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June 11, 2010

07:24
Apple likely to avoid antitrust battles
While US antitrust officials have been taking a more assertive approach in the past 18 months toward technology companies in the general and fast-growing Apple in particular, experts said on Friday that the rising Silicon Valley powerhouse is likely to avoid the sort of brutal legal battles that beset Microsoft for a decade. read more
07:23
Is the new Apple ruthless at its core?
Although federal antitrust officials are reportedly looking into Apple's effort to bar rival advertising networks, it's hard to see how the company's tactics violate the law. read more
07:22
Groups Wary Of Scope Of Latest Cybersecurity Bill
Business and public interest groups June 10 praised the latest congressional effort aimed at bolstering cybersecurity but voiced concern with provisions such as one that would give the federal government emergency powers. read more
07:20
FCC Confirms Broadband Reclassification on June Agenda
On June 17, the Federal Communications Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry to begin an open, public process to consider possible legal frameworks for broadband Internet services in order to promote innovation and investment, protect and empower consumers, and bring the benefits of broadband to all Americans. read more
07:19
Some educators question if whiteboards, other high-tech tools raise achievement
Under enormous pressure to reform, the nation's public schools are spending millions of dollars each year on gadgets from text-messaging devices to interactive whiteboards that technology companies promise can raise student performance. read more
07:18
Mind Over Mass Media
New forms of media have always caused moral panics: the printing press, newspapers, paperbacks and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers' brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. read more

June 10, 2010

17:04
FCC's Baker sees Title II as back door for network neutrality
Federal Communications Commission member Meredith Baker says FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski may be attempting to slip network neutrality rules through a back door, using his proposal to change how broadband is regulated. read more
17:02
FCC's "Third Way" Lacks Credibility with Financial Markets
In a new study , the Phoenix Center examines the financial effects of the FCC's proposed "Third Way" for broadband regulation. read more
16:58
Hearing on Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility
The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing on the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009 (H.R. 3101) on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The legislation would update the communications laws to help ensure that individuals with vision, hearing, and other disabilities are able to utilize fully broadband services and equipment and better access video programming devices. read more
16:49
New Cybersecurity Bill Unveiled
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper (D-De), introduced comprehensive legislation to modernize, strengthen, and coordinate the security of federal civilian and select private sector critical infrastructure cyber networks. read more
16:44
Boucher Wants Bipartisan Privacy Bill
Rep Rick Boucher (D-VA) -- chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet -- says while he would still like to finish a privacy bill this year, he is crafting a measure that can attract bipartisan support and addresses the issue "properly." read more
16:41
Study: Kids Influence Family's Use Of Media
A new study from Ipsos OTX MediaCT says humans are getting wired a lot earlier. The study says kids are pretty much digital sophisticates by age 12. read more
16:40
Google TV Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think
Why would Google bother with the old TV in our living rooms? Because TV matters in a way that nothing else does. read more
16:37
Key Initiatives for the Future of Community Broadcasters
Speaking at the 35th Annual Community Radio Conference, Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn talked about community radio as an essential piece of the American experience. read more
16:36
Gaza Flotilla Fight Tops News Online
The May 31 clash in which Israeli soldiers killed nine people on a Turkish ship carrying supplies to the Gaza Strip triggered a passionate blogosphere response focused largely on who was to blame. For the week of May 31-June 4, nearly a third (32%) of the news links on blogs were about this latest outbreak of Mideast violence, according to the New Media Index from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. read more
14:40
The Risks of Parenting While Plugged In
Much of the concern about cellphones and instant messaging and Twitter has been focused on how children who incessantly use the technology are affected by it. But parents' use of such technology — and its effect on their offspring — is now becoming an equal source of concern to some child-development researchers. read more
14:38
FCC looks for valley support of broadband plan
Hoping to enlist Silicon Valley in the upcoming battle in Washington over whether the Federal Communications Commission can spark the creation of a national broadband system, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps... read more
14:35
Proposed Third Quarter 2010 Universal Service Contribution Factor
The proposed contribution factor for the third quarter of 2010 is 13.6%. read more
14:33
FCC Set To Brainstorm Spectrum Ideas
On June 25, the Federal Communications Commission will convene a discussion on possibly freeing up spectrum currently reserved for television broadcasts for wireless broadband. "We are looking to gather information... read more
14:29
Edward Lazarus Compares Electricity Expansion to Broadband
Edward Lazarus, Chief of Staff for the Federal Communications Commission, delivered a keynote at the Pike and Fischer Broadband Policy Summit. read more