techliberation.com - 11/4/2008
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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 arguments played out here later tomorrow ...
googleblog.blogspot.com - 11/4/2008
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googleblog.blogspot.com —
All eyes are on the presidential election today,
but another important vote just took place at the
Federal Communications Commission. By a vote of 5-0, the FCC formally agreed to open up the " white spaces " spectrum -- the unused airwaves between ...
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Official Google Blog: A vote for broadband in the "white ...
gigaom.com - 11/5/2008
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gigaom.com —
Today the Federal Communications Commission opened up the
wireless communications market with its approval of a plan
to allow independent devices to operate in the spectrum between digital TV channels . It also approved the merger of spectrum ...
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Google Wins Big at FCC Today [GigaOM]
alleyinsider.com - 11/5/2008
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alleyinsider.com —
As anticipated , the FCC has voted to
approve the use of wireless airwaves between TV channels
-- so-called "white spaces" -- for Internet devices. The ruling is a victory for companies like Google (GOOG), Motorola (MOT), and Microsoft (MSFT), who ...
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FCC Approves 'Wi-Fi On Steroids': Good News For ...
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Supreme Court oral arguments in FCC v. Fox (General Thoughts)
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog —
... Today was a big day -- and not just because there was an election going on! As I mentioned yesterday, the other big news was that the U.S. Supreme Court was hearing oral arguments in the potentially historic free speech case of Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. Again, all the background you need can be found in ...
debating FCC's Kevin Martin and U.S. Solicitor General Gregory Garre this weekend
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog —
... ." I am speaking on a panel there on Saturday morning entitled "The FCC and the First Amendment" and will be going up against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and Gregory Garre, the Solicitor General of the United States. The primary focus of our discussion will be the FCC v. Fox case that was ...
Supreme Court Decision in FCC v. Fox (Part 1: The Decision)
The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog —
... My background info about the case is here and will publish some essays throughout the day as I digest the decision. Importantly, the case was decided squarely on procedural grounds, not constitutional grounds. However, Justice Thomas has some very important and interesting things to say about those constitutional issues in his separate concurrence. Coverage from ...
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On November 4th, 2008, the ...
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