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3 hrs ago | Multichannel News

Obama Announces Creation Of Childhood Obesity Task Force

Look for food marketing to get renewed scrutiny in Washington. President Obama Tuesday Feb.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Business News, Telecom, Michelle Obama

11 hrs ago | Multichannel News

Comcast to Hill: Wea ll Be Fair

Facing tough questions from politicians and withering reviews from critics, Comcast and NBC Universal defended their deal on Capitol Hill last week.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Business News, Saturday Night Live

Mon Feb 08, 2010

WXMI

Google lowers fee to break Nexus One contract with T-Mobile to $150 from $350

Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology, Business News

Pro Sound News

Want a Say in FCC Wireless Audio Policy? Speak NOW

Therea TMs been a lot of concern in recent years over the FCCa TMs handling of the wireless frequencies that pro audio gear uses every day.

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Related Topix: Business News, Music

LiveScience

Why Advertised Broadband Speeds Lag Behind Reality

Downloading music from the Internet, streaming video or even browsing most websites nowadays requires fast broadband Internet connections such as a digital subscriber line or cable.

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, Business News

Sun Feb 07, 2010

San Jose Mercury News

Explosion of wireless devices causing data traffic jam

With the exploding popularity of smartphones, wireless laptops, and if Steve Jobs has his way, tablet computers, it's fast becoming a wireless world.

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Related Topix: Explosion, Steve Jobs, iPhone, Business News, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

E-Commerce Times

FCC Puts Early Termination Fees Under Microscope

The Federal Communications Commission's newly created Consumer Task Force has begun examining wireless early termination fees, questioning each major U.S. carrier about their policies.

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Related Topix: Business News, Google, Startups, Telecom, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Software

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Light Reading

Huawei Gets Box Break at the FCC

The Federal Communications Commission has granted a waiver to Huawei Technologies Co.

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Related Topix: Business News, Telecom, Mediacom Communications, Cable & Satellite, Television, Comcast

The Technology Liberation Front

James Speta on a oeThe Shaky Foundations of the Regulated Interneta

Northwestern Law Prof. James Speta has a new paper out that touches on many of the themes that Barbara Esbin, my colleague at The Progress & Freedom Foundation, has been covering in her excellent work explaining why the FCC doesn't actually have have the vast, essentially unlimited authority over the Internet that it has asserted in its recent ...

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Related Topix: Business News, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

Fri Feb 05, 2010

MacRumors

FCC Pointing to iPad as Harbinger of Increased Wireless Spectrum Needs

MacNN points to a blog post written earlier this week by Phil Bellaria, a director in the National Broadband Task Force at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , expressing concern over increasing cellular network congestion and citing Apple's iPad introduction as the spark for renewed fears.

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Related Topix: Business News, Wireless, Emerging Technology

DesignLines

FCC may redraw spectrum allocations in broadband plan

A Federal Communications Commission director suggested the agency is exploring new ways to use a swath of spectrum to serve multiple users including utilities building smart electric grids as part of a national broadband plan the FCC will release March 17.

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Related Topix: Business News, Telecom, WiMAX

Media Law Prof Blog

What Is the FCC's Regulatory Over the Internet

James B. Speta, Northwestern University School of Law, has published "The Shaky Foundations of the Regulated Internet," in volume 8 of the Journal of Telecommunication and High Technology Law .

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Related Topix: Business News, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

Thu Feb 04, 2010

PhysOrg Weblog

AT&T now says SlingPlayer for iPhone on 3G is OK

AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media Inc.'s television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its "3G" high-speed mobile network.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Business News, Laptops/Notebooks, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, VoIP

NewsChannel 8

FCC Complaint Filed Against Ehrlich

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland Democratic Party is asking the Federal Communications Commission to investigate former Republican Gov.

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Related Topix: Business News, Annapolis, MD, Telecom

PR-inside.com

FCC Seeks Public Comment on Wilson Electronics Proposal to Raise Cell ...

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal by Wilson Electronics asking the regulatory agency to raise its certification standards for cell phone signal boosters in order to prevent interference to service providers' networks and equipment while increasing customer satisfaction.

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Related Topix: Business News, Telecom, Cell Phones, Electronics

Wed Feb 03, 2010

Rome News - Tribune

Corr Wireless deal complete

Cellular South has completed its acquisition of Alabama-based Corr Wireless Communications, which has a store in Rome.

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Related Topix: Huntsville Metro, Business News

SF Gate

Comcast, NBC Acquisition: Pros and Cons for You

Article:Comcast, NBC Acquisition: Pros and Cons for You:/g/a/2010/01/28/urnidgns002570F3005978D8002576B900754605.DTL Article:Comcast, NBC Acquisition: Pros and Cons for You:/g/a/2010/01/28/urnidgns002570F3005978D8002576B900754605.DTL 13:37 PST -- In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission, Comcast says acquiring NBC Universal is in the ...

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Business News

Customer Interaction Solutions

Handling FCC Investigations

Sometimes a communications provider wireless, prepaid, wireline facilities-based or reseller, local exchange provider, or any other type of provider fails to realize that it is not in compliance with applicable Federal Communications Commission rules, obligations, and policies until such violations rise to the surface.

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Related Topix: Business News

Tue Feb 02, 2010

ITworld

Lawmaker pushes for new broadband funding

February 2, 2010, 05:40 PM - IDG News Service - The U.S. government should spend more on broadband adoption by redirecting money from a fund that subsidizes traditional telephone service to high-speed Internet service, a U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Business News, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Doris Matsui, Democrat, Rick Boucher

Burlington Free Press

FairPoint delays filing bankruptcy reorganization plan

For the third time since December, FairPoint Communications is pushing back the date for when it will submit its bankruptcy reorganization plan.

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Verizon Communications, Telecom, IT Services, Business News

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