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Google Plants Itself Behind International Privacy Framework - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 14 Sep 2007 05:51 AM PST

After months of European criticism of its privacy policies and as it crosses fingers the US Federal Trade Commission will green-light its DoubleClick acquisition despite similar concerns, Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) is…

Microsoft Disputes FCC Findings About Web Access Over ‘White Space’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 12 Aug 2007 09:41 PM PST

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is challenging recent FCC findings of problems with devices designed to use vacant TV airwaves—so-called “white space”—for high-speed web access. FCC engineers said earlier this month that…

AT&T Silences Pearl Jam; Gives ‘Net Neutrality’ Proponents Ammunition - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 09 Aug 2007 04:45 PM PST

AT&T’s (NYSE: T) “content monitor” hit the mute button during part of Pearl Jam’s “Blue Room” Live Lollapalooza Webcast sponsored by the telecom, depriving viewers of some anti-George Bush lyrics—and…

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NWS-DJ: Edwards Urges Dems To Block DJ Sale - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 02 Aug 2007 01:35 PM PST

Presidential candidate John Edwards, who led fellow Democratic candidates to boycott a Fox News-sponsored debate, is now urging that News Corp.’s acquisition of Dow Jones should be blocked. Edwards argues…

FCC Official: News Corp-DJ Deal No “Slam Dunk” On Approval - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 01 Aug 2007 12:31 PM PST

An interesting wrinkle, but probably won’t stand as proceedings start: FCC Commissioner Michael Copps said in prepared statement that the commision will look closely at the $5.6 billion News Corp…

Tribune Deal Is Several Steps Away From Happening - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 05 Jul 2007 08:17 PM PST

With all the attention on the possibility of a Dow Jones sale to News Corp., it’s easy to forget that the Tribune Company still has to pass through a number…

Battle Over Spectrum White Space Goes On … And On - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 04 Apr 2007 10:05 AM PST

Yet another FCC-centric issue fraught with he said-he said claims of right and wrong ... this time it’s the fight over the unused spectrum between TV channels. On one side,…

Here’s A Shock: Report Paid For By NAB Comes Out Against XM-Sirius Merger - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 03 Apr 2007 05:27 PM PST

An example of how report-happy people can be ... an 11-page report from the Carmel Group denouncing the proposed merger of satellite-radio firms XM and Sirius gets the exclusive treatment…

Pulver Seeks FCC Promise To Leave Internet Video Unregulated - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 20 Mar 2007 03:03 PM PST

Jeff Pulver, taking the bully pulpit at his latest VON conference in San Jose this week, is asking the FCC to declare that internet video is not subject to cable…

Early Reviews of Proposed XM-Sirius Deal: Thumbs Down - 0 Comments
Posted By Jimmy Guterman - Tue 20 Feb 2007 08:32 AM PST

XM and Sirius are merging. Or maybe they’re not. (And, since Sirius is handing over $4 billion to XM, why are we calling it a merger?) While Sirius CEO Mel…

Sirius-XM: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin And Defining Competition - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 19 Feb 2007 07:16 PM PST

Whether you call it a merger or an acquisition, the actual closing of a deal between Sirius and XM relies in great measure on a different definition: the meaning of…

@ CES: FCC Chairman Martin: Mobile TV Will Be Popular; No Blanket Waivers For Cable; Net Neutrality - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 10 Jan 2007 01:23 PM PST

The traditional q-and-a between CEA President Gary Shapiro and the FCC chairman is underway and Martin already has sent a loud—although certainly not unexpected—message to the large cable operators: no…

AT&T Concessions May Ensure FCC Yes Vote For BellSouth Merger - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 28 Dec 2006 09:15 PM PST

It’s like some odd variation on Dorothy’s trip back to Kansas from Oz—the return ticket was always within her own power. Now it looks like the solution to the deadlocked…

FCC Votes 3-2 To Ease Video Franchise Apps By Telcos - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 20 Dec 2006 02:37 PM PST

AT&T, Verizon and other entities with access to city-owned conduits—the electric company, perhaps? —get a 90-day shot clock courtesy of the FCC. Chairman Kevin Martin finally got something he wanted…

As The FCC Turns: McDowell Declines Right To Vote; AT&T-BellSouth Stalled - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 18 Dec 2006 06:47 PM PST

You have to wonder if FCC Chairman Kevin Martin actually thought getting the FCC’s in-house counsel to ok the un-recusal of newest Republican commissioner Robert McDowell was all it would…

FCC’s Year-End Docket: Help Telcos With Video Rights But No Vote On ATT-BellSouth Merger - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 17 Dec 2006 08:46 PM PST

It’s a good news, no news—and in this case, no news doesn’t mean good news—FCC year-end docket for AT&T. The company and compatriot Verizon Communications stand to gain from FCC…

Convergence Of The Media and Telecom Regulators: The Right Thing? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 10 Dec 2006 11:15 PM PST

A very good story in IHT about how the media and teleom regulatory bodies are morphing across the world, with the changing landscape of converged services. Australia, Britain, Malaysia and…

FCC Lawyers Say OK For Commissioner To Vote On AT&T-BellSouth Merger; Doesn’t Mean He Will Vote - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 08 Dec 2006 05:30 PM PST

A memo from FCC general counsel Samuel Feder may not be enough to get FCC Commisioner Robert McDowell to vote on the AT&T-BellSouth merger. McDowell recused himself because he had…

FCC Chairman Takes Steps To Break Deadlock On AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 04 Dec 2006 12:12 PM PST

This has been in the offing for a while. Stymied by the decision of newest FCC commission Robert McDowell to recuse himself in the AT&T-BellSouth merger, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin…

Third Time Not The Charm; FCC Delays AT&T-BellSouth Merger Vote Again - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 02 Nov 2006 05:25 PM PST

The FCC vote on AT&T’s acquisition of BellSouth rescheduled for Friday has been postponed yet again. At issue: the conditions under which the merger, which would give AT&T complete control…

Microsoft Withdraws From Effort To Make AT&T-Bell South Merger Net Neutral - 0 Comments
Posted By Jonathan Berr - Tue 31 Oct 2006 07:24 AM PST

Microsoft, one of the founders of the It’s Our Net coalition, pulled its name from the group’s site after deciding not to weigh-in on AT&T’s pending $82 billion acquisition…

DOJ Approves AT&T Buyout Of BellSouth - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 11 Oct 2006 08:12 AM PST

One down, one to go for the next phase of resurrecting Ma Bell ... the Justice Department has approved the $78.5 billion deal that would make BellSouth part of already…

The End of the World As We Know It If Media Consolidation Continues? - 0 Comments
Posted By Jimmy Guterman - Wed 04 Oct 2006 06:12 AM PST

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is bringing his idea of loosening media restrictions to the country and he’s getting a mouthful. R.E.M.’s Mike Mills was one of several entertainment-industry heavyweights who…

New FCC Commissioner McDowell May Be A Wild Card - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 08 Aug 2006 10:10 AM PST

He’s a member of the Republican majority on the FCC and a friend of chairman Kevin Martin but Robert McDowell is far from a sure bet. So far, his independent…

FCC Will Restart Review Of Media Ownership Guidelines - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 21 Jun 2006 08:07 AM PST

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, at last working with a full commission, pulled back on a multicasting vote but has managed to restart a review of media ownership guidelines. The FCC’s…