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CEA Slams California TV Energy-Use MandatesBy Todd Spangler, November 18, 2009The Consumer Electronics Association said it was "extremely disappointed" by the California Energy Commission's decision to set new energy efficiency standards for TV sets sold in the state. More
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NTIA, RUS Report: Government Agencies Have Worked 'Expeditiously' On Distributing Broadband Stimulus FundJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009Government agencies have worked "expeditiously, to ensure that [broadband stimulus] funds are distributed quickly, efficiently and fairly." More
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Kerry, Grassley Voice Concerns Over Multiple Station Ownership To FCCJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009A pair of Senators is asking the FCC to review the impact of multiple station ownership and management in a single market when it reviews its ownership rules, apparently prompted in part by the attention being paid to Raycom's shared services agreement in Honolulu. More
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NCTA: Cable Has Spent $935 Million On CableCardsBy Todd Spangler, November 18, 2009
The U.S. cable industry has spent more than $900 million to date on CableCard-enabled set-top boxes to comply with the Federal Communications Commission's so-called integrated set-top ban, according to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
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FCC Chairman Not Sure FCC Can Gauge Spectrum DemandsJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009FCC chairman Julius Genachowski Wednesday raised doubts that the agency would be able to figure out just what the spectrum demands of the broadband nation will be, but made it clear that the wireless industry would need more. More
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FCC's Bill Lake: Time Of Separate TV, Net Is EndingJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009FCC Media Bureau chief Bill Lake says the FCC should consider spurring more competition and variety in the set-top box market as one way of helping spur broadband adoption. More
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FCC Adopts Shot Clock On Wireless Tower SitingJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009The FCC Wednesday gave states and localities a shot clock for approving wireless industry applications for construction and installation of new facilities. More
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FCC Looking For Input On Using Broadband to Promote "Digital Democracy"John Eggerton, November 18, 2009The FCC wants input on how broadband can be used to promote what it calls "digital democracy." More
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Waxman, Boucher Ask GAO For Study On How Government, Commercial Entities Use SpectrumJohn Eggerton, November 18, 2009The chairs of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Communications Subcommittee have asked the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of how the government and commercial entities use spectrum, including "commercial spectrum that may be underutilized and could potentially be reassigned or reallocated." More
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Senate Bill Would Mandate DirecTV Local CarriageJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009Sen.Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) is preparing an amendment to the Senate Commerce Committee version of the satellite reauthorization bill that would mandate local TV station service to all 210 markets by satellite carriers EchoStar and DirecTV More
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Smith Talks Indecency, Retransmission ConsentJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009Likening it to the fee paid for grazing cattle on public lands, National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith said Tuesday that hewing to community standards on content was one of the prices broadcasters pay for their spectrum. More
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Smith: NAB Not Foreclosed To Spectrum DiscussionsJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith says he has not foreclosed to talks about spectrum reclamation, but also called characterized the suggested reclamation of broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband as a "major policy piece hatched outside of political reality," saying the graveyard is full of such proposals. More
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CEA, CTIA Ask FCC To Make Inquiry Into Reallocating Broadcast SpectrumJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009The Consumer Electronics Association and CTIA: The Wireless Association have asked the FCC to make an inquiry into reallocating broadcast spectrum usage part of the national broadband plan, saying it is about to run into a Communications Act deadline to do just that. More
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Dingell Concerned About Spectrum Reallocation ProposalsJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009The former Democratic chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee says the FCC should come up with a national broadband rollout plan to Congress that promotes expansion of infrastructure while at the same time preserving, "to the greatest extent possible," free, over-the-air local broadcasting. More
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Cable MSOs, Verizon Support Expanding Universal Service Fund To BroadbandJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009Cable operators and telco Verizon both threw their support behind expanding the Universal Service Fund to include broadband, though the National Cable & Telecommunications Association made clear it would have to be a targeted approach. More
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House Small Business Committee Backs Focus On Broadband Funding For Remote AreasJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009The cable industry has found allies in the chair and ranking members of the House Small Business Committee in its push to get the government to focus broadband stimulus money on areas where there is no broadband access. More
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MMTC Wants Small Business Broadband Stimulus FundJohn Eggerton, November 17, 2009The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council wants some of the broadband stimulus money in the second round of bidding to be set aside for minorities and small businesses. More
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Nexstar Hires Cable Audit Associates For Retrans CollectionMike Reynolds, November 17, 2009Nexstar is clearly serious about developing retransmission-consent payments into a serious second revenue stream. More
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FCC Sets Broadband Field Hearing On 'Digital Inclusion'Mike Reynolds, November 17, 2009The FCC will hold a broadband field hearing on "digital inclusion." More
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Free Press Supports Berkman Center Broadband StudyJohn Eggerton, November 16, 2009The FCC's Berkman Center study on international broadband, much maligned by broadband network operators, received support from Free Press Monday. More
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