January 2008

Google Asks FCC To Ignore Sprint, T-Mobile On White Spaces

GOOGLE ASKS FCC TO IGNORE SPRINT, T-MOBILE ON WHITE SPACES
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 1/23, AUTHOR: John Letzing]

FCC votes to approve buyout of Clear Channel

FCC VOTES TO APPROVE BUYOUT OF CLEAR CHANNEL
[SOURCE: Reuters]

PSAs Get 17 Seconds of Each Television Hour

PSAs GET 17 SECONDS OF EACH TELEVISION HOUR
[SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation]

FCC Releases Localism Rules, Proposals

FCC RELEASES LOCALISM RULES, PROPOSALS
[SOURCE: tvnewsday]

NTIA's Baker: Converter Boxes Should Be on Shelves Feb. 18

NTIA'S BAKER: CONVERTER BOXES SHOULD BE ON SHELVES FEB 18
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]

Fox Won't Sell Super Bowl Ads to Candidates

FOX WON'T SELL SUPER BOWL ADS TO CANDIDATES
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]

FCC to release USF reform proposals

FCC TO RELEASE USF REFORM PROPOSALS
[SOURCE: Associated Press]

$137 billion needed by 2010 to close gap between broadband demand and capacity

$137 BILLION INVESTMENT REQUIRED BY 2010 TO CLOSE GAP BETWEEN GROWING DEMAND AND BROADBAND ACCESS CAPACITY
[SOURCE: Networked World, AUTHOR: Brad Reese]

Rural towns bundling a blueprint for broadband

RURAL TOWNS BUNDLING A BLUEPRINT FOR BROADBAND
[SOURCE: Burlington (VT) Free Press, AUTHOR: Joel Banner Baird]

2007 Sets a New Record for Online Readership

2007 SETS A NEW RECORD FOR ONLINE READERSHIP
[SOURCE: Editor&Publisher, AUTHOR: Jennifer Saba]
More people read newspapers online in 2007 than in the previous year, setting a record, according to the latest data from the Newspaper Association of America. The organization reported that 60 million people visited an online newspaper last year, compared with 56.4 million in 2006 -- a 6.3% increase in unique audience. The average time spent per person also jumped in 2007 to almost 43 minutes compared with 41 minutes in 2006.