For upcoming media policy events, see http://www.benton.org
TELECOM
Video Franchising -- A La Carte Blanche
Wolves in Sheep=92s Clothing
NSA telecom lawsuits sent to California court
Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Small Business and the Universal Service Fund
NCTA okay with USF contributions, but not with FCC calculations
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
DirecTV-EchoStar Merger?
ABC Sports broadcasts to carry ESPN branding
Two Editors Resign at Web Site Linked to Journalism Review
KIDS & MEDIA
Parents shaky about kids' safety online
Girls Just Want to Be Plugged In -- to Everything
They Do It All While Studying
Screen Time As Good As Soccer, Say Parents
Center For Creative Voices Opposes FCC Revisiting Profanity Findings
SPECTRUM
Populating the Vacant Channels
QUICKLY -- Google sees Privacy Threats; Major=20
cellphone outage reported in New York; Sprint=20
settles consumer privacy case; BetOnSports to=20
Move to Asia; Andy Warhol Was Wrong
TELECOM
VIDEO FRANCHISING -- A LA CARTE BLANCHE
[SOURCE: Public Knowledge, AUTHOR: Art Brodsky]
[Commentary] The new version of the Senate=20
telecom bill is 287 pages, although the first 68=20
are the text of the House bill all crossed out,=20
to be replaced by Senate text. But, no question,=20
there=92s still a lot left. The chief sponsor,=20
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens=20
(R-Alaska), has talked of two separate strategies=20
to get something passed in what=92s left of this=20
legislative year. Plan A is to find 60 votes to=20
bring the massive bill to the Senate floor. With=20
60 votes, he puts off the possibility of a=20
filibuster on the question whether the bill=20
should even be brought up for debate. However,=20
even if the bill is debated, there are many other=20
legislative hurdles, including the possibilities=20
of long debates over Net Neutrality and other=20
issues. Plan B is to substitute the massive bill=20
with a slimmed-down version concentrating on a=20
couple of issues such as universal service and=20
the streamlined video franchising. Universal=20
service is dear to Sen Stevens=92 heart because it=20
supports telephone companies with high costs,=20
like those in Alaska. The telephone companies=20
want the expedited video franchising to save them=20
millions in regulatory fees. There is a lot to be=20
slimmed down in this bill. Brodsky offers some suggestions.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/585
* For more on the Stevens bill see http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=3Dnode=
/2173
WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, PART II
[SOURCE: Common Cause press release]
Judging from its name, =93Hands off the Internet=94=20
sounds like a group of activists advocating for=20
net neutrality, the idea that Internet service=20
providers should allow users to access any web=20
content or applications they choose, without=20
discrimination, limitations or restrictions. But=20
actually, it is a telecommunications=20
industry-backed operation with a high-profile=20
spokesman spending $20,000 a day on television=20
commercials aimed at eliminating long-standing=20
net neutrality protections so that telephone and=20
cable companies can maximize profit and minimize=20
competition on the Internet. Hands off the=20
Internet is one of five =93Astroturf=94 lobbying and=20
other front groups exposed in a new Common Cause=20
report that profiles these groups that try to=20
appear as true grassroots, but are really about=20
corporate money, not citizen power. In March,=20
Common Cause profiled nine Astroturf and front=20
groups seeking to influence Congress. As these=20
opponents of net neutrality and other=20
consumer-friendly protections ratchet up their=20
opposition on the television airwaves, Common=20
Cause exposes five more: Hands off the Internet,=20
NetCompetition.org, TV4US, The Future=85Faster and=20
Video Access Alliance. The report is called =93Wolf=20
in Sheep=92s Clothing Part II.=94
http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/{FB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665}/WO=
LVESPART2.PDF
NSA TELECOM LAWSUITS SENT TO CALIFORNIA COURT
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jeremy Pelofsky]
Seventeen lawsuits against U.S. telephone=20
companies for allegedly unlawfully aiding a=20
government spy program have been consolidated=20
into a California federal court, said a ruling=20
made public on Thursday. The Judicial Panel on=20
Multidistrict Litigation sent the class-action=20
lawsuits filed in 13 district courts across the=20
country into the Northern District of California=20
before Judge Vaughn Walker, who has already been=20
hearing one of the cases. We conclude that the=20
Northern District of California is an appropriate=20
transferee forum in this docket because the=20
district is where the first filed and=20
significantly more advanced action is pending=20
before a judge already well versed in the issues=20
presented by the litigation," the panel said in=20
an August 9 order. The government and telephone=20
companies had sought to move the cases to a=20
Washington, D.C. court while a plaintiff's=20
attorney asked the California judge handle the cases.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DpoliticsNews&storyID=
=3D2006-08-10T214753Z_01_N10177469_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-SURVEILLANCE.xml&a=
rchived=3DFalse
BIENNIAL REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The FCC is inviting comments regarding its=20
comprehensive 2006 biennial review of=20
telecommunications regulations. The Commission=20
seeks suggestions from the public as to what=20
rules should be modified or repealed as part of=20
the 2006 biennial review. Submissions should=20
identify with as much specificity as possible the=20
rule or rules that should be modified or=20
repealed, and explain why and how the rule or=20
rules should be modified or repealed. A list of=20
the rule parts within the purview of each=20
relevant Bureau or Office of the Commission is=20
attached to the Public Notice. Comment=20
Date: September 1, 2006. Reply Comment Date: September 15, 2006.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-115A1.doc
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
SMALL BUSINESS AND THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND
[SOURCE: US Small Business Administration, AUTHOR: Thomas M. Sullivan]
The Office of Advocacy of the U. S. Small=20
Business Administration has filed comments in a=20
Federal Communications Commission proceeding concerning modifications for
assessing contributions to the Universal Service=20
Fund. The SBA is concerned about the FCC's=20
decision to raise the fees paid by wireless=20
providers and to extend Universal Service=20
obligations to interconnected Voice over Internet=20
Protocol services. The SBA "is concerned that the=20
imposition of regulatory burdens on a nascent industry
with many, very small businesses in an extremely=20
short period of time will have a significant=20
economic impact. SBA offers the FCC alternative=20
approaches that could minimize the impact on small businesses.
http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/comments/fcc06_0808.pdf
NCTA OKAY WITH USF CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT NOT WITH FCC CALCULATIONS
[SOURCE: CED Magazine, AUTHOR: Brian Santo]
The National Cable & Telecommunications=20
Association (NCTA) sent the Federal=20
Communications Commission (FCC) a letter this=20
week saying it supports the Commission's decision=20
to have interconnected VoIP providers contribute=20
to the Universal Service Fund (USF), but objected=20
to the methods the FCC proposes to calculate the=20
contributions, calling them unfair. Responding to=20
the increase in the availability and popularity=20
of VoIP service, the FCC is looking to revise=20
rules for how telephony providers contribute to=20
the USF, which offers funds for people and public=20
institutions that are either underserved or cannot afford phone service.
http://www.cedmagazine.com/article/CA6361494.html?title=3DArticle&nid=3D...
MEDIA OWNERSHIP
DIRECTV-ECHOSTAR MERGER?
[SOURCE: TheDeal.com, AUTHOR: Matthew Wurtzel]
[Commentary] DirecTV Group and EchoStar=20
Communications have formed a venture called=20
Wireless DBS reportedly to bid about $1 billion=20
for spectrum. Both are seeking the highly sought=20
after prize to remain competitive with rival=20
cablers and the Bells, who are beginning to roll=20
out TV service. Satellite TV service is a one-way=20
technology preventing the two companies from=20
branching out into broadband Internet or voice=20
communications giving both the cablers and Bells=20
an upper hand. The detente between the two rivals=20
could lead to future discussion of a possible=20
merger. Unlike the last attempt that was thwarted=20
by antitrust concerns, another merger could=20
breeze through the approval process assuming=20
regulators consider the Bells' new TV service as=20
rivals to satellite TV. Obviously, if new=20
subscriptions are already slowing because of=20
cable's phone service push, then the two=20
companies may have a potent new argument to=20
support a merger -- especially if they win enough=20
wireless licenses to offer voice and broadband.=20
Besides, agreeing to merge after winning wireless=20
licenses would mitigate the problem of divvying up the licenses.
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/?p=3D6264
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ABC SPORTS BROADCASTS TO CARRY ESPN BRANDING
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Walt Disney's ESPN network said on Thursday that=20
its sister ABC Sports broadcasts will air from=20
ESPN-branded sets starting in September, part of=20
the entertainment giant's effort to win market=20
share by luring consumers with its best-known=20
brands. ABC Sports broadcasts will continue to=20
carry an ABC network "watermark" in the screen's=20
bottom right corner, but programming logos, such=20
as those for "Saturday Night Football" or "Major=20
League Soccer," statistics packages, scoreboards=20
and microphone flags will carry ESPN's name and=20
logo, Disney said. The network will identify the=20
programming as "ESPN on ABC" during graphics=20
packages that lead into and out of commercials,=20
and on program guides and on-air promotions of=20
game times. Disney owns both the ESPN sports and=20
ABC television networks. The new program goes=20
into effect on September 2 with the start of the college football season.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DindustryNews&storyID=
=3D2006-08-10T224906Z_01_N10199385_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-MEDIA-DISNEY-ESPN-DC.=
XML
TWO EDITORS RESIGN AT WEB SITE LINKED TO JOURNALISM REVIEW
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Katharine Selye]
The managing editor of CJRDaily.org, an online=20
adjunct of The Columbia Journalism Review, and=20
his deputy both quit yesterday after the dean of=20
Columbia University=92s Graduate School of=20
Journalism told them he was cutting the site=92s=20
budget nearly in half. The dean, Nicholas Lemann,=20
said in an interview that the amount of money=20
raised for the Web site could not sustain the=20
online staff, and he was using a portion of the=20
magazine=92s discretionary money for a direct-mail=20
campaign to try to increase subscriptions to the=20
print magazine. The journalism review, which=20
comes out six times a year, has a circulation of=20
20,000. Mr. Lemann said he was faced with the=20
same quandary confronting most news organizations=20
today -- how to pay for an online staff when the=20
site is free to readers. The Web site will soon=20
start to sell advertising, hold conferences and=20
sell archival material, he said, but even that=20
revenue will not support the cost of the staff.=20
He said he had been =93out fund-raising every day,=94=20
but had not scraped together enough to finance=20
the site at full strength. As a result, he said,=20
he has decided that a campaign to gain=20
subscribers for the print magazine, while=20
expensive, will result in more income, which will=20
help maintain an online staff that he said would=20
still be bigger than that of most other magazines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/11/business/media/11mag.html
(requires registration)
KIDS & MEDIA
PARENTS SHAKY ABOUT KIDS' SAFETY ONLINE
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Stefanie Olsen]
According to a new study from research firm=20
Harris Interactive, roughly a third of parents=20
said they don't feel confident about teaching=20
kids how to use the Internet safely and=20
responsibly. Nevertheless, as many as 94 percent=20
of parents have turned to Web content filters,=20
monitoring software or advice from an adult=20
friend to help shield their kids from harm on the=20
Net. "The world, technology and the Web are=20
changing very fast, and adults in general are=20
struggling to keep up," said Douglas Levin,=20
senior director of education policy for Cable in=20
the Classroom, a 22-year-old national education=20
foundation sponsored by the cable industry. Cable=20
in the Classroom commissioned the Internet-safety=20
poll from Harris in July. The poll, released this=20
week at a National PTA meeting in New York City,=20
seeks to address parents' mounting concern over=20
threats to kids' privacy on the Web and in social=20
networks like MySpace. So who should be=20
responsible to protect children online, given=20
that kids venture online at home, school, the=20
library, at friends' or even grandma's house? The=20
poll asked 374 parents of kids age 8 to 18, and=20
90 percent of them said parents should bear most=20
of the responsibility. Seven out of 10 parents=20
said schools should help carry the burden of=20
educating and shielding kids, and 50 percent of=20
respondents wished the government and law enforcement to get involved.
http://news.com.com/Parents+shaky+about+kids+safety+online/2009-1025_3-6...
028.html?tag=3Dnefd.lede
GIRLS JUST WANT TO BE PLUGGED IT -- TO EVERYTHING
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Gina Piccalo]
According to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg=20
poll that surveyed the habits of 12- to=20
24-year-olds, girls ages 12 to 14 are the most=20
deeply motivated by TV: 65% say they are=20
influenced by a TV show or network, are more=20
likely to multi-task than boys of their age group=20
and are easily bored -- 41% say there are too few=20
choices of entertainment. They are the most=20
sensitive to degrading depictions of women =97 78%=20
find this type of content most offensive =97 and=20
the most enthusiastic about viewing content on=20
iPods, laptops and cellphones. They're also the=20
most carefully monitored by parents: 68% say=20
their parents know how they spend their time=20
online. To Hollywood, these kids are among the=20
most coveted demographic because of their=20
insatiable appetite for entertainment. And yet=20
they're the most difficult to corral, with=20
elusive, often unexpected tastes and a penchant=20
for ever-evolving technology. They're=20
sophisticated, demand authenticity and bristle at=20
even the slightest hint of condescension. "They=20
are smarter than we think," said Jenny Wall, who=20
heads integrated marketing for Crew Creative, a=20
Los Angeles agency that develops teen-targeted=20
campaigns for TV networks and movie studios.=20
"What's going to be hard for us is that every day=20
it changes=85. I would be lying if I said I knew=20
exactly how to reach them. They are hard to=20
reach. You have to make sure you're very targeted=20
and very direct with your message." Often called=20
Generation Y, the Millennials or Echo Boomers,=20
these kids are known by economists, sociologists=20
and marketing experts as optimistic team players=20
and rule-followers, born into "child-centered"=20
families and raised as part of the most=20
celebrated, protected and overscheduled=20
generation in memory. Technology has been so much=20
a part of their lives that, to them, life before=20
e-mail and the Internet was "the Stone Age."
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-et-polltween11aug11,1,...
4966.story?coll=3Dla-headlines-frontpage
(requires registration)
THEY DO IT ALL WHILE STUDYING
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Chris Gaither]
Time was, homework meant hunkering down in the=20
library or a quiet study carrel. Today, instead=20
of seeking to minimize distractions while=20
studying, a majority of children are embracing=20
them, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg=20
poll. Among respondents who had homework, 53% of=20
children ages 12 to 17 said they did at least one=20
other thing while studying, compared with 25% of=20
adults ages 18 to 24, the poll found. The=20
youngest poll respondents did the most juggling.=20
Twenty-one percent of the 839 respondents ages 12=20
to 17 who were polled said they generally kept=20
busy with at least three tasks in addition to=20
their assignments. Girls ages 15 to 17 were the=20
busiest: 59% said they liked to do at least one=20
thing in addition to homework, and 27% said they=20
liked to do at least three other things. Kids'=20
fondness for multi-tasking is raising concerns=20
among psychologists and educators. They worry=20
that students are taking longer to complete their=20
assignments while absorbing less information than=20
they would if they were focusing solely on=20
schoolwork. Some scientists fear that=20
multi-tasking could even stunt the development of=20
adolescent brains. The ability to give up instant=20
gratification in favor of long-term goals, for=20
example, is largely controlled by the prefrontal=20
cortex, the brain's "executive center." That's=20
the same area of the brain that, among other=20
things, determines correct social behavior and=20
steers attention from one task to another.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fi-pollhomework11au...
,1,2980576.story?coll=3Dla-news-a_section
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SCREEN TIME AS GOOD AS SOCCER, SAY PARENTS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
PBS Thursday touted a Roper poll that said=20
parents are upbeat about all the screen time=20
their kids are getting. According to the study,=20
more than half of parents said their child's=20
media use was "just as beneficial as an=20
extracurricular activity," while 93% said that=20
media helps kids "learn new and fascinating=20
things." PBS is looking to direct some of that=20
screen time toward PBS Kids, a new linear and=20
Internet preschool "learning destination"--a=20
hosted two-hour kids block--launching Sept. 4.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6361385.html?display=3DBreaki...
News
CENTER FOR CREATIVE VOICES OPPOSES FCC REVISITING PROFANITY FINDINGS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Center For Creative Voices (CCV) is advising=20
a federal appeals court that the center opposes=20
the FCC taking another look at disputed profanity=20
calls, including one against Steven Bochco's NYPD=20
Blue. The Center, whose board of advisors=20
includes Steven Bochco and Warren Beatty, had=20
initially said it would not oppose a move by the=20
FCC to give stations the opportunity to weigh in=20
on four profanity findings the commission made as=20
part of a package of indecency/profanity findings=20
released March 15. Broadcasters have challenged=20
those four in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the=20
Second Circuit, which has delayed the start of=20
the case while it considers the FCC request. CCV=20
had not opposed the motion, but said it was=20
swayed by a supplemental motion filed by CBS and=20
Fox, who oppose the FCC move. In that motion, the=20
networks pointed out that the FCC had sought an=20
expedited court hearing of CBS' challenge to the=20
Janet Jackson fine, while at the same time=20
pushing for a review of its profanity decisions,=20
which would delay the broadcaster challenge to=20
those by at least a couple of months. CCV, in a=20
filing Thursday with the court, said that=20
whatever value there had been to the FCC's=20
request to review its decisions--which included=20
possibly changing some and, at the least, giving=20
stations a chance to defend themselves--"they are=20
now being used as a part of a blatantly=20
transparent tactical scheme to delay this case=20
while expediting another proceeding in the Third=20
Circuit [the Janet Jackson challenge]. "They were=20
playing four corners in the second circuit," said=20
Center President Jonathan Rintels, "and run and=20
shoot in the third circuit, and that just didn't work for us."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6361553.html
SPECTRUM
POPULATING THE VACANT CHANNELS
[SOURCE: New America Foundation, AUTHOR: Pierre de Vries]
On June 28, 2006, the Senate Commerce Committee=20
adopted comprehensive telecom reform legislation=20
including provisions that would open up unused TV=20
channels (=93white spaces=94) in every region of=20
America for unlicensed use by wireless broadband=20
devices. Vacant channels exist between broadcast=20
television stations in every media market. This=20
spectrum can potentially be used by unlicensed=20
devices for affordable wireless broadband=20
services without interfering with television=20
viewing. In a new Working Paper for the New=20
America Foundation, Pierre de Vries, formerly=20
Senior Director of Advanced Technology and Policy=20
at Microsoft, affirms that an unlicensed=20
allocation of these bands would be the most=20
productive way to use this spectrum. De Vries=20
argues that unlicensed spectrum is a proven way=20
to generate technical and commercial innovation;=20
promotes healthy diversity in markets and=20
regulatory models; and complements the licensed=20
allocation in the nearby 700 MHz band. As de=20
Vries explains, a broad cross-section of society=20
would benefit from unlicensed access to the TV=20
white spaces, including rural and inner-city=20
residents seeking affordable Internet access,=20
entrepreneurs starting up digital communication=20
businesses, cities and companies seeking to=20
foster growth and productivity, and citizens who=20
want to create home or community broadband=20
networks. De Vries urges Congress to press the=20
FCC to act on its dormant Notice of Proposed=20
Rulemaking and allocate this spectrum to unlicensed use.
http://www.newamerica.net/Download_Docs/pdfs/Doc_File_3247_1.pdf
QUICKLY
GOOGLE SEES PRIVACY THREATS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Eric Auchard]
CEO Eric Schmidt told the Search Engine=20
Strategies industry conference that Google had=20
put all necessary safeguards in place to protect=20
its users' personal data from theft or accidental=20
release. His remarks followed last weekend's=20
discovery by online privacy sleuths that AOL, a=20
key Google search customer, had mistakenly=20
released personally identifiable data on 20=20
million keyword searches by its users. But=20
Schmidt said a more serious threat to user=20
privacy lay in potential demands on Google by=20
governments to make the company give up data on its customer's surfing habi=
ts.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DtechnologyNews&sto...
D=3D2006-08-10T125055Z_01_N09345764_RTRUKOC_0_US-GOOGLE-PRIVACY.xml
MAJOR CELLPHONE OUTAGE REPORTED IN NEW YORK
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Sprint Nextel said an outage of its cellphone=20
service in parts of the New York borough of=20
Queens on Thursday was caused by water damage to=20
network equipment due to a burst pipe. The=20
service interruption, reported earlier by the New=20
York City police, was caused by damage to=20
equipment in Verizon's wired network, Sprint=20
spokesman Mark Elliott said. (Because there's=20
always another carrier to blame in the networked=20
world.) The outage came amid intensified airport=20
security after British police said they had=20
foiled a plot to blow up several aircraft flying=20
between Britain and the United States. Two major=20
New York airports -- JFK and LaGuardia -- are in Queens.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DtechnologyNews&sto...
D=3D2006-08-10T193944Z_01_N10467778_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-NEWYORK.xml&archi=
ved=3DFalse
* Mobile-phone outage hits N.Y. borough
http://news.com.com/Mobile-phone+outage+hits+N.Y.+borough/2100-1039_3-61...
39.html?tag=3Dnefd.top
SPRINT SETTLES CONSUMER PRIVACY CASE
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Sprint Nextel Corp. said on Thursday that it had=20
secured a $1 million settlement from 1st Source=20
Information Specialists in a suit over the sale=20
of phone call records. The settlement comes after=20
months of scrutiny by major U.S. cell phone=20
companies and lawmakers of companies offering to=20
sell call record data via Web sites. There had=20
been as many as forty Internet sites advertising such information.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=3DtechnologyNews&sto...
D=3D2006-08-10T173421Z_01_WNAS5403_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-SPRINT.xml&archive=
d=3DFalse
BETONSPORTS, AFTER INDICTMENT, FOLDS HAND AND DECIDES TO MOVE TO ASIA
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Matt Richtel]
BetOnSports, the sports gambling Web site=20
indicted by United States prosecutors last month=20
for taking bets from hundreds of thousands of=20
Americans, told employees yesterday that it=20
planned to shut down most of its operations, a=20
spokesman said. The spokesman, Kevin Smith, said=20
BetOnSports told 800 employees in Costa Rica and=20
Antigua, where the virtual casino has its=20
operations, that they would be losing their jobs.=20
He said the company planned to refocus its=20
business on other parts of the world, notably Asia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/11/technology/11gamble.html
(requires registration)
15 MINUTES OF FAME SHRINKING
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jill Serjeant]
"In the future everyone will be world-famous for=20
15 minutes," quipped Andy Warhol. But he was=20
wrong. Now you only get 6.8 minutes of notoriety.=20
Homemade videos are booming on the Internet and=20
TV shows make overnight stars of so-called real=20
people willing to eat locusts, marry virtual=20
strangers or swap spouses before audiences of=20
millions. But while the windows of opportunity=20
are widening, the shelf life of fame seems to be steadily shrinking.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=3DtechnologyNews&sto...
D=3D2006-08-10T145155Z_01_N10346551_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-FAME-TECH.xml&archive=
d=3DFalse
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