Senate Aging Committee Eyes DTV Switch With Concern
SENATE AGING COMMITTEE EYES DTV SWITCH WITH CONCERN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
September 2007
FTC Seeks More Telecom Issue Authority
FTC SEEKS MORE TELECOM ISSUE AUTHORITY
[SOURCE: Technology Daily 9/12, AUTHOR: Michael Posner]
Rivals Say Verizon Seeks Monopoly
RIVALS SAY VERIZON SEEKS MONOPOLY
[SOURCE: New York Post, AUTHOR: Janet Whitman]
Merger of Little-Known Telecoms May Mean Rival for Heavyweights
MERGER OF LITTLE-KNOWN TELECOMS MAY MEAN RIVAL FOR HEAVYWEIGHTS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Kim Hart]
Start-ups promise to lower cost of phone calls
START-UPS PROMISE TO LOWER COST OF PHONE CALLS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: James S. Granelli]
CBS Screens ‘Kid Nation’ at Schools
CBS SCREENS 'KID NATION' AT SCHOOLS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Edward Wyatt]
Snowe Backs NAB In White Spaces Fights
SNOWE BACKS NAB IN WHITE SPACES FIGHTS
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), a self-described “ardent advocate” of rural broadband deployment, has decided to back TV stations in their dispute with a coalition that wants to introduce unlicensed wireless Internet services into zones that include broadcast TV channel assignments. Sen Snowe said that despite her desire to spur broadband in rural Maine, at this point she is more concerned that unlicensed wireless operations would interfere with over-the-air broadcast signals.
Spy czar urges extension of warrantless wiretap law
SPY CZAR URGES EXTENSION OF WARRANTLESS WIRETAP LAW
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop
DIGITAL TELEVISION CONSUMER EDUCATION WORKSHOP
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The Commission has released an updated agenda for its to be held Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th St., NW, Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room. It will begin at 8:00 AM and end at 4:15 PM.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-276698A1.doc
Election '08: Seeking a 'Tech President'
ELECTION '08: SEEKING A 'TECH PRESIDENT'
[SOURCE: BusinessWeek, AUTHOR: Aaron Ricadela ]
Presidential candidates, their eyes on early primaries, have understandably been spending much of their time lately courting voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. But Silicon Valley has merited some important side trips. Technology companies have much at stake in 2008. Here's where the candidates stand on the issues of crucial importance to Silicon Valley.