Copps Cautions FCC Against Being Over-Hasty on Media Ownership Rules
COPPS CAUTIONS FCC AGAINST BEING OVER-HASTY ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
September 2007
Copps Not Convinced White Spaces Technology Is There Yet
COPPS NOT CONVINCED WHITE SPACES TECHNOLOGY IS THERE YET
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Commissioner Copps: FCC Has Good Case for Profanity Appeal
COMMISSIONER COPPS: FCC HAS GOOD CASE FOR PROFANITY APPEAL
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
FCC Considering Fines Against Satellite Radio
FCC CONSIDERING FINES AGAINST SATELLITE RADIO
[SOURCE: Radio Ink]
Speaking at the NAB Radio Show, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said the agency is considering forfeitures against XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio for a series of rule violations tied to receiver standards and power levels for terrestrial repeaters.
http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=139358&pt=todaysnews
Ensuring Americans Stay Connected Through the Transition to Digital
ENSURING AMERICANS STAY CONNECTED THROUGH THE TRANSITION TO DIGITAL
[SOURCE: Center for American Progress, AUTHOR: Mark Lloyd]
The DTV view from Puerto Rico
THE DTV VIEW FROM PUERTO RICO
[SOURCE: Lasar's Letter on the FCC, AUTHOR: Matthew Lasar]
A Prosecution Tests the Definition of Obscenity
A PROSECUTION TESTS THE DEFINITION OF OBSCENITY
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Neil Lewis]
Hearst-Argyle Rejects Hearst Buyout Bid
HEARST-ARGYLE REJECTS HEARST BUYOUT BID
[SOURCE: tvnewsday]
A special committee of the Hearst-Argyle Television board rejected Hearst Corp.’s offer to acquire that stock in the publicly traded station group that it doesn't already own. The committee called the $23.50-per-share bid “inadequate and not in the best interests on Hearst-Argyle shareholders.”
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/09/27/daily.6/
Johnson Blasts Markey Over BET Criticisms
JOHNSON BLASTS MARKEY OVER BET CRITICISMS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: ]
Robert Johnson, founder and former head of BET, fired off a letter to House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee chairman Ed Markey Thursday saying that the legislator's recent criticism of BET programming was uncalled for and "rooted in liberal white paternalism."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6484117.html
China targets digital divide
CHINA TARGETS DIGITAL DIVIDE
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR: Peter Ford]
Lenovo, the world's third-largest computermaker and China's best-known global brand, has started selling a $200 computer in an attempt to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural citizens. To tempt farmers into high-tech territory, Lenovo executives explain, they have tried to make their machine easy to use, cheap, and robust. But its key feature, they say, is its software, dubbed "Road to Riches," that helps peasants search for agricultural information that will boost business.