** Headlines will return MONDAY JULY 24. Catch=20
the FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee meeting=20
tomorrow at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
Experts Differ About Surveillance and Privacy
W.T.O. Panel Will Investigate U.S. Limits on Online Gambling
Amnesty accuses US firms over China Web censorship
Press Freedom Threatened in Venezuela, Group Says
AP Reveals Israeli Censorship, Says It Will Abide By Rules
TELECOM LEGISLATION
Senate Panel Rallying Troops In Support Of Telecom Bill
Telecom Firms Explain Opposition To Cap On Universal Service Fund
After Protests, India Clarifies Order to Block Blogs
CABLE
Cable's A La Carte Packaging Will Limit Cable Nets, Kagan Says
Too bad this didn't happen last week
Willner: Get Rid of Must-Buy
KIDS & MEDIA
First Analysis of Online Food Advertising Targeting Children
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
Grupo Televisa Sues Univision
Europeans' Same Old Tune on Mergers
California Newspaper Battles Ex-Editors
INTERNET
Web Sites Improve Service for Blind People
Comcast throws a curve in its broadband pitch
QUICKLY -- FCC Rejects XM's Changes to Radio Units; WHOIS
GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
EXPERTS DIFFER ABOUT SURVEILLANCE AND PRIVACY
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Scott Shane]
Legal experts squared off before Congress on=20
Wednesday about the National Security Agency=92s=20
domestic surveillance program, offering radically=20
different views on whether changes in the law are=20
needed to allow eavesdropping on terror suspects=20
without violating Americans=92 privacy. Wednesday=92s=20
hearing was the latest sign that Congress was=20
reasserting its role in overseeing sensitive=20
counterterrorist surveillance programs, despite=20
President Bush=92s argument that he has the=20
inherent constitutional authority to order=20
eavesdropping without court approval. The=20
discussion on Wednesday underscored the=20
uncertainty, even among experts, about the=20
security agency=92s practices at a time when the=20
Internet is reshaping communications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/washington/20intel.html
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* Spy law changes divide House panel
http://news.com.com/Spy+law+changes+divide+House+panel/2100-1028_3-60961...
html?tag=3Dnefd.top
WTO PANEL WILL INVESTIGATE US LIMITS ON ONLINE GAMBLING
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
The World Trade Organization set up a panel on=20
Wednesday to investigate whether United States=20
restrictions on Internet gambling comply with=20
international trade rules. The Caribbean country=20
of Antigua and Barbuda asked the W.T.O. to set up=20
the panel after consultations with the United=20
States failed to yield a solution to a dispute=20
over whether Washington should drop prohibitions=20
on Americans placing bets in online casinos. A=20
previous W.T.O. ruling said that some United=20
States laws were in line with international=20
commerce rules, but others were not. =93The United=20
States has been busy passing legislation that is=20
directly and unequivocally contrary to the=20
ruling,=94 Antigua told a meeting of the W.T.O.=92s=20
dispute settlement body. The nation contends that=20
the United States has taken no measures to comply=20
with the recommendations and rulings of the=20
dispute settlement body, Antigua said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/business/worldbusiness/20gamble.html
(requires registration)
* All Bets Are Off(line)
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] Instead of hassling offshore=20
gambling CEOs at airports, the feds should legalize online betting.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-gambling20jul20,1...
68548.story?coll=3Dla-news-comment
(requires registration)
AMNESTY ACCUSES US FIRMS OVER CHINA WEB CENSORSHIP
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Ben Blanchard]
Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have breached the=20
Universal Declaration on Human Rights in=20
colluding with China to censor the Internet,=20
Amnesty International said on Thursday. The three=20
publicly traded companies are ignoring their own=20
stated commitments -- which in Google's case=20
includes corporate motto "Don't be evil" -- and=20
are in denial over the human rights implications=20
of their actions, the group said. "All three=20
companies have, in one way or another,=20
facilitated or concluded in the practice of=20
censorship in China," London-based Amnesty said=20
in a report. "All three companies have=20
demonstrated a disregard for their own internally=20
driven and proclaimed policies. They have made=20
promises ... which they failed to uphold in the=20
face of business opportunities and pressure from=20
the Chinese government," it said. "This raises=20
doubts about which statements made by these=20
organizations can be trusted and which ones are public relations gestures."
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DinternetNews&storyID=
=3D2006-07-20T052620Z_01_PEK270911_RTRUKOC_0_US-RIGHTS-CHINA-AMNESTY.xml
* Web groups =91ignore=92 human rights in China
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5989c164-1762-11db-abad-0000779e2340.html
(requires subscription)
* Amnesty International targets China cooperation
http://news.com.com/Amnesty+International+targets+China+cooperation/2100...
28_3-6096249.html?tag=3Dnefd.top
AFTER PROTESTS, INDIA CLARIFIES ORDER TO BLOCK BLOGS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Eric=20
Bellman eric.bellman( at )awsj.com and Binny Sabharwal ]
The Indian government told the country's=20
Internet-service providers to cease blocking=20
popular sites full of Web logs after attempts to=20
restrict access to the sites spurred protests=20
from the online community. In a meeting=20
yesterday, India's Department of=20
Telecommunications clarified that the=20
Internet-service providers have to block access=20
only to specific blogs within the sites -- not=20
entire sites that contain blogs, according to the=20
Internet Service Providers Association of India.=20
The confusion had resulted in many blogs being blocked inadvertently.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115333167697711352.html?mod=3Dtodays_us_...
e_one
(requires subscription)
PRESS FREEDOM THREATENED IN VENEZUELA, GROUP SAYS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Chris Kraul]
Blaming a "deliberate, strategic" campaign of=20
harassment by the Venezuelan government against=20
the nation's news media, the Inter-American Press=20
Assn. said Wednesday that the climate of press=20
freedom and free speech has "deteriorated=20
sharply" in recent years. The statement came=20
after a delegation headed by IAPA President Diana=20
Daniels of the Washington Post visited the=20
offices of the Correo del Caroni, a newspaper in=20
Ciudad Guayana. Two months ago, the state=20
assembly passed a resolution asking the city's=20
mayor to demolish the paper's building and revoke=20
its business license. Neither step has yet been taken.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-venmedia20jul20,...
055244.story?coll=3Dla-news-a_section
(requires registration)
AP REVEALS ISRAELI CENSORSHIP, SAYS IT WILL ABIDE BY RULES
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
Israel believes that as a small country in a near=20
constant state of conflict, having a say over=20
what information gets out to the world is vital=20
to its security. Critics say the policy is a=20
slippery slope not fit for a democracy. The range=20
of issues subject to censorship in the latest=20
conflict with Lebanese guerrillas are all related=20
to the goal of preventing Hezbollah from using=20
the media to help it better aim rockets at=20
Israel. The Associated Press has agreed, like=20
other organizations, to abide by the rules of the=20
censor, which is a condition for receiving=20
permission to operate as a media organization in=20
Israel. Reporters are expected to censor=20
themselves and not report any of the forbidden=20
material. This story was not submitted to a=20
censor. When in doubt, they can submit a story to=20
the censor who will hand it back, possibly with=20
deletions. The AP will note in a story if any=20
deletions have been made. If a reporter violates=20
the rules, he or she suffers the consequences.=20
The rules include no real-time reports giving the=20
exact locations of guerrilla missile hits; no=20
reports of missile hits -- or misses -- on=20
strategic targets; and no reports telling when=20
citizens are allowed to leave their bunkers for supplies.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_con...
t_id=3D1002876486
TELECOM LEGISLATION
SENATE PANEL RALLYING TROOPS IN SUPPORT OF TELECOM BILL
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
The Senate Commerce Committee quietly is rallying=20
industry troops to lobby hard for passage of the=20
massive telecommunications legislation adopted by=20
the panel in late June after a marathon three-day=20
markup. Top aides to Commerce Committee Chairman=20
Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) met July 10 with=20
representatives of the Bell companies, wireless=20
industry and other stakeholders to harness their=20
lobbying muscle, sources said. They said the=20
committee will conduct ongoing meetings with=20
these parties as it seeks to build greater=20
lawmaker support for the measure. One observer=20
described the message of Monday's meeting as: "We=20
need to reach out to all the members of the=20
Senate." Industry and association representatives=20
were told to report back to committee staffers=20
regarding the level of interest that lawmakers=20
have in the bill. Sen Stevens has said he does=20
not expect his bill to reach the floor until=20
September at the earliest. Sen Stevens has=20
lowered expectations for speedy passage by=20
publicly acknowledging that his legislation faces=20
opposition and may have to be slimmed down to=20
attract more support. But at this juncture, he=20
apparently wants to give the version approved by=20
his committee a chance before narrowing its=20
scope, observers said. A Senate Commerce=20
spokesman did not have an immediate=20
response. Among the scenarios being discussed=20
for moving the bill are bringing it to the floor=20
in its current state, adding it to another=20
vehicle, passing a more streamlined version on=20
the floor, or adding a narrower iteration to broader legislation.
http://www.njtelecomupdate.com/lenya/telco/live/tb-QUSY1153337501029.html
TELECOM FIRMS EXPLAIN OPPOSITION TO CAP ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Winter Casey]
Telecommunications companies favoring changes to=20
the fund designed to bring communications=20
services to rural areas oppose a cap on the size=20
of the fund. Although a cap on the universal=20
service fund could attract support for changes by=20
conservative Republicans in a pending telecom=20
bill, placing such a limit would increase=20
opposition by the telecom sector, an industry=20
player said Tuesday. The introduction of a cap=20
would open a "can of worms," AT&T executive Ellen=20
Blackler said during a telecommunications policy=20
debate sponsored by the National Coalition for=20
Technology in Education and Training. She said=20
most fund recipients are "happy with the status=20
quo." There currently exists a divide in Congress=20
as to whether a cap should be placed on the=20
funding available to rural telephone services=20
that comprise the majority of USF monies.
http://www.njtelecomupdate.com/lenya/telco/live/tb-CXGV1153336775417.html
CABLE
CABLE'S A LA CARTE PACKAGING WILL LIMIT CABLE NETS, KAGAN SAYS
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Wayne Friedman]
There is little benefit to "a la carte" cable=20
network packaging for consumers, according to=20
Kagan Research. Derek Baine, a senior analyst at=20
Kagan Research, says there is little historical=20
appetite for consumers to pick individual=20
programming. For example, Blaine points to an=20
early 1990s DirecTV plan to offer channels=20
individually. The satellite service dropped the=20
idea, he said, because DirecTV found consumers=20
were "paralyzed" in trying to sort through a mass=20
of network options. Defending the current system,=20
Blaine says actual average retail pricing per=20
channel has dropped in recent years to 71 cents=20
in 2005 from 75 cents in 2000. The overall=20
average monthly cable bill for consumers has=20
grown from just under $17 a month in 1990 to just=20
over $45 a month in 2005; the average number of=20
channels has also grown during that time, to 64=20
from 18. If consumers complain about overall=20
higher monthly bills, Baine says that is=20
misguided, because digital enhanced=20
services--digital video recorders and=20
high-definition TV, not programming -- are the=20
real reason for higher monthly charges.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=3DArticles.san&s=...
5749&Nid=3D21812&p=3D368626
TOO BAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST WEEK
[SOURCE: Tales from the Sausage Factory, AUTHOR: Harold Feld]
[Commentary] Apparently, Comcast's video on=20
demand (VoD) version of ABC's July 14 =93Nightline=94=20
did not match the actual show. According to a=20
report, the Comcast version on VoD eliminates a=20
rather embarrassing minute of film for Comcast.=20
Was it deliberate censorship or an encoding error=20
from ABC, as Comcast claims? We may never know=20
for sure, but I wish it had happened last week=20
while the FCC was still considering whether our=20
claims that Comcast might censor news to millions=20
if the FCC approved the Adelphia transaction were merely =93idle speculatio=
n.=94
http://www.wetmachine.com//item/554
WILLNER: GET RID OF MUST-BUY
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
A cable-operator executive Wednesday urged a=20
group of House Republicans to eliminate a law=20
that requires cable subscribers to buy their=20
local TV signals before any cable networks,=20
saying that the change would create regulatory=20
parity with satellite-TV providers, according to=20
a communications lobbyist familiar with the=20
proposal. Insight Communications CEO Michael=20
Willner pitched the idea of eliminating the=20
"must-buy" basic-cable requirement in a private=20
meeting on Capitol Hill ostensibly about=20
retransmission consent -- the legal name given to=20
private carriage negotiations between local=20
broadcasters and cable or satellite TV providers.=20
The meeting was called by House Commerce=20
Committee chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas), who=20
attended along with Reps. Nathan Deal (R-GA),=20
Charles Bass (R-NH), Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio) and=20
Fred Upton (R-Mich). Deal and Bass have been=20
concerned that local TV stations have been=20
abusing their bargaining power vis-=E0-vis cable in=20
a manner that is increasing the size of expanded=20
basic with unwanted programming and causing the=20
price of the package to swell, both to the=20
detriment of cable customers. TV stations claim=20
that retransmission consent is functioning=20
properly as a free-market carriage mechanism.=20
Willner, according to the communications=20
lobbyist, told the lawmakers that it was unfair=20
to force cable subscribers to buy the=20
broadcast-basic tier when satellite-TV=20
subscribers do not face an identical burden.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6354852.html?display=3DBreaking+News
KIDS & MEDIA
FIRST ANALYSIS OF ONLINE FOOD ADVERTISING TARGETING CHILDREN
[SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation press release]
Concerned about the high rates of childhood=20
obesity in the U.S., policymakers in Congress,=20
the Federal Trade Commission, and agencies such=20
as the Institute of Medicine have explored a=20
variety of potential contributing factors,=20
including the marketing and advertising of food=20
products to children. One area where policymakers=20
have expressed interest, but have also noted a=20
lack of publicly available data, is in the realm=20
of online food marketing to children. In order to=20
help fill this gap, the Kaiser Family Foundation=20
today released the first comprehensive analysis=20
of the nature and scope of online food=20
advertising to children, to help inform the=20
decision making process for policymakers,=20
advocates, and industry. The report, It=92s Child=92s=20
Play: Advergaming and the Online Marketing of=20
Food to Children, found that more than eight out=20
of ten (85%) of the top food brands that target=20
children through TV advertising also use branded=20
websites to market to children online. Unlike=20
traditional TV advertising, these=20
corporate-sponsored websites offer extensive=20
opportunities for visitors to spend an unlimited=20
amount of time interacting with specific food=20
brands in more personal and detailed ways. For=20
instance, the study documents the broad use of=20
=93advergames=94 (online games in which a company=92s=20
product or brand characters are featured, found=20
on 73% of the websites) and viral marketing=20
(encouraging children to contact their peers=20
about a specific product or brand, found on 64%=20
of sites). In addition, a variety of other=20
advertising and marketing tactics are employed on=20
these sites, including sweepstakes and promotions=20
(65%), memberships (25%), on-demand access to TV=20
ads (53%), and incentives for product purchase=20
(38%). "Online advertising's reach isn't as broad=20
as that of television, but it=92s much deeper,=94=20
said Vicky Rideout, vice president and director=20
of Kaiser=92s Program for the Study of=20
Entertainment Media and Health, who oversaw the=20
research. =93Without good information about what=20
this new world of advertising really looks like,=20
there can't be effective oversight or=20
policymaking, whether by the industry or by=20
government,=94 she noted. The advertising industry=20
has announced that it is developing more detailed=20
voluntary guidelines for online marketing to=20
children, expected to be released shortly.
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia071906nr.cfm
* Kaiser Details Web/TV Food Add Tie-In
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6354512.html?display=3DBreaki...
News
* Food websites tempt kids
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20060720/bl_lede20.art.htm
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
GRUPO TELEVISA SUES UNIVISION
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Meg James]
Grupo Televisa, the world's largest producer of=20
Spanish-language programming, filed a lawsuit=20
Wednesday against Univision Communications Inc.=20
seeking a declaration of its right to distribute=20
its popular TV shows in the U.S. over the=20
Internet. Univision and Televisa have long been=20
at odds over whether a 1992 programming=20
agreement, which gives Univision the U.S.=20
television broadcasting rights to Televisa's=20
programming, covers Internet downloads. The suit,=20
filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, came=20
less than a month after Mexico City-based=20
Televisa lost the bidding for Univision, the=20
dominant Spanish-language media company in the=20
U.S. Instead, Univision's board accepted a=20
$12.3-billion offer by a group of private=20
investors that includes billionaire media baron=20
Haim Saban. The suit could give Televisa, which=20
owns 11% of L.A.-based Univision, ammunition to=20
negotiate higher programming fees from the=20
consortium, which also includes Providence Equity=20
Partners, Madison Dearborn Partners, Thomas H.=20
Lee Partners and Texas Pacific Group.
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-televisa20jul20,1,215...
2.story?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
(requires registration)
EUROPEANS' SAME OLD TUNE ON MERGERS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
[Commentary] European regulators are=20
reconsidering their unconditional approval of the=20
2004 merger of Sony Music Entertainment and=20
Bertelsmann Music Group. But opponents of the=20
deal have a weaker case now than they did two=20
years ago, and that's not just because Sony BMG=20
Music Entertainment has proved to be something=20
less than the sum of its parts. First, the=20
barriers to entering the music business and=20
building an audience have all but evaporated,=20
thanks to low-cost ways to produce, promote and=20
distribute songs. At the same time, a host of=20
new, decentralized tastemakers and act breakers=20
are emerging online. Second, the music market is=20
slowly shifting away from packaged goods like CDs=20
to digital ones, most notably downloadable=20
singles. This demand for singles, in turn, favors=20
the indies' approach, in which overhead is low=20
and upfront investment small. Third, technology=20
is increasing the pace of change. This doesn't=20
favor bureaucratic conglomerates. Sony BMG=20
certainly hasn't looked like a behemoth since the=20
merger. Its market share dropped sharply amid=20
management turmoil, and it has reported losses in=20
five of the seven quarters since the merger. So=20
it's not as if the indies are being overrun by=20
the ever-shrinking cabal of major labels.=20
Instead, technology is overrunning the industry's time-worn business models.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-sonybmg20jul20,1,...
1724.story?coll=3Dla-news-comment
(requires registration)
CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER BATTLES EX-EDITORS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: John Pomfret]
A battle inside the local newspaper in this=20
wealthy seaside town has turned into a citywide=20
controversy, with hundreds of readers,=20
politicians and activists protesting against the=20
newspaper and the beleaguered owner threatening=20
another paper, former editors and writers with=20
lawsuits. On Tuesday, a crowd estimated by Santa=20
Barbara police at 500 massed in front of the=20
Spanish-style headquarters of the Santa Barbara=20
News-Press. The protesters accused the paper's=20
owner, Wendy P. McCaw; its co-publisher, Arthur=20
von Wiesenberger (the paper's food writer is also=20
McCaw's fiance); and its assistant publisher and=20
editorial writer, Travis Armstrong, of unethical=20
journalism. Rumors have circulated in the town=20
that local bigwigs were preparing an offer to buy=20
the paper, which McCaw purchased in 2000 from the=20
New York Times. At a time when newspapers are=20
losing circulation and struggling with the=20
challenges posed by the Internet and other news=20
outlets, the sight of demonstrators -- in shorts=20
and shades, chugging bottles of designer water --=20
protesting for the local daily was unusual. "No=20
News-Suppress" read the signs. "Wendy: Money Does=20
Not Buy Everything." Local ownership of=20
newspapers has become a hot topic in recent=20
months with the breaking up of the Knight Ridder=20
chain of newspapers, once the biggest in the nation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR200607...
1790.html
(requires registration)
INTERNET
WEB SITES IMPROVE SERVICE FOR BLIND PEOPLE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Jessica E.=20
Vascellaro jessica.vascellaro( at )wsj.com]
There are roughly 10 million blind or visually=20
impaired Americans, according to the American=20
Foundation for the Blind, a New-York based=20
advocacy group. The group estimates that roughly=20
1.5 million people who have difficulty seeing=20
print even with glasses have access to the=20
Internet but only about 200,000 who cannot see=20
print at all have access. The numbers are=20
expected to grow as technology improves and=20
Internet companies offer new services. Major=20
Internet companies are moving to better meet the=20
needs of the hundreds of thousands of blind=20
people who regularly browse the Web. Blind=20
Internet users generally use software that reads=20
a description of a site's features aloud,=20
sometimes in conjunction with some hardware that=20
displays portions of the site in Braille. But=20
navigating increasingly feature-heavy Web sites,=20
whose messy and complex programming can be=20
difficult for the software to translate, poses=20
problems. Aiming to increase use of their popular=20
products even more widely, Internet companies are=20
now launching new -- and tidying up old --=20
services for easier use by the blind.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115335999151511973.html?mod=3Dtodays_us_...
sonal_journal
(requires subscription)
* Google tests Web search for blind
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DtechnologyNews&sto...
D=3D2006-07-20T072451Z_01_N20329169_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-ACCESS.xml
COMCAST THROWS A CURVE IN ITS BROADBAND PITCH
[SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle, AUTHOR: David Lazarus]
[Commentary] As AT&T prepares to enter the video=20
market in the Bay Area, Comcast is attempting to=20
get owners of local apartment buildings to agree=20
to 10-year contracts that would grant the cable=20
giant an exclusive right to provide tenants with=20
all broadband services. The move is an example of=20
skirmishing under way nationwide as the phone and=20
cable industries face off for control of a new=20
generation of digital technology piped into=20
people's homes. It also shows how advances in=20
such technology have outpaced state and federal=20
regulation, leaving officials frequently unsure=20
where the line falls between traditional public=20
utilities like AT&T and private-sector service=20
providers like Comcast. Earlier this month,=20
telecom giant Verizon -- which, like AT&T, is=20
rolling out video service to millions of=20
customers -- formally asked the Federal=20
Communications Commission to block cable=20
companies from signing exclusive deals with owners of apartment buildings.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/c/a/2006/07/19/BUGEHK1...
1.DTL&type=3Dtech
QUICKLY
FCC REJECTS XM's CHANGES TO RADIO UNITS
[SOURCE: Associated Press]
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said the Federal=20
Communications Commission had rejected its=20
solution for bringing certain radio units into=20
compliance with FCC standards. XM said it was=20
still working to bring the models into compliance=20
with further testing and design changes.
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-briefs20.2jul20,1,376...
6.story?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
(requires registration)
* Sirius, like XM, stops production of some radios
http://news.com.com/Sirius%2C+like+XM%2C+stops+production+of+some+radios...
00-1041_3-6096296.html?tag=3Dnefd.top
WHOIS
[SOURCE: National Telecommunications and Information Administration]
Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and=20
Information John M. R. Kneuer testified before=20
the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and=20
Consumer Credit of the House Committee on=20
Financial Services regarding recent developments=20
related to WHOIS databases on Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/congress/2006/Kneuer_Whois_07182006.htm
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