For thems that can afford it, the Broadband Policy Summit is this week. For
this and other upcoming media policy events, see
http://www.benton.org/calendar.htm
POLICYMAKERS
Bush Eyes Barrales for FCC
DIGITAL TELEVISION
Tuner Subsidies Possible Deal Breaker for DTV Bill
Intel Study to Show Broadcast Spectrum Auction Could Yield $24 Billion
Dual Carriage Revisited
MEDIA
We the (Media) People
TELECOM
Verizon, SBC Lose TV Fight With Texas Bill
New Rural Broadband Bill Offers Tax Incentives for ISPs
QUICKLY -- Viewers Trust PBS, and They Should; Lawmakers Back Noncom Trust
Fund; Consultants Shape Newscasts; Spanish Ads On English TV?; Radio
TIVO-like devices; Cracking Down in L.A.; Call boxes falling by the
wayside; Can Technology Help Reduce Poverty?; In Asia, It's Nearly
Impossible to Tell A Song From an Ad
POLICYMAKERS
BUSH EYES BARRALES FOR FCC
Senior White House official Ruben Barrales is the latest Oval Office
favorite on the short list for one of the two open FCC seats. The other
open FCC slot appears guaranteed to Christine Kurth, telecom aide to Senate
Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens. Before joining the White House in
2001, Barrales was CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, an
organization promoting the high-tech region