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May 23, 2010

10:13
FCC Seeks Lots More Data From NBCU
On May 21, the Federal Communications Commission issued an "information and discovery" request to NBC Universal asking for specific information (59 separate requests, with multiple parts to many of those) on everything from an organizational chart for all of its divisions to a timeline for how it will divest KWHY-TV Los Angeles and take care of a newspaper/station issue involving KXAS-TV Fort Worth. Online video distribution gets a lot of attention. read more
10:10
Wider European Scrutiny of Google on Privacy
In a sign that Europe is taking an increasingly unified line on Internet privacy, six European countries have joined Germany in asking Google to preserve data it improperly collected from unsecured wireless networks as part of Street View, its photo-mapping service. read more
10:09
Army announces plans for Cyber Command HQ
The Army announced Friday it will establish a new headquarters for its Cyber Command forces inside the capital region by October 2010 at the latest. read more
10:03
Online gambling gets boost as lawmakers eye revenue prospects
Online gambling supporters are betting high that the federal government's current cash crunch will help turn the table again in support of legalization. read more
09:58
China says US copyright piracy claim are 'groundless"
The Foreign Ministry has dismissed as "groundless" U.S. accusations that China is failing to crack down on copyright piracy, ahead of talks with top U.S. officials next week. read more
09:56
Verizon Wireless loses appeal on cellphone charges
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a ruling requiring Verizon Wireless customers to resolve disputes over alleged fraudulent cell phone charges individually through arbitration rather than as a class. read more
09:53
I'll Show You Competitive...AT&T Jacks iPhone Termination Fee
As of June 1, AT&T's early termination fee on smartphones -- including the iPhone -- will climb to $325 from today's $175. read more
09:52
Klobuchar slams AT&T rate hike
Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) slammed AT&T for its decision to double the penalty for users who cancel service to their smart phones. read more
09:51
GSA Adds Tech Office
The General Services Administration is redesigning its Office of Citizen Services and Communications, the division responsible for the agency's public-facing websites and information, to include a technology-focused office. read more
09:49
ONC picks team for eligibility standards quest
A Health and Human Services Department panel will debut next month to advise the national health information technology coordinator on how to help streamline the process of determining the eligibility of applicants for a range of state and federal social and human service programs, including insurance plans set up under the new health reform law. read more
09:47
HHS advisory panel considers patient privacy rules
Doctors and hospitals that want to exchange patient medical data electronically for treatment purposes may not need additional rules for patients' consent providing certain conditions are met. read more
09:45
Copper/DSL Renaissance Underway?
With broadband front and center these days, thanks in large part to policy debates surrounding a national broadband plan and the regulations that will govern it, one method of transmission that get's the least amount of respect these days is DSL. read more
09:44
Upfront Optimism Fueled By Retransmission
There's lots of optimism for the broadcast television network-affiliate model right now due, in part, to the improved economy, but to retransmission deals, too. read more
09:42
Docs seek to block 'red flags' rule
Arguing that it places physician practices under the same regulations as banks, credit card companies and mortgage lenders, a lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington seeking to block the Federal Trade Commission from imposing on doctors its "red flags" rule which deals with preventing, detecting and mitigating identity theft. read more
09:40
Pennsylvania Attorney General and Gubernatorial Candidate Subpoenas His Twitter Critics
Pennsylvania Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial nominee, Tom Corbett, has decided to subpoena Twitter for the names of two Twitterers criticizing him. read more
09:38
FCC creates 'casino environment,' Furchtgott-Roth charges
Former Federal Communications Commission member and Hill staffer Harold Furchtgott-Roth accused today's Federal Communications Commission of creating a "casino environment" with its "third way" proposal to classify the transmission portion of broadband connections as a communications, or Title II, service. read more
09:36
Genachowski and Rep Miller exchange Thoughts on Public Safety
On February 1, Rep Candice Miller (R-MI) wrote a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski pointing out that the FCC's 2004 rule that mandated all non-Federal public safety licensees using 25 kHz radio systems migrate to narrowband 12.5 kHz channels by January I, 2013 seems to have become an issue of consternation for local 9-1-1 emergency dispatch centers. read more

May 21, 2010

15:04
FTC Approves Google-AdMob Deal
The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation of Google's proposed acquisition of mobile advertising network company AdMob after thoroughly reviewing the deal and concluding that it is unlikely to harm competition in the emerging market for mobile advertising networks. read more
15:01
OPASTCO tenacious in opposition to National Broadband Plan
The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunication Companies has problems with the National Broadband Plan. read more
14:57
Telephone Poles
Whoops. The title of this blog post is wrong. It should be "utility poles," which points to one of the many ironies in the hidden life of the ubiquitous utility pole. read more