July 2007

Muted Reaction To FCC Draft Auction Rules

MUTED REACTION TO FCC DRAFT AUCTION RULES
[SOURCE: DowJones, AUTHOR: Corey Boles corey.boles@dowjones.com]

SprintNextel drops needy customers

SPRINTNEXTEL DROPS NEEDY CUSTOMERS
[SOURCE: Associated Press]

Telecom Time Warp

TELECOM TIME WARP
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Robert Crandall and Hal Singer]

Verizon Tries To Save Face Re: Copper/FiOS Story

VERIZON TRIES TO SAVE FACE RE: COPPER/FIOS STORY
[SOURCE: TelecomWeb]

IPTV Will Take Off, Says Study

IPTV WILL TAKE OFF, SAYS STUDY
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

EC: no change to 'universal service' for now

COMMISSION: NO CHANGE TO 'UNIVERSAL SERVICE' FOR NOW
[SOURCE: DMeurope.com, AUTHOR: Ben Tanner]

Senate to Debate Fairness Doctrine

SENATE TO DEBATE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]

Brownback Tries to Restore FCC's Profanity Power

BROWNBACK TRIES TO RESTORE FCC'S PROFANITY POWER
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Dow Jones Hears Alternative Proposals

DOW JONES HEARS ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Sarah Ellison sarah.ellison@wsj.com]

A different type of porn

A DIFFERENT KIND OF PORN
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Robert Lipsyte]
[Commentary] The Four F's -- Food, Fashion, Fitness and Finances -- masquerade as news, blotting out information we really need. Maybe it's a conspiracy and maybe it's a coincidence, but as F-Porn expands across the shelf, the information we need to know about the political process, the conduct of the war, the state of the environment, health care and education becomes harder and harder to find. Now, isn't that obscene?