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FCC Meeting Stresses Urgency of Broadband Rollout
By John Eggerton, July 2, 2009New Chairman Genachowski, fellow commissioners promise open, consumer-focused, data-driven FCC. More -
FCC Considers DTV After-Action Report
By John Eggerton, July 2, 2009Genachowski vows "commission's doors will be open" to broadcasters still struggling in wake of analog shutoff. More -
FCC To Seek More Public Input on Broadband Plan
John Eggerton, July 2, 2009The deadline for reply comments on the FCC's national broadband deployment plan is July 12, having been extended a couple weeks. But that will hardly be the end of the public's opportunity to weigh in. More -
NTIA, RUS Create Application Process, Define Terms fFor Allocating Broadband Funds
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009The government will allow private companies to bid for BTOP money and has defined broadband as 768 kbps downstream, 200kbps upstream, according to just-released guidelines for broadband stimulus funds. More -
NTIA, RUS Create Application Process, Define Terms for Allocating Broadband Funds
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009The government will allow private companies to bid for BTOP money and has defined broadband as 768 kbps downstream, 200kbps upstream, according to just-released guidelines for broadband stimulus funds. More -
Retrans Fees Could Reach $1.2 Billion By 2011: SNL Kagan
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009According to projections from SNL Kagan, retransmission-consent fees are expected to increase to $1.2 billion by 2011. That would be more than double the $500 million for 2008, and up strongly from 2009's $739 million in retrans revenue. More -
Nielsen: DTV Unready Homes Drop to 1.7 Million
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009DTV readiness continues to rise as the transition approaches three weeks since the June 12 hard date for the switch to all-analog full-power TV, with 800,000 homes having prepared themselves since that date. More -
Dems Collecting Congrats For Franken
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who heads up the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is celebrating the victory of Al Franken, who Tuesday was given the go-ahead by the Minnesota Supreme Court to be certified as the new Senator from that state. More -
Broadband Plans Gets Limited Waiver On 'Buy American' Provision
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009t's official, with publication Wednesday in the Federal Record, the Secretary of Commerce has granted broadband buildouts a limited waiver of the "Buy American" provisions in the economic stimulus bill. More -
NCTA: FCC Needs To Be Careful About Data For ILEC Inquiry
John Eggerton, July 1, 2009The National Cable & Telecommunications Association told the FCC Tuesday (June 30) that it has to be very careful about how it collects data for its inquiry into special access services. More
News from the Web
FCC Considers DTV After-Action Report
Source: Broadcasting & Cable
Date: 07-02-2009 20:55:02 GMTA Letter To Dave Folsom
Source: ohiodigitaltv.blogspot.com
Date: 07-02-2009 09:32:36 GMTNTIA drops 'buy American' requirements for broadband stimulus funds
Source: www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com
Date: 06-29-2009 03:33:20 GMTZatz Not Funny: Boxee, DTV transition, Squeezebox, and more
Source: www.last100.com
Date: 06-28-2009 12:41:59 GMTCumbrian viewers praised for smooth switch to digital television
Source: www.newsandstar.co.uk
Date: 06-27-2009 08:02:15 GMT
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