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FCC Meeting on D Block Spectrum Auction Today

The Federal Communications Commission will NOT consider an Order addressing Promotion of Spectrum Efficient Technologies at Wednesday's public meeting. The item has already been adopted by the FCC. That means the meeting will focus solely on rules for re-auctioning "D Block" 700 MHz band spectrum.

Senate to Schedule media Ownership Vote Soon

Look for the Senate within the next two or three weeks to vote on a resolution to invalidate the Federal Communications Commission's newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule change. Apparently the resolution will be taken up under expedited rules, which means that all it needs is 51 votes, not the 60 that would make it filibuster-proof.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6560388.html?rssid=193

Google Unwired

Google Unwired
Expanding Broadband Access and Allocating Spectrum More Efficiently

Thursday, May 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Ronald Reagan Building
Atrium Ballroom
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC

May 14 FCC Agenda

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Commission will consider: 1) promotion of spectrum efficient technologies and 2) new rules for auction of the "D block" 700 MHz spectrum.

Open Access and the New Net Neutrality & Wireless Policy After the 700 MHz Auction

Open Access and the New Net Neutrality & Wireless Policy After the 700 MHz Auction
Thursday, June 12, 2008
eBay HQ
Town Hall
2161 North First Street
San Jose, California 95131

The Future of Content & Control

The Future of Content & Control
May 12, 2008
eBay Headquarters
Town Hall
2161 North First Street
San Jose, California 95131

House Hearing Set on Internet Freedom Preservation Act

On Tuesday, the House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 5353), which could put some more teeth in the Federal Communications Commission's guidelines on network nondiscrimination, the issue that prompted the Network Neutrality and, more recently, network-management debates.

Next Week's Agenda

This weekend there's Fordham University's Information and the Information Economy conference and next week there's a hearing on The Internet Freedom Preservation Act (HR 5353). For these and other upcoming media policy events, see http://www.benton.org/calendar/2008/5

Another Extension for XM-Sirius Merger

Look for XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio to announce Wednesday that they are extending their deal to merge. The two companies are extending the deal to May 15, with both agreeing to an automatic, two-week extension after that, unless one or the other says they don't want to extend it.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6556277.html?rssid=193

Nielsen Issues DTV Transition Plan to Clients

Nielsen Media Research has issued to its clients a nine-page letter spelling out its plan for the transition to digital-only television broadcasting that goes into effect on Feb. 17, 2009, assuring that “most homes” in its audience ratings sample with TV sets not capable of receiving digital signals will take steps to ensure that they continue to receive TV signals after that date.