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jason Szep]

New Frontiers For Cellphone Service

NEW FRONTIERS FOR CELLPHONE SERVICE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Cassell Bryan-Low cassell.bryan-low@wsj.com]

Venezuela Agrees to Buy Verizon's Stake in CANTV

VENEZUELA AGREES TO BUY VERIZON'S STAKE IN CANTV
[SOURCE: Washington Post]

House Subcommittee Asked to Demand Answers from FCC at Oversight Hearing

HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ASKED TO DEMAND ANSWERS FROM FCC AT OVERSIGHT HEARING
[SOURCE: Campaign Legal Center & Benton Foundation]

Public TV Presses DBS Multicast Case

PUBLIC TV PRESSES DBS MULTICAST CASE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News]