tvnewsday.com - 11/14/2008
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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 professor of law at the University of Michigan, ...
phonescoop.com - 11/11/2008
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phonescoop.com —
Today documents seen on the FCC Web site
provided details about the Samsung U440. The U440 is
a clamshell reminiscent of the compact LG Lotus with a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. It has been released in Canada as ... (follow link to read)
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FCC Reveals Samsung Clamshell with Full QWERTY
cellphonesignal.com - 11/12/2008
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cellphonesignal.com —
Today FCC just passed the new Blackberry Curve
8900 for North America. The Blackberry 8900 will be
available in United States at AT&T and T-Mobile. BGR reported few days ago that The Blackberry 8900 will be available at T-Mobile this Black Friday. ...
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Blackberry Curve 8900 American version passed FCC
bloomberg.com - 11/13/2008
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bloomberg.com —
FCC's Martin to Push Against Clock, Cable During
Final Months By Todd Shields Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) --
After roiling Comcast Corp. and other cable operators for almost four years, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin shows no sign of ...
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Susan Crawford on Obama FCC transition team
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... They’ll 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, says TVNewsday. ...
Linkpost | 11.15.2008
TechBlog —
... it thought a key Windows file was a Trojan . • Why is Google Running Ads for Known Malware Sites? - Links to the notorious Antivirus xp 2008 showing up in AdSense ads. • Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals - How about a 50-inch Samsung plasma HDTV for $798? • Tech Industry Feels a Slump - Highlighted by 6,000-person layoffs at Sun Microsystems. • Obama to Address the Nation Each Week on YouTube - Fireside chats become LCD-monitor chats. Also Obama Names FCC Transition Team • AMD: Netbooks? No thanks - AMD's not going there. • ...
Great News For Broadband - Kevin Werbach and Susan Crawford On Transition Team For The Obama FCC
Broadband Developments —
... Ok I am very excited by this move by Obama recent appointment for the FCC transition team. Two good friends of mine who I’ve known for many years were just appointed to the Obama FCC transition team. ...
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