June 2006

SavetheInternet.com Claims Million Pro-Net Neutrality E-Mails

SAVE THE INTERNET.COM CLAIMS MILLION PRO-NET NEUTRALITY E-MAILS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

FCC Meeting Agenda

FCC MEETING AGENDA
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]

FCC must hear Public’s Concerns before voting on Media Consolidation Rules

FCC MUST HEAR PUBLIC'S CONCERNS BEFORE VOTING ON MEDIA CONSOLIDATION RULES
[SOURCE: Common Cause press release]

Wireless and Internet Phone Bills seen Rising

WIRELESS AND INTERNET PHONE BILLS SEEN RISING
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jeremy Pelofsky]

The Internet Tax May Be Creeping Up on Us

THE INTERNET TAX MAY BE CREEPING UP ON US
[SOURCE: Jeff Pulver]

Feds ask More Time to Look at Sale of Four KR Papers

FEDS ASK MORE TIME TO LOOK AT SALE OF FOUR KR PAPERS
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Pete Carey and Chris O'Brien]

Chandlers Call for Breakup of Tribune

CHANDLERS CALL FOR BREAKUP OF TRIBUNE
[SOURCE: Editor&Publisher and the Associated Press]

Tribune's Assets Seen as Big Lures for Bidders

TRIBUNE'S ASSETS SEEN AS BIG LURES FOR BIDDERS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Jerry Hirsch and James Rainey]

Cable Operators Blast Handling Of Rural Broadband Initiative

CABLE OPERATORS BLAST HANDLING OF RURAL BROADBAND INITIATIVE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Peter Grant peter.grant@wsj.com]

Cable Spending on Triple Play Dwarfs U.S. Telco Investments

CABLE SPENDING ON TRIPLE PLAY DWARFS US TELECO INVESTMENTS
[SOURCE: Telecommunications Online, AUTHOR: Bob Wallace]
Developing a full-service video offer is one of the most important facets of the "triple play" -- providing voice, video and Internet service -- battle now forming between local telephone companies and cable operators. A new report from Detecon finds that the $90 billion investment made in the triple play by cable operators since the 1996 Telecom Act dwarfs Baby Bell spending in the same area.