FCC may freeze funds for rural cell phone service
FCC MAY FREEZE FUNDS FOR RURAL CELL PHONE SERVICE
[SOURCE: Marshfield (WI) News-Herald, AUTHOR: Liz Welter]
October 2007
Emergency Communications Advisory Committee
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
AT&T says ‘no’ to Conn. cable franchise
AT&T SAYS 'NO' TO CONNECTICUT CABLE FRANCHISE
[SOURCE: Telephony Online, AUTHOR: Carol Wilson]
Satellite Companies Praise Axing of Ohio Tax
SATELLITE COMPANIES PRAISE AXING OF OHIO TAX
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Media companies in copyright pact, Google absent
MEDIA COMPANIES IN COPYRIGHT PACT, GOOGLE ABSENT
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Kenneth Li]
Viacom Inc, Walt Disney Co, Microsoft Corp and other media companies have agreed to a set of guidelines to protect copyrights online but Google Inc, owner of the Web's biggest video site, was notably absent from the pact. The companies agreed to use technology to eliminate copyright-infringing content uploaded by Web users and to block any pirated material before it is publicly accessible.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1844627720071018
Standing Up To Takedown Notices
STANDING UP TO TAKEDOWN NOTICES
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Catherine Rampell]
Google Under Fire Over a Controversial Site
GOOGLE UNDER FIRE OVER A CONTROVERSIAL SITE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Antonio Regalado antonio.regalado@wsj.com and Kevin J. Delaney]
Media Companies Regain Appetite for Taking Risks in Tech Start-Ups
MEDIA COMPANIES REGAIN APPETITE FOR TAKING RISKS IN TECH START-UPS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Matt Richtel]
Paraguay accused of attacking net neutrality
PARAGUAY ACCUSED OF ATTACKING NET NEUTRALITY
[SOURCE: Association for Progressive Communications]
Broadcast Station Totals
BROADCAST STATION TOTALS
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
For you scoring at home, as on September 30, there were 13, 939 full power radio stations in the US and 1,760 full power TV stations. In all, there are more than 29,450 broadcast stations in the US.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-277449A1.doc