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Local TV Stations Call for Fair Access for Community, Minority Voices on Cable

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Local Television and more than 150 community television stations from around the country today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move forward with a...

Skype Responds to CTIA, Sprint

Skype Communications sent another letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin yesterday taking issue over the definition of “open” wireless networks. Part of the issue revolves around comments made by wireless service provider...

You Choose The Industry's Most Powerful Players

Adweek will mark its 30th anniversary in November. Can you believe it? The birthday issue will be taking a look at the last 30 years of the business, while peering into the future. "The centerpiece of the issue will be a...

McCain, Obama Wires Cross On Telecom (Investor's Business Daily)

Thursday October 9, 6:03 pm ET A Barack Obama presidency would likely be bad news for large phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon Communications, and a mixed bag for cable TV firms, analysts say. Republican John McCain sides...

Kings hope to take out frustration on Thunder

By Melody Gutierrez - mgutierrez@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, October 10, 2008 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C5 The frustration built and at times boiled over. But once the Kings left the court following a...

Uptick in DTV Coupon Requests Occurring in Markets With Station Blackouts Says NTIA

PITTSBURGH, PA — (Marketwire) — 10/09/08 — The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has reported an increase in DTV coupon requests in some markets affected by the retransmission consent dispute...

Need a coupon to convert to DTV? You may be SOL

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has told Capitol Hill he is concerned that the DTV-to-analog converter box coupon subsidy program could run out of money before it runs out of requests for the $40 coupons, suggesting the calculations...

Portable TV not digital? Don't toss it out just yet

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 9--Portable TVs, a must-have appliance for many in hurricane-prone Florida, are moving further into the digital world. That's the message the head of an electronics industry group has for...

Listen Up, Eye Rollers! - Part 2

Eye rollers, people who condescendingly roll their eyes when confronted with truth, share common characteristics: apathy, naivety, and of course blissful ignorance. In addition, some eye rollers can be very dispassionate, as...

Probe Deepens Into Pentagon TV Analysts' Pay

Ars Technica reports: Nineteen former military officers have received Letters of Inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission regarding allegations that they received favors from the Pentagon to spin the war on Iraq....