Our New Sputnik Moment
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 10:15October 3, 2007 As America falls further behind in the world on broadband, we must urgently ask how to regain our lead in cyberspace.
October 3, 2007 As America falls further behind in the world on broadband, we must urgently ask how to regain our lead in cyberspace.
"It’s shameful that after months of taxpayer-funded research, the [Federal Communications] Commission still lacks the basic understanding of which stations are actually owned by women and people of color. The FCC has no hope of conducting meaningful policy analysis using such inaccurate and incomplete information."
-- Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America
"Freedom of speech must be guaranteed, right now, in a digital world just as it has been protected in a world of paper and ink."
-- New York Times editorial
KOHL BILL WOULD TURN DTV-CONVERTER-SUBSIDY PROGRAM ON ITS HEAD
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
LAWMAKER URGES FCC CLAMPDOWN ON ACCESS CHARGES
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Peter Kaplan]
FCC ACCUSES OF UNFAIRLY AIDING SOME FIRMS
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Jim Puzzanghera]
NAB, MMTC WEIGH IN ON DIVERSITY
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
MARTIN: MULTICASTING IS KEY BENEFIT FOR HISPANICS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
MARTIN DEFENDS COMCAST PLACE AT HEAD OF VNR FINE LINE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
FCC'S DECISION ON USF EXPECTED SOON
[SOURCE: Technology Daily 10/1, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
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