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FREE BROADBAND PROPOSAL circulated as part of National Broadband Plan. Auctions could carry new condition.

SPECTRUM BILLS APPROVED by House Commerce committee in unanimous vote. Caller ID spoofing bill also passed.

SPECTRUM AUCTION ATTRACTIVE to many broadcasters, Levin predicts. Spectrum must be repackaged to be useful to wireless carriers.

FCC BROADBAND EDUCATION PLAN proposes E-rate upgrade, education director says.

DISTRIBUTED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM technology, highly politicized, to be subject of technical tests.



$10 MILLION FUND IN USF recommended to expand broadband adoption among disabled, FCC says. Service providers, manufacturers urged to design devices with disabled in mind.

DON'T RUSH TO JUDGMENT on statewide toll-free calling, Verizon urges Oklahoma commission. Commission member seconds that.

PROPOSED ILLINOIS ORDER rejects Frontier/Verizon transaction. Unions exultant, companies protest.

METROPCS CFO TO LEAP: We're interested in merger.

TELECOM NOTES: 9th Circuit vacates Sprint summary judgment in surcharge case ... Litigation remains a continuing threat for wireless carriers ... Public safety groups protest state raiding of 911 funds.





DBS BILL PASSES SENATE, will move to House for consideration. Bill lifts Dish injunction in exchange for for increased local service.

MORE FCC INVOLVEMENT in carriage deals may be upshot if cable, DBS, telco petition succeeds. Some welcome that.

MEDIA NOTES: NAB talks spectrum with FCC ... News Corp. seeks SOC waiver approval ... Groups that didn't sign carriage petition may participate in lobbying ... Consumers want linear and on-demand video, survey says.





'WE'RE PREPARED' TO LEAVE China if it doesn't back down, Google lawyer tells House Foreign Affairs. Berman to work with Smith on alternative to GOFA bill.

AGENCIES: Net neutrality needed, music group says, praising relationships with Amazon and others … Customers can be prone to online rental and real estate scams, says the IC3 … Warner Music Group talks with FCC about copyright protection … CSC announces secure government telework technology in use in DOD office.

INDUSTRY NOTES: Survey finds demand for getting online video along with pay TV ... Global fixed broadband service revenue to exceed $210 billion in 2014, says ABI Research ... New study reveals 97 percent of local consumers use online media when researching products.





PANASONIC VOWS NO CONVERSION CHIPS in its 3D TVs. Lack of interoperable glasses no 'trivial' challenge, Best Buy says.

3D TAKES BACK SEAT to social gaming, mobile at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

WAL-MART SADDLED WITH DTV INVENTORY after over-buying large-sized sets for holiday season, analyst says, causing Zoran shares to fall.

MONTHLY GREEN LASER OUTPUT TO RISE to 10,000 to 15,000 units by Q4, as shipments of ShowWX micro-projector start, Microvision says.

GAME CONSOLE ENERGY USE under scrutiny at Senate hearing. Bill would require DOE study followed by decision on mandatory standards.

COMPANIES: Hewlett-Packard launches application linking MediaSmart servers with TiVo DVRs.




 

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