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.
