House passes farm bill, faces veto
HOUSE PASSES FARM BILL, FACES VETO
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
August 2007
Congress Approves America COMPETES Act Conference Report
CONGRESS APPROVES AMERICA COMPETES ACT CONFERENCE REPORT
[SOURCE: US Senate Commerce Committee]
The United States Senate and House of Representatives approved the America COMPETES Act conference report on August 2. The Act expands education, and research and development, in the areas of science, technology, mathematics and education.
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TV Blocking Bill Clears Senate Panel, Threatening Cable Ops
TV BLOCKING BILL CLEARS SENATE PANEL, THREATENING CABLE OPS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News 8/2, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
FCC Seeks Comment on Research Studies on Media Ownership
FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON RESEARCH STUDIES ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission 7/31]
FCC Hands Google a Partial Victory
FCC HANDS GOOGLE A PARTIAL VICTORY
[SOURCE: New York Times 8/1, AUTHOR: John Markoff and Matt Richtel]
FCC Releases 2nd NPRM on Media Ownership Rules
FCC RELEASES 2ND NPRM ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission 8/1]
FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed DTV Education Initiatives to Facilitate Transition to Digital
FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED DTV EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission 7/30]
Initial Evaluation of the Performance of Prototype TV- Band White Space Devices
INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PROTOTYPE TV-BAND WHITE SPACE DEVICES
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission 7/31; AUTHOR: Steven Jones & Thomas Phillips]
FCC Invites Comments on Broadband Petition
FCC INVITES COMMENTS ON BROADBAND PETITION
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
FCC Open Mtg Tuesday August 7
FCC OPEN MEETING TUESDAY AUGUST 7
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is just one item on the agenda: a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the roaming obligations of Commercial Mobile Radio Service providers. The item was dropped from last week's FCC meeting agenda.