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Amy Schatz
Product Placements Get FCC Scrutiny
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 23, 2008 - 8:10amFederal regulators are beginning an effort to crack down on stealth advertising in television shows, a move aimed at letting consumers know when companies have paid to use their products as props.
Hollywood Studios Seek Control Over Delivering Movies to Homes
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 12, 2008 - 8:15amHoping to persuade federal regulators to close a piracy loophole, Hollywood studios are dangling the prospect of allowing consumers to watch newly released movies at home. In exchange, the studios want new rights to block video from being sent over the cables that many consumers currently use to connect their televisions to their cable boxes.
FCC Weighs Free-Internet Plan
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 29, 2008 - 7:43amLast updated: May 29, 2008 - 7:50pm
In the quest to increase Americans' access to broadband Internet, federal regulators are considering a new plan: get someone to give it away free. The Federal Communications Commission is considering a plan that would require the winner of a planned airwaves auction to offer free wireless-Internet service to most Americans within the next few years.
Candidates Compete For Tech Sector's Backing
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 27, 2008 - 10:21amSens John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) aren't waiting to be nominated to start a competition for votes and campaign cash from the technology industry. Few presidential candidates have had as much experience dealing with technology and telecommunications issues as Sen McCain, who for years chaired a Senate committee that deals with them.
Exclusive Phone Deals Assailed
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 20, 2008 - 8:26amA group of small, rural wireless-phone companies plans to escalate an attack on big rivals, trying to persuade federal regulators to outlaw the kind of exclusive deals that have limited availability of Apple's iPhone and other popular mobile devices.
News Corp. Bid for Newsday May Face Political Snags
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 25, 2008 - 8:36amLast updated: May 13, 2008 - 2:00pm
News Corp's bid to buy Newsday will face regulatory hurdles, but political attacks on the deal could be more of a long-term problem as News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch tries to seal the deal.
FCC Continues Press for Clarity In Web Providers' Delivery Practices
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 17, 2008 - 7:36amFederal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is bringing his campaign for unfettered Internet access to Silicon Valley Thursday, putting Comcast Corp. on the spot, despite the cable giant's efforts to back away from a policy of limiting the way customers download some Internet files.
