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techliberation.com - 11/29/2008
More FCC Cable-Related Regulatory Shenanigans
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I need not remind anyone here about FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s ongoing “ war on cable .” Even if you hate the cable industry or capitalism in general, there’s just no way I can see how anyone who believes in the rule of law and good government can support Martin’s ...
FCC leaks tiny VAIO with WWAN -- Sony's first netbook?
engadget.com - 12/1/2008
FCC leaks tiny VAIO with WWAN -- Sony's first netbook?
— engadget.com — They might not like it , but Sony looks ripe to enter the netbook market in the US. Unveiled today is the backside of this tiny "notebook PC" as described by the FCC under the model numbers PCG-1P1L and PCG-1P2L (PCG synonymous with Sony's VAIO ... (more) FCC leaks tiny VAIO with WWAN -- Sony's first netbook?

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Free Web Plan Being Pushed by FCC Head
online.wsj.com - 12/1/2008
Free Web Plan Being Pushed by FCC Head
— online.wsj.com — Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is pushing for action in December on a plan to offer free, pornography-free wireless Internet service to all Americans, despite objections from the wireless industry and some consumer ... (more) Free Web Plan Being Pushed by FCC Head

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Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite media streamer says hello to the FCC
engadget.com - 12/1/2008
Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite media streamer says hello to the FCC
— engadget.com — Netgear returns with the Digital Entertainer Elite network media streamer taking an early peek from cover to go through its paces at the FCC test center. Two years after the EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD, the EVA9000 model adds support for a ... (more) Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite media streamer says ...

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The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog:  Cuban on Bandwidth Tradeoffs

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Cuban on Bandwidth Tradeoffs
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog — ... Last week I discussed Barbara Esbin's new PFF paper about the FCC's absurd investigation into how the cable industry is transitioning analog customers over to digital. This is an essential transition is the cable industry is going to free up bandwidth to compete against telco-provided fiber offerings in the future. The faster the cable industry can migrate its old analog TV customers over to the digital platform, the more bandwidth they can re-deploy for high-speed Net access and services. Mark Cuban helps put things in perspective: ...

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