FIRST-ROUND
BROADBAND GRANTS unveiled by Biden awarded to 18 projects
in 17 states.
BOUCHER
URGES HIGH-SPEED broadband requirements in national plan.
Google agrees.
SPECTRUM
AUDIT BILL could pass early next year, says CTIA. Industry
worried about net neutrality.
SES
ACQUIRES SATELLITE for $185 million in bankruptcy auction.
VRS
NEEDS FCC ATTENTION to prevent abuse, say consumer advocates for
deaf.
TELECOM
NOTES: FCC reveals federal-state joint board appointments
... Verizon gets two more days to answer FCC letter on ETFs ... RIM
fixes e-mail problems plaguing some BlackBerry users.
MEDIA
NOTES: Cable,
DBS take retrans study to FCC ... Braley wants a smooth Orange Bowl
for Iowans ... Ion license transfers approved ... Citigroup analyst
examines Comcast-NBCU deal.
CREATIVE
COMMONS CRUNCH in contributions may pinch continued expansion,
executive says. Science, education efforts to be consolidated.
FTC
SHOULD TELL FACEBOOK to return to old privacy settings, EPIC
says in complaint.
'LIP
DUBS' INFRINGE, EMI says in suit against Vimeo. Video-sharing
site induces uploads, doesn't filter. Fair-use decision can't be
automated, lawyers say.
AGENCIES: FTC,
Visa warn consumers of negative option plans.
COURTS: Microsoft
infringed 'Bing' trademark, suit says.
INTERNATIONAL: 'Cyberlocker'
services settle with IFPI Israel ... WIPO broadcast treaty continues
to spark opposition.
INDUSTRY
NOTES: IAB, AAAA new guide addresses retargeting, data
ownership ... Sony's Reader Daily Edition to be 'premier digital
reading device' for 'Wall Street Journal,' 'New York Post.'
'BLU-RAY
3D' SPEC COMPLETE, ready for release in time for 2010 consumer product
introductions, BDA says.
NOVEMBER
CE SALES OUTPACED Black Friday results, finishing about
flat with same 2008 month, NPD says.
MISTAKES
WERE MADE, lessons learned, at live 3-D football demonstration
in Dallas, developer HDlogix says.
INTEL’S
NEW WESTMERE PROCESSORS will ship in January in desktop, notebook
PCs, company says.
CE
MAKERS DESERVE INJUNCTION blocking New York City e-waste program,
consumer products trade group urge court.
COMPANIES: Sony's
Reader Daily Edition to be 'premier digital reading device' for ‘Wall Street Journal,’ ‘New
York Post.’
