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July 28, 2010

17:15
With NBCU, Comcast Eyes $10 Billion Ad Haul
While local and national advertising accounts for around 5 percent of Comcast's overall revenue haul, Comcast chief operating officer Steve Burke said that a merger of Comcast and NBCU assets would command some $10 billion in annual ad sales revenue. read more
17:13
FCC FY 2011 Funding Update
The Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Services approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill that includes $355.5 million for the Federal Communications Commission. read more
17:11
Franken: Internet gatekeepers biggest threat to free speech
Sen Al Franken (D-MN) turns out to be a surprisingly articulate and strident voice in favor of network neutrality and against the Comcast/NBC merger. read more
17:10
Bakers Dozen Reps Rap Retrans
According to a copy of a "dear colleague" letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski asking him to open a rulemaking on retransmission consent reform, Reps Steve Israel (D-NY) and Peter King (R-NY) were able to secure 11 of their House colleagues' signatures. read more
16:59
No Personal Info in Google Wi-Fi Data, U.K. Group Says
Data protection authorities in the U.K. said this week that they are satisfied that Google's recent unauthorized Wi-Fi data collection did not include any meaningful personal data about residents in the region. read more
16:57
'Meaningful Use' Marks Solid Start for Federal Health IT Efforts
The Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program now moves into action mode. At last. read more
16:52
Lawmakers Raise Issues on 'Meaningful Use' at Congressional Hearing
On July 27, lawmakers and hospital officials attending a House Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing expressed concerns about the federal government's final rule for designating "meaningful use" of electronic health records. read more
13:07
In Study, 2 Economists Say Intervention Helped Avert a 2nd Depression
Like a mantra, officials from both the Bush and Obama administrations have trumpeted how the government's sweeping interventions to prop up the economy since 2008 helped avert a second Depression. Now, two leading economists wielding complex quantitative models say that assertion can be empirically proved. read more
13:05
Security Researchers Catalog Mobile Vulnerabilities
A group of researchers and security experts from the mobile security company Lookout announced that they were creating a catalog of applications for mobile phones, calling their effort the App Genome Project. read more
13:04
Jail-breaking law change will have limited impact: analysts, companies
The impact of the Copyright Office's cell phone jail-breaking decision probably won't have a big practical effect, analysts say. read more
13:03
Who is the World's Biggest Broadband Company?
Given that Asia dominates the list of 100 Fastest Internet cities and China is the most populous nation in the world, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that China is home to the largest broadband service provider in the world. read more
13:01
Internet And TV Capture News Seekers
According to a new study by Gather, individuals are increasingly turning to the Internet to get, share, and discuss the news. read more
13:00
Reining in runaway IT projects is key to controlling costs, forum participants say
The government's top tech budget official said information technology spending is expected to rise above the current $80 billion level as agencies turn to IT to cut costs elsewhere. read more
12:57
Survey tells two tales about feds' social media use
Social media applications for government are becoming more popular, but significant numbers of federal employees and agencies are not making use of those tools. read more
12:56
What the U.K.'s Growing Rural-Urban Net Divide Can Teach the US
As the U.S. broadband expansion plan stalls at the starting blocks, officials could learn a trick or two from the old country. The UK's Net development plans demonstrate both shining... read more
12:55
Cybersecurity Conference Considers Challenges; Debates Need for New Solutions
Speaking at a conference on cybersecurity hosted by the Department of Commerce July 27, one expert argued that when it comes to cybersecurity threats, "we don't need a new strategy." read more
12:52
NIST seen as epicenter for cybersecurity
Sen Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) would like to enhance the National Institute of Standards and Technology's role in cybersecurity. read more
12:42
$400 million cable to double Internet capacity out of Australia
Two companies will invest an estimated $US400 million in a new 13,600-kilometer submarine cable that they say will double telecommunications capacity out of Australia and further reduce broadband costs to... read more
12:40
Trade policies force transfer of tech expertise to China
China's goal to become a technology giant is being helped by government policies that may force businesses to transfer their technical know-how for access to China's market. read more
12:39
Lighting Fiber with the E-rate
In comments filed at the Federal Communications Commission, the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), the National Association of Counties (NACo), and the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative urging the FCC to move forward with its proposal to make the leasing of dark fiber from any source eligible for E-Rate funding starting in Funding Year 2011. read more