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June 16, 2010

07:30
Joint Board Seeks Comment on Lifeline/Link-Up
On May 4, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission released an order referring to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service questions regarding eligibility, verification, and outreach rules for the universal service low-income programs. The Joint Board seeks public comment on the questions presented in the Referral Order. Interested parties may file comments on or before July 15, 2010, and reply comments on or before July 30, 2010. read more
07:28
Maintaining a Spotlight on TV White Spaces Progress
Speaking at the TV White Spaces Summit on June 15, Federal Communications Commission member Meredith Attwell Baker focused on innovative wireless technologies that enable new approaches to spectrum. read more
07:26
San Francisco Passes Cellphone Radiation Law
San Francisco voted on Tuesday to require all retailers to display the amount of radiation each phone emits. read more
07:23
Apple uncensors images for Joyce, Wilde iPad apps
Apple said Tuesday that it was mistaken in restricting images for apps for Robert Berry's comic book edition of Joyce's "Ulysses," which contains nudity, and for panels showing two naked man kissing in Tom Bouden's graphic novel of Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." read more
07:21
Al Gore slams BP for lack of media access
Former Vice President Al Gore, whom some have chided for his relative silence on the Gulf oil spill, entered the ring on Monday, calling frequent refusals by oil-spill command to allow reporters access "completely unacceptable" and adding, "This de facto form of censorship needs to stop." read more

June 15, 2010

17:03
Senate Democrats lobby against maneuver blocking FCC ambitions
In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leaders, Sens John Kerry (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Tom Udall (D-NM) oppose a maneuver that would block the Federal Communications Commission from ensuring the agency has legal authority to act on broadband, including network neutrality rules and the expansion of Internet access. read more
17:02
Adelstein: Rural Areas Need Fast Broadband Too
Rural Utilities Service Administrator Jonathan Adelstein said Tuesday that urban and rural areas should have the same speed of broadband service. read more
17:00
Rural Providers Appeal to USDA on Broadband Plan
The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, and the Western Telecommunications Alliance have written Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to express concern about the negative impact the National Broadband Plan would have on rural areas and the people living in these areas. read more
16:58
Wireless industry pushes back on data roaming regulation
Verizon and AT&T, the nation's two largest wireless carriers, oppose the Federal Communications Commission's proposed data roaming rules for mobile devices, arguing further regulation will harm consumers and discourage private investment. read more
16:56
The Public Safety Nationwide Interoperable Broadband Network, A New Model For Capacity, Performance and Cost
This new white paper provides the capacity analysis behind the National Broadband Plan recommendations for the deployment and operation of a nationwide 4G wireless public safety network that allows first responders to seamlessly communicate across geographies and agencies, regardless of devices. read more
16:51
Public Meeting on Impact on Regulation of Converged Communications and Health Care Devices
Following up on the National Broadband Plan's recommendation to use the power of broadband to improve health care, the nation's lead agencies overseeing communications and medical devices have scheduled a joint meeting to discuss ways to promote investment and innovation in health technology by streamlining government processes. The FCC and FDA are also seeking comment on converged communications and health care devices impact on regulation. read more
16:49
NCTA To FCC: End Set-Top Integration Ban
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has offered up its short-term fixes to the CableCARD regime, including the suggestion that the Federal Communications Commission stop requiring any more cards be deployed for a system the FCC wants to phase out. read more
16:46
Arts+Labs To FCC: Keep A Close Eye On Search Engines, Online Ad Nets
Arts+Labs has told the Federal Communications Commission that if it wants to look at the future of media, it needs to keep a close eye on the present of search engines and online ad networks. read more
16:44
Bloomberg Asks FCC to Extend Comcast-NBCU Review
Bloomberg LP has asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay its comment deadline on the Comcast-NBC Universal deal for another 45 days, which would push the deadline into mid-September. read more
16:42
A year of digital TV: who won the transition?
Remember the digital television transition? read more
16:41
From post office to 'Net: FBI's Most Wanted cybercriminals
You may not notice them when you have the occasion to walk into your local post office, but the Most Wanted lists are alive and well. Those lists have entered the digital age on the FBI's website, and there's a whole category dedicated to the top five most wanted cybercriminals. read more
16:38
Treasury launches initiative to go paperless with federal benefits
The Treasury Department is kicking off an initiative to move recipients of federal benefits away from paper payments to direct deposit by March 2013. read more
16:35
Blumenthal On Getting Doctors On Board With EHRs
A Q&A with National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal. He discusses what's at stake as healthcare providers, especially smaller ones, start deploying and using EHRs. read more
16:33
Health IT ARRA Projects, Funding Moving Forward
Federal government agencies and departments are moving forward with implementing various health IT provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. read more
07:36
A State May Pay for a Movie, if It Likes Its Message
Among the states that began underwriting film and television production with heavy subsidies over the past half-decade — 44 states had some sort of incentives by last year, 28 of them involving tax credits — at least a handful are giving new scrutiny to a question that was politely overlooked in the early excitement: What kind of films are taxpayers paying for? read more