GE Shares Rally on Citigroup's Push for Unit Spinoffs
GE SHARES RALLY ON CITIGROUP'S PUSH FOR UNIT SPINOFFS
[SOURCE: Bloomberg, AUTHOR: Rachel Layne and Alexis Xydias]
April 2007
AT&T Taps Stephenson as CEO
AT&T TAPS STEVENSON AS CEO
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Dionne Searcey dionne.searcey@wsj.com and Jessica E. Vascellaro]
Consortium Buys Control of Italy’s Phone Giant
CONSORTIUM BUYS CONTROL OF ITALY'S PHONE GIANT
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Victoria Burnett and Peter Kiefer]
Google Seeks Clearer Path to State Data
GOOGLE SEEKS CLEARER PATH TO STATE DATA
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Miguel Helft]
Court Rules Against Iowa Cities Over Franchise Fees
COURT RULES AGAINST IOWA CITIES OVER FRANCHISE FEES
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Linda Haugsted]
A Scott County (Iowa) judge ruled that the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf are illegally handling the franchise fees they collect. Those cities have been placing the fees they collect from cable customers, via their cable operator, in city general funds. The judge ruled that if there is money collected beyond the cost to inspect, license, supervise or otherwise regulate cable, then the overage represents a tax levy, a category forbidden by state law.
Wisconsin Customer-Service Bill Includes DBS
WISCONSIN CUSTOMER-SERVICE BILL INCLUDES DBS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News]
The Wisconsin State Assembly tentatively approved a state franchising bill that contains a clause that will include direct-broadcast satellite providers under the state's customer-service rules. If approved, permanent video franchises will be awarded by the state Department of Finance. Customer-service rules, such as rebates for outages of more than four hours, will be regulated by the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and will require compliance by satellite-delivered services.
Violence Report Leaves Questions
TV VIOLENCE TOUGH TO CURB DESPITE FCC'S NEW PLEA
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR: Amanda Paulson]
Sexual Threats Stifle Some Female Bloggers
SEXUAL THREATS STIFLE SOME FEMALE BLOGGERS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Ellen Nakashima]
General Dynamics to Build Integrated Radio System
GENERAL DYNAMICS TO BUILD INTEGRATED RADIO SYSTEM
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Wilson P. Dizard III]
Republicans break ranks to oppose tech-backed bill
REPUBLICANS BREAK RANKS TO OPPOSE TECH-BACKED BILL
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]