July 2006

Today's Quote 07.10.06

"We, the people, paid for these networks, not the phone companies, and we, not the phone companies, should decide on the policies of these utilities. The pendulum has swung too far, and now it needs to swing back.”
-- Bruce Kushnick, author of The Two Hundred Billion Dollar Scandal

Judge Looks Into Modifying Terms of 2 Phone Mergers

JUDGE LOOKS INTO MODIFYING TERMS OF 2 PHONE MERGERS
[SOURCE: New York Times 7/8, AUTHOR: Stephen Labaton]

Making Book on the Bells’ Promises

MAKING BOOK ON THE BELL PROMISES
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Kent Gibbons]

An Indirect Path to Mandate

AN INDIRECT PATH TO MANDATE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]

Let's Educate, Not Castigate, Legislators

LET'S EDUCATE, NOT CASTIGATE, LEGISLATORS
[SOURCE: IP Democracy, AUTHOR: Cynthia Brumfield]

The Costs of the Video War

THE COST OF THE VIDEO WAR
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John M. Higgins]

FCC Proposes Opening Up the High Frequency Spectrum "Desert" for More Satellite TV

FCC PROPOSES OPENING UP THE HIGH FREQUENCY SPECTRUM "DESERT" FOR MORE SATELLITE TV
[SOURCE: Truth, Justice and Telecom Policy, AUTHOR: Jim Snider]

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile OK'd for Wireless Auction

VERIZON WIRELESS, T-MOBILE OK'd FOR WIRELESS AUCTION
[SOURCE: Reuters]

TV Networks Oppose FCC Indecency Move

TV NETWORKS OPPOSE FCC INDECENCY MOVE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

'Sanitizers' of Home Video Lose in Court

'SANITIZERS' OF HOME VIDEO LOSE IN COURT
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Roger Vincent]