broadcastingcable.com - 12/31/2008
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Jan. 15 meeting will also have presentations from various bureaus and a look at challenges ahead By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/30/2008 3:11:00 PM FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has lined up only one substantive item for his last meeting as chairman, scheduled for Jan. 15, only five ...
broadcastingcable.com - 12/29/2008
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broadcastingcable.com —
Q&A With FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Outgoing FCC
chairman discusses the challenges heading into the Feb. 2009...
DTV transition and the prospects for his proposals on program-access complaint rules and free broadband By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & ...
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arstechnica.com - 12/31/2008
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arstechnica.com —
As the DTV transition looms, the FCC creates
rules to that would let stray analog viewers know...
that they need to get their act together, fast. Read More...
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FCC okays DTV "analog nightlight" rules
unwiredview.com - 12/29/2008
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unwiredview.com —
2009 looks promising for AT&T customers, at least
when it comes to high-end camera phones. After FCC’s...
approval of Sony Ericsson C905a , now it’s time for another 8MP camera phone to pass the Federal Communication Commission’s tests. I’m ...
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Samsung Innov8 with AT&T 3G support approved by the FCC
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The FCC puts the MPAA on hold
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... According to Broadcasting & Cable magazine's website, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said today that he didn't support the MPAA's petition, which means the studios will have to try again with Martin's replacement. Although Martin's term on the FCC won't expire until 2011, he's expected to give up the commission's gavel long before then. His (GOP) majority on the commission evaporated today, when fellow Republican Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate attended her final formal meeting. ...
Watch HD Movies on TV Before DVD Release? Not Just Yet
Gearlog —
... Movie studios will reportedly have to wait until next year to see if they will be able to block the analog transmission of high-definition movies on TV. ...
FCC chairman "doesn't support" Hollywood's request for selectable output
Engadget HD —
... In December of 2007, we candidly wondered if 2008 would be the year for selectable output control. We reckon we should re-pose the question with "2008" replacing "2007." Broadcasting and Cable is reporting that Kevin Martin doesn't support ...
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techliberation.com 11/29/2008 — 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 ...
Broadband Stimulus Plan? How About Some Data First
blog.wired.com 12/25/2008 —
During the Great Depression, the government tried to revive the economy with the New Deal's public work projects, and ended up paying people to dig unneeded ditches.
In today's deep recession, digital age advocates are trying to ...
FCC cancels meeting at U.S. lawmakers' request
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reuters.com 12/14/2008 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Saturday it was canceling a December 18 meeting in response to a request by Democratic lawmakers that it pay more attention to a smooth transition to digital television early ...
FCC to vote on free broadband Internet across USA
usatoday.com 12/2/2008 — Assuming the plan is approved at the FCC's Dec. 18 meeting, one of the agency's last before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, free broadband could become reality within a year. First proposed in 2006, the plan calls for a chunk of airwaves ...
What the New FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Must Do [GigaOM]
gigaom.com 1/13/2009 — President-elect Obama will name Julius Genachowski as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the Wall Street Journal said today , adding weight to similar reports in the Washington Post from a few weeks ago . Aside from ...
Lawrence Lessig: It’s Time To Eliminate The FCC
podcastingnews.com 12/24/2008 — Newsweek has a great feature today by Creative Commons guru Lawrence Lessig that argues that it’s time to kill off the FCC:
Born in the 1930s, at a time when the utmost importance was put on stability, the agency has become the focal point for almost every important innovation in ...
Supreme Court oral arguments in FCC v. Fox (Background)
techliberation.com 11/4/2008 — Tomorrow morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the potentially historic free speech case of Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. I plan on attending and will try to post some thoughts about how the ...
Obama Names FCC Transition Team
tvnewsday.com 11/14/2008 — Two academics Susan Crawford and Kevin Werbach will lead the Obama FCC transition team with the responsibility of advising the incoming administration on policy, budget and personnel matters, the Obama-Biden office announced today. Crawford is a ...
Free wireless broadband boosted —
The Register 12/30/2008
FCC proposes smut for all FCC Chair Kevin Martin has proposed dropping the content-filtering requirement attached to the AWS band, in the hope that someone will build a network if they're not required to remove all the pornography.…
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