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Google, New America Foundation and public opinion on the National Broadband Plan

davidkirkpatrick wrote 2 days ago: A release from today’s inbox: For Immediate Release July 16, 2009    As part of the … more →

Tags: Business, Politics, technology, arra, Google, National Broadband Plan, New America Foundation

Speak Softly and Carry a Strong Message3 comments

Curley & Pynn - The Strategic Firm wrote 4 days ago: by Elizabeth Buccianti The Federal Communications Commission in conjunction with Congress began wo … more →

Tags: Industry Musings, Consumer Protection, Loud commercials

Don't Call Those Tiny People Midgets. Yellow Brick Road Caucus In An Uproar Over Midget Name.1 comment

Jason wrote 1 week ago: Via The Boston Herald - “Historically, the word ‘midget’ has been used to objectify people, like in … more →

Tags: Courts, Funny, boston herald, Complaint, dwarfism, Dwarves, FCC, Insults, Little People

Broadband access news from New America Foundation

davidkirkpatrick wrote 3 weeks ago: Hot from the inbox, here’s a set of links from the New America Foundation on spectrum scarcity … more →

Tags: Business, media, Politics, technology, broadband, National Broadband Plan, New America Foundation, Spectrum Scarcity

Still Licensed For Life! Now I Miss The F.C.C. Even More.....2 comments

towmasters wrote 1 month ago: By now, presumably, you’re all aware of the fact that our F.C.C. radio operator licenses no lo … more →

Tags: F.C.C. Radio Licensing & Regulations, Licensing & Certification, FCC, FCC Lifetime Licenses, GMDSS Operator's License, Marine Radio Operator's Permit, Radio License Renewal

FCC’s Warrantless Household Searches Alarm Experts

BBVM wrote 1 month ago: You may not know it, but if you have a wireless router, a cordless phone, remote car-door … more →

Tags: censorship, free speech, military industrial complex, Civil Liberties, Prison Industrial Complex, media, Information, communications, george washington university

What is HDTV? What is Digital Television? What is DTV?2 comments

infotechusa wrote 1 month ago: What is HDTV? HDTV – stands for High Definition TV and while the FCC does not have a standard … more →

Tags: DTV - HDTV -HD Radio, Advanced Television System Committee, ATSC, Calibrate HDTV, FCC, hd radio in new york, HDTV, hdtv station in new york, hdtv station in syracuse

FCC speeds up number porting, requires VoIP providers to give reasonable notice

Doug Mohney wrote 2 months ago: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved rules to speed up number porting and to req … more →

Tags: VoIP, consumer VoIP, FCC, Telecom Policy, Telecom, service interruption, number porting

The switch to digital, what about white spaces?

jkalar wrote 2 months ago: With the date for the switch to all digital programming in the United States approaching closer and … more →

Tags: News media, Analog, Dell, Digital, Digital Television, FCC, Google, Microsoft, white spaces

New FCC Code Words for "Fairness Doctrine": "Localism" and "Diversity"2 comments

JAMES wrote 2 months ago:      Barack Obama publicly opposes the “Fairness Doctrine”, but privately has no problem … more →

Tags: Campaign 2008, Campaign 2010, Campaign 2012, capitalism, Economy, Family Values, Politics, Socialism, Terrorism

The auto warranty company is after me!2 comments

jim c wrote 2 months ago: I’m sitting in a bar on a Friday evening and I get a call from a Kansas number. It’s Jim … more →

Tags: Car, factory warranty, FCC, Federal Trade Commission, fidelity national warranty, phone, telemarketer, Vehicle

Free Speech?

americanopinion wrote 2 months ago: Here’s another Bill concerning free speech and silence of the conservative media, namely radio, whic … more →

Tags: Fairness Doctrine, united states, Limbaugh, Savage, Broadcast, Freedom of Speech, Julius Genachowski, Woodrow Wilson, Monica Crowley

Complaining to the FCC1 comment

jim c wrote 2 months ago: I filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission. I understand they enforce complaint … more →

Tags: Car, factory warranty, FCC, fidelity national warranty, national dealers warranty, phone, Spam, telemarketer, Telemarketing

Commenting on the National Broadband Policy

francinehardaway wrote 2 months ago: Image by Z303 via Flickr I’m trying very hard to figure out how to comment on the propo … more →

Tags: Politics, Web/Tech, FCC, Information Superhighway, National Broadband Policy, Network Neutrality

This is not going to help my addiction to the "F-word."2 comments

Amanda wrote 2 months ago: Among the many, many things Antonin Scalia and I disagree about is the utility, versatility and, mi … more →

Tags: Perception, Absurd Shit, Television, Fmylife.com, Fuck, United States Supreme Court, Indecency, Tropic Thunder, Profanity

BROADCAST/CABLE

Marauder wrote 2 months ago: BROADCAST/CABLE Football fans flocked to watch the 2009 NFL Draft, with the NFL Network, ESPN and … more →

Tags: BROADCAST/CABLE, united states, ESPN, NFL Network, Fox Broadcasting Company, Simpsons, National Football League, Supreme Court of the United States

Another 158 TV stations to kill analog early

95%BIZ wrote 4 months ago: NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators have cleared 158 TV stations around the country to shut down their … more →

Tags: Politics

Secrets of Big Telco: Why They Are Not Lining Up for Obama's Broadband Plan

Spencer Ante wrote 4 months ago: Today, BusinessWeek published a story written by Arik Hesseldahl and I, “Big Telcos Drag Their … more →

Tags: ARD, AT&T, broadband, department of agriculture, Department of Commerce, qwest, UsTelecom, Verizon, Walter McCormick

What You Can Do and Cannot

renew.it.all wrote 4 months ago: Everybody knows the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is full of hypocritical shitballs. One o … more →

Tags: Politics, TV, down with the system!, Family Guy, FCC, fuck censorship (q.e.d.), Seth MacFarlane, The Onion


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