TODAY'S QUESTION: Broadcast localism -- myth or reality?
BROADCAST LOCALISM
Recording Artist Groups Call for More Local Radio
Clear Channel Defends Its Localism Efforts
NAB Sees Benefit in Sinclair Flap
NAB Slams EchoStar Carriage Proposal
BROADCASTING & ELECTIONS/POLITICS
Drug Control Office Faulted For Issuing Fake News Tapes
It's the Media, Stupid!
Staples Denies Dissing Sinclair News
The Political Standard -- December Issue
POLICYMAKERS
House Commerce Committee Picks 7 New Members
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Gutierrez
FCC chief buoys VoIP, Satellite Radio
Open Meeting Agenda -- 1/13/05
An Obscene Waste of Energy
TELECOM
FCC May Seek $500 Million From AT&T Over Phone Cards
Alltel Plans to Buy Western Wireless In $4 Billion Deal
Hawaii Consumer Advocate Supports Verizon Sale
Spectrum for Advanced Wireless Services
QUICKLY
Guidelines for Responsible Food Marketing to Children
E-rate Funds Coming Soon
Video-In-Car Plans Seen Hitting Some Roadblocks
Got an old PC? Don't trash it: Recycle it
Barely legal? Strip poker hits Cingular phones
Position Available: Media Access Project
BROADCAST LOCALISM
RECORDING ARTIST GROUPS CALL FOR MORE LOCAL RADIO
The Recording Artist Groups -- consisting of the American Federation of=20
Musicians, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Future of=20
Music Coalition, The
Recording Academy, and the Recording Artists' Coalition -- filed comments=20
in the FCC's localism proceeding. Their comments focus on: 1) Local=20
musicians=92 concerns about local programming and access to radio; 2) The=20
existence and impact of =93pay for play=94 business practices; and 3) The=20
domination of centralized programming masquerading as local programming=20
through insidious group owner innovations such as voicetracking. The=20
coalition calls upon the FCC to adopt A) a meaningful and effective license=
=20
renewal process which systematically evaluates the manner in which a=20
station has served the public interest through local programming; B) rules=
=20
that specifically prohibit payola practices; and C) standards by which the=
=20
Commission evaluates and measures the performance of stations under=20
license. In addition the coalition calls on the Commission to bring=20
low-power FM stations to more populated areas; view radio=92s transition to=
=20
digital audio broadcasting as an opportunity to recapture the inherent=20
value of broadcast radio by requiring incumbent licensees to expand access,=
=20
to increase the number of diverse voices on the air, and to meet local=20
communities=92 needs; and to reconsider the threat to localism inherent in=
=20
its loosened media ownership rules
[SOURCE: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists]
http://www.aftra.org/member/recording.htm
http://www.aftra.org/legislative/docs/localism_reply_comments_200500103.pdf
CLEAR CHANNEL DEFENDS ITS LOCALISM EFFORTS
In the Commission's proceeding on broadcast localism, a large coalition of=
=20
consumer groups told the FCC that big, consolidated corporations such as=20
Clear Channel suppress information or are biased in information=20
presentation. The group cited Clear Channel=92s alleged response to delete=
=20
the Dixie Chicks from the playlist on all stations after the lead singer=20
protested the invasion of Iraq. Clear Channel said that was a false=20
statement and that many listeners called and demanded that stations stop=20
playing the band=92s music. Moreover, Clear Channel told the FCC, localism=
=20
isn't in need of repair. Broadcast localism, Clear Channel wrote, is about=
=20
a station=92s responsiveness to the needs of the community, not the=20
equivalent of full, indiscriminate employment rights for air talent and=20
technicians.
[SOURCE: Communications Daily, AUTHOR: Tania Panczyk-Collins]
(Not available online)
NAB SEES BENEFIT IN SINCLAIR FLAP
The National Association of Broadcasters has turned complaints over=20
Sinclair Broadcasting and Pappas Telecasting into arguments against new and=
=20
more specific government-mandated news and public affairs obligations.=20
Sure, there's a lot of logic in that, right? The broadcasters enraged the=20
public by trying to influence the outcome of recent elections. This is a=20
good thing? Sure, says the NAB. The fact that Sinclair only aired portions=
=20
of a controversial documentary, after pressure from advertisers and others,=
=20
and the FCC's decision to require Pappas to give money to candidates=20
running against people the broadcaster offered free time to, showed that=20
marketplace forces and current FCC regulations are sufficient. "Fair=20
evaluation of the ultimate resolutions of these two circumstances shows=20
that rule changes are not necessary," the NAB told the FCC.
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA493132?display=3DBreaking+New...
ferral=3DSUPP
(free access for Benton's Headlines subscribers)
NAB SLAMS ECHOSTAR CARRIAGE PROPOSAL
In comments to the FCC, EchoStar complained that stations serving as local=
=20
outlets of national programming should not get the same carriage rights of=
=20
stations providing local news and information in their home markets. The=20
satellite TV operator offered a content-for-carriage proposal, urging the=20
FCC to strip carriage rights from stations that failed to provide public=20
affairs and public service programming tailored to local viewers. Earlier=20
this week, the National Association of Broadcasters argued that federal law=
=20
does not authorize the FCC to deny satellite carriage to an otherwise=20
qualified station based on the content of the station=92s programming. The=
=20
NAB told the FCC that Congress knew that when it passed the satellite=20
carriage law, some TV stations did not provide locally originated=20
programming. The trade group said the fact that Spanish stations carried=20
national programming did not mean the stations were not serving local=20
Spanish-speaking viewers. Spanish programming, whether national or local,=20
has =93special importance=94 to Spanish speakers, the NAB said. The=
association=20
added that satellite carriage of all, rather than just a few, qualified=20
local stations would maintain the financial health of local TV stations so=
=20
that they could continue to serve consumers that chose not to subscriber to=
=20
=93costly cable and satellite service.=94
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA492885.html?display=3DBreaking+New...
ferral=3DSUPP
(free access for Benton's Headlines subscribers)
BROADCASTING & ELECTIONS/POLITICS
DRUG CONTROL OFFICE FAULTED FOR ISSUING FAKE NEWS TAPES
The Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress,=20
has found that fake news reports produced and distributed by the Office of=
=20
National Drug Control Policy constituted illegal "covert propaganda." "You=
=20
think you are getting a news story, but what you are getting is a paid=20
announcement," said Susan A. Poling, managing associate general counsel at=
=20
the GAO. "What is objectionable about these is the fact the viewer has no=20
idea their tax dollars are being used to write and produce this video=20
segment." In May, the GAO concluded that the Department of Health and Human=
=20
Services violated two federal laws with similar fake news reports touting=20
the administration's new Medicare drug benefit. When that opinion was=20
released, officials at the drug control office decided to stop the=20
practice, spokesman Thomas A. Riley said. "Our lawyers disagree with the=20
GAO interpretation," he said. Nevertheless, if the video releases were=20
going to be "controversial or create an appearance of a problem," the=20
agency decided it was not worth pursuing, he said.
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Ceci Connolly]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54651-2005Jan6.html
(requires registration)
NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/national/07drug.html
In a related story see:
White House paid commentator to promote law
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050107/1a_bottomstrip07dom.a...
tm
IT'S THE MEDIA, STUPID!
[Commentary] The reason that negative attacks could work so well for the=20
Bush campaign was the preexistence of a vast conservative media=20
infrastructure that serves as both an echo chamber for Republican messages=
=20
and a way to protect George W. Bush and other Republicans from attack.=20
Indeed, the conservative investment of tens of billions of dollars in media=
=20
over the past quarter century may be the biggest =AD and least reported =AD=
=20
money-in-politics story of modern American history. The conservatives=92=20
ability to saturate the airwaves with their version of reality has changed=
=20
how millions of Americans understand the world.
[SOURCE: Consortiumnews.com, AUTHOR: Robert Parry]
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2004/010505.html
STAPLES DENIES DISSING SINCLAIR NEWS
Office products chain Staples said Thursday that it has not adopted a=20
standing policy against advertising on Sinclair Broadcasting newscasts. The=
=20
company announced Tuesday that it was no longer advertising in Sinclair=20
newscasts as of Jan. 10. Media Matters for America had touted the move as a=
=20
response to its online campaign against the broadcaster, and a Staples=20
spokesman had confirmed that customer concern had partly prompted the=20
decision.
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA493142?display=3DBreaking+New...
ferral=3DSUPP
(free access for Benton's Headlines subscribers)
THE POLITICAL STANDARD -- DECEMBER ISSUE
Not available in stores! The December issue of The Political Standard=20
includes: 1) Local Stations Are Big Winners in Campaign 2004: TV=20
Broadcasters Rake in More than $1.6 Billion in Political Advertising. 2)=20
Reformers Set Sights on Upcoming Challenges: 527s, Presidential Public=20
Financing, FEC Reform and More on the Agenda for 2005. 3) Local, Network=20
News Tune Out Non-Presidential Candidates. 4) BCRA Regulations Improve=20
Disclosure, Help Voters Track Ad Sponsors and Campaign Spending.
Click your mouse now!
[SOURCE: Alliance for Better Campaigns]
http://www.bettercampaigns.org/standard/display.php?IssueID=3D46
POLICYMAKERS
HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE PICKS 7 NEW MEMBERS
Republican Representatives Myrick (NC), Murphy (PA), Burgess (TX) and=20
Blackburn (TN) are likely to join the House Commerce Committee as are=20
Democrats Inslee (WA), Ross (Ark) and Baldwin (WI). Rep Myrick received=20
significant donations from RBOCs, according to the Center for Responsive=20
Politics (CRP). =93Telephone utilities=94 were the 6th largest donor to Rep=
=20
Myrick=92s 2004 campaign, giving $24,500. Rep Myrick has publicly urged the=
=20
FCC to act on broadband deregulation. He signed a letter to President Bush=
=20
that touted the job creation that would come from reducing regulations on=20
telephone carriers. Rep Myrick received $10,000 from SBC and $9,000 from=20
BellSouth, CRP reported, and $11,000 from the =93computer/Internet=94=
industry.=20
Microsoft ($69,000 for the 2004 election) was by far the biggest=20
contributor to Rep Inslee, according to CRP, while the next biggest=20
contributor was listed at $10,000. The =93computer/Internet=94 industry was=
=20
listed as the 2nd-largest donor to Rep Inslee, with $93,265 given. Telecom=
=20
service and equipment providers were listed as donating $6,500 to Rep=20
Inslee=92s campaign. CPR listed =93TV/Movies/Music=94 as donating $25,875 to=
Rep=20
Baldwin=92s campaign, along with $8,700 from the Communication Workers of=20
America and $6,000 from SBC.
[SOURCE: Communications Daily, AUTHOR: Terry Lane]
(Not available online)
SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE APPROVES GUTIERREZ
On Thursday the Senate Commerce Committee announced it unanimously=20
recommended the confirmation of Kellogg Co. Chief Executive Carlos=20
Gutierrez as secretary of Commerce following a Wednesday hearing.
http://commerce.senate.gov/newsroom/printable.cfm?id=3D230477
FCC CHIEF BUOYS VOIP, SATELLITE RADIO
At the Consumer Electronics Show, FCC Chairman Michael Powell said the=20
Commission has no interest in regulating content on pay TV and radio=20
services. "I think it's a dangerous thing to start talking about extending=
=20
government oversight of content to other media just to level the playing=20
field," he said. Chairman Powell cited the fast-growing Internet telephony=
=20
industry as an endorsement of the FCC's new attitude against protectionism=
=20
and overregulation, saying the industry is taking off partly because the=20
agency put consumer interests ahead of those of traditional=20
telecommunications operators. "We should actually for once be proud of the=
=20
FCC," he said. "I think (VoIP) is the thing I'm most proud of in watching=20
the Commission go forward rather than backward." The switch from analog=20
television to digital high-definition signals is a frustrating issue given=
=20
that Federal laws set conflicting landmarks for requiring broadcasters to=20
make the switch, resulting in needless confusion for consumers, Powell=20
said. He said the FCC needs to decide by the end of the year when the=20
transition to all digital TV broadcasting should end.
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: David Becker]
http://news.com.com/FCC+chief+buoys+VoIP%2C+satellite+radio/2100-7353_3-...
823.html?tag=3Dnefd.top
OPEN MEETING AGENDA -- 1/13/05
The FCC's open meeting on Thursday will focus on presentations by senior=20
agency officials regarding implementations of the agency's strategic plan=20
and a comprehensive review of FCC policies and procedures. Presentations=20
will be made in four panels: 1) The Chief of the Office of Strategic=20
Planning and Policy Analysis and the Managing Director. 2) The Chiefs of=20
the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Office of Engineering and=20
Technology and the International Bureau. 3) The Chief of the Consumer &=20
Governmental Affairs Bureau, the Director of the Office of Workplace=20
Diversity and the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau. 4) The Chief of the=20
Media Bureau, the General Counsel and the Chief of the Wireline Competition=
=20
Bureau.
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-255929A1.doc
On Thursday, the FCC also released some reports:
* SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF FCC INSPECTOR GENERAL
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-255895A1.doc
* BIENNIAL REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-24A1.doc
* CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPORT
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-19A1.doc
* ENFORCEMENT BUREAU REPORT
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-18A1.doc
* INTERNATIONAL BUREAU REPORT
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-22A1.doc
* ENGINEERING REPORT
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-17A1.doc
* WIRELINE REPORT
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-21A1.doc
* WIRELESS REPORT
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-05-20A1.doc
AN OBSCENE WASTE OF ENERGY
[Commentary] Congress and the Bush administration should abolish the=20
Federal Communications Commission. Because the FCC has become so=20
politicized and beholden to big business, it has ceased to be protector of=
=20
the airwaves, which are supposed to belong to the citizens of this country=
=20
(but most believe they belong to big business). The Commission's regulation=
=20
of broadcast content is censorship. If it were really interested in=20
protecting the public, the FCC would take on the issue of violence on TV,=20
which it doesn't consider indecent, instead of getting worked up over a tit=
=20
and profanity.
[SOURCE: Wired, AUTHOR: Adam Penenberg, assistant professor at New York=20
University]
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66181,00.html
TELECOM
FCC MAY SEEK $500 MILLION FROM AT&T OVER PHONE CARDS
AT&T is the nation's second-largest seller of prepaid calling cards because=
=20
it offers low per-minute rates something it has accomplished by not paying=
=20
federally required fees to local phone companies for connecting its=20
intrastate calls and by not making contributions to a federal fund that=20
subsidizes phone and Internet service to rural areas, schools and=20
libraries. By its own estimates, AT&T has withheld payments totaling $500=20
million. But the Federal Communications Commission seems poised to rule=20
that AT&T now needs to pay the piper. FCC Chairman Michael Powell and=20
fellow Republican Kathleen Abernathy have signaled their support for such a=
=20
ruling, which would need one additional vote to be carried by the=20
five-member commission.
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Anne Marie Squeo=20
annemarie.squeo( at )wsj.com]
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110505632712219478,00.html?mod=3Dtoda...
s_page_one
(requires subscription)
See also --
USAToday
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20050107/1b_attfees07.art.htm
ALLTEL PLANS TO BUY WESTERN WIRELESS IN $4 BILLION DEAL
Alltel, the country's sixth-biggest cellular carrier, is close to a deal to=
=20
acquire Western Wireless, a largely rural cellphone company, for roughly $4=
=20
billion. If the deal is completed, Alltel would remain the country's=20
sixth-largest cellular carrier, operating in various regions across the=20
country, with close to 10 million U.S. subscribers. Alltel would also take=
=20
on Western's more than one million subscribers overseas. Along with its=20
wireless service, Alltel also provides telephone, Internet and high-speed=20
data services in rural and suburban areas in 26 states, making it the=20
country's second-largest non-Bell local telephone company after Sprint,=20
with roughly three million land-line customers. The company's cellular=20
customers are scattered across the country, in markets including Phoenix;=20
Tampa, Fla.; Cleveland; New Orleans; Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.; and=20
Charlottesville, Va. The deal could mark the beginning of a consolidation=20
of ownership among the country's smaller, regional carriers, which still=20
control about 20% of the nation's wireless subscribers.
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Jesse Drucker jesse.drucker( at )wsj.com]
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110501790439818676,00.html?mod=3Dtoda...
s_marketplace
(requires subscription)
Also coverage in --
LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-alltel7jan07,1,274945...
ory?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/technology/07phone.html
In a related story see:
Sprint, Virgin Weigh Wireless IPO Amid Resurgent Telecom Market
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Almar Latour almar.latour( at )wsj.com and=
=20
Jesse Drucker jesse.drucker( at )wsj.com]
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB110505728722619515,00.html?mod=3Dtoda...
s_page_one
(requires subscription)
HAWAII CONSUMER ADVOCATE SUPPORTS VERIZON SALE
Hawaii Consumer Advocate John Cole advised the Hawaii Public Utilities=20
Commission that state Division of Consumer Advocacy support of the proposed=
=20
$1.65 billion sale of Verizon Hawaii to the global private investment firm=
=20
The Carlyle Group. Carlyle and Verizon have agreed to the following terms:=
=20
1) Verizon Hawaii will provide $12 million to fund a customer-appreciation=
=20
bill credit equal to roughly one month's basic phone service for=20
subscribers. 2) Any transaction and transition costs incurred by Carlyle in=
=20
connection with the acquisition cannot be passed on to ratepayers. 3)=20
Carlyle will not file for a general rate increase before 2009 unless the=20
PUC finds a compelling reason for such a request. If Carlyle is able to=20
demonstrate a compelling reason for a rate increase before 2009, it must=20
make an additional equity investment in the telephone company equal to the=
=20
amount of the annual increase it wants from ratepayers. In addition, 67=20
percent of Carlyle's revenues from local directory operations would be=20
counted against its revenue requirement for purposes of calculating any=20
such rate increases. 4) Additional conditions deal with access to=20
information, reporting requirements, creditor access to pledged assets only=
=20
upon PUC approval, and the treatment of income tax expenses in future=20
proceedings.
http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/dca/index.html
SPECTRUM FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS SERVICES
The Commerce Department=92s National Telecommunications and Information=20
Administration (NTIA) sent federal agencies formal notification of their=20
new obligations under the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act. Thursday's=20
notification, contained in a letter from Assistant Secretary of Commerce=20
Michael Gallagher, requests that each affected agency submit its cost=20
estimate and timeline for relocation to NTIA by September 15, 2005. Radio=20
spectrum occupied by federal users will be auctioned to private users as=20
early as June, 2006, and costs of relocating incumbent users will for the=20
first time be funded by auction proceeds.
[SOURCE: National Telecommunications and Information Administration]
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/2005/auction_01062005.htm
QUICKLY
GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE FOOD MARKETING TO CHILDREN
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) today released new=20
Guidelines for Responsible Food Marketing to Children, which call on food=20
manufacturers, broadcasters, restaurants, movie studios, and schools to=20
reform the way drinks, snacks, fast-food meals, and other foods are=20
marketed to kids. The Guidelines propose curbing certain marketing=20
techniques but unlike the food industry's self-imposed guidelines, CSPI is=
=20
proposing basic nutritional thresholds for determining which foods should=20
be marketed to kids in the first place. The Guidelines were developed with=
=20
input from experts from academia, government, and industry.
[SOURCE: Center for Science in the Public Interest Press Release]
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200501051.html
http://cspinet.org/marketingguidelines.pdf
See also --
CSPI Asks Nets to Trim Kids Ads
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: Bill McConnell]
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA492714?display=3DBreaking+New...
ferral=3DSUPP
(free access for Benton's Headlines subscribers)
* Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54915-2005Jan6.html
E-RATE FUNDS COMING SOON
The Universal Service Administrative Company announced that Wave 11 E-rate=
=20
Funding for Year 2004 will be issued on Tuesday, January 11, 2005. This=20
wave will include funding for approved Internal Connections requests down=20
to the 81% discount level. With this wave, the School and Libraries=20
Division of USAC expects to resume issuing biweekly funding commitment=20
decisions on FY2004 applications. There is no decision yet on whether funds=
=20
will be sufficient to fully fund Internal Connections requests with=20
discount percentages below 81%. Further information on funding requests=20
for Internal Connections below 81% will be posted to the USAC web site as=20
it becomes available. The issuance of this wave is consistent with HR 5419,=
=20
which President Bush has signed into law. Among other things, this law=20
provides a temporary suspension (through December 31, 2005) of the=20
Antideficiency Act as applied to the Universal Service Fund.
[SOURCE: Universal Service Administrative Company]
http://www.sl.universalservice.org/whatsnew/2005/012005.asp
VIDEO-IN-CAR PLANS SEEN HITTING SOME ROADBLOCKS
The fight for the next big entertainment market is shifting from the couch=
=20
to the car, but analysts say ambitious media companies aiming to roll out=20
video for automobiles face licensing and regulatory hurdles. For example,=20
Sirius Satellite Radio said it will beam video to cars in 2006, using=20
Microsoft software. But the Federal Communications Commission said it was=20
exploring whether such plans were permitted under Sirius' current=20
authorization or if it would require a new regulatory decision.
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Sue Zeidler]
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=3DUSEJ222VXF1X0CRBAE...
A?type=3DtechnologyNews&storyID=3D7259600
GOT AN OLD PC? DON'T TRASH IT: RECYCLE IT
EBay unfurled an initiative Thursday to lead PC makers and environmental=20
groups in a major push to recycle more of the 400 million electronic=20
products that are trashed annually.
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Jon Swartz]
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20050107/ebay07.art.htm
BARELY LEGAL? STRIP POKER HITS CINGULAR PHONES
Could the indecency debate come to your cell phone? A tepid version of=20
strip poker for cell phones has debuted in the United States, and while=20
there's no nudity--on the screen, at least--the game's distributor is=20
preparing for complaints that it stretches the boundaries of good taste.
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Ben Charny]
http://news.com.com/Barely+legal+Strip+poker+hits+Cingular+phones/2100-1...
3-5515346.html?tag=3Dnefd.top
POSITION AVAILABLE: MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT
MAP has an immediate opening for a staff attorney. MAP represents public=20
interest clients before the FCC and federal courts to provide a voice for=20
the public interest in media and telecom policy. Candidates must have JD=20
and bar membership in good standing. Candidates must have at least two (2)=
=20
years experience and familiarity with FCC practice. See=20
http://www.mediaaccess.org/employment/StaffAttorney_announce.pdf for a job=
=20
description.
[SOURCE: Media Access Project]
http://www.mediaaccess.org/employment/#attorney
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