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FARM BILL SET with provisions to promote rural broadband. Congress hopeful of overriding threatened veto.

INTERNET ANTITRUST BILL would punish violators of open network standards.

CABLEVISION WIFI PLANS would blanket its service area in mobile-broadband within two years.

JUDGES QUESTION FCC AUTHORITY to adopt emergency backup power rules after Hurricane Katrina.

P2P KEY for future communications, Digital Hollywood told. Network management to be necessary.

REMAND OF FCC BPL RULES could amplify regulatory uncertainty for utilities, officials said.

FCC GOES WITH IRIDIUM, modifying L-band licenses globally. Globalstar calls action ‘unprecedented and damaging.’ It reports better churn number in earnings call.



TELECOM NOTES: FCC proposes collecting $312 million in regulatory fees for fiscal year 2008... NASUCA urges FCC to deny Iowa Telecom waiver petition... T-Mobile adds one million net subscribers Q1.





PBS NOT IN DTV TEST in Wilmington, N.C., for technical, safety reasons. Four stations are in unique market.

XM-SIRIUS EIGHT-CHANNEL idea rejected by once-supportive lawmaker as insufficient. Set aside ‘commitment’ is less than 2 percent of Georgetown Partner request.

MEDIA NOTES: Court delays action on Tribune suit vs. FCC... LIN CEO sees analog cutoff a ‘Y2K event’... Charter, NCTA press for small cable exemption... QVC Q1 sales up 4.8 percent.





INTERNET ANTITRUST BILL would punish violators of open network standards.

VIRTUAL WORLDS, SOCNETS targets of national leadership at state, congressional level.

MUSIC STREAMERS EXPECTED to give in on reproduction royalties, YouTube counsel says of 'very highly likely' CRB settlement.

RIAA GOING TO STATES for university P2P mandates, Educause hears.

MISLEADING INTERNET AIRFARES still confuse shoppers, says European Commission official.

NO PANACEA FOR PIRACY, Digital Hollywood told. Content owners should market user experience, not rely on DRM.

CAPITOL HILL: House passes PRO-IP Act... House bill aims to improve cybersecurity at DHS... Senate Judiciary holds off markup of orphan works, child porn bills.

COURTS: Conn. man draws 2 1/2 years for 'warez' infringement... Major P2P case in N.Y. adjourned for a month.





U.K.'s FREESAT RUNNING with low-cost satellite receivers to bring DTV to homes denied terrestrial broadcasts.

SAMSUNG, SHARP DROP PRICES $50 to $500 on 26W to 52W LCD TVs in bid to preserve market share.

BEST BUY EXPANDS INTO EUROPE, buying 50 percent of U.K.'s Carphone Warehouse for $2.1 billion, forming joint venture.

PBS NOT IN DTV TEST in Wilmington, N.C., for technical, safety reasons. Four stations are in unique market.

XM-SIRIUS EIGHT-CHANNEL idea rejected by once-supportive lawmaker as insufficient.

HIGH MARKS FOR MOST GAME RETAILERS in latest FTC mystery shopper survey. Only 20 percent of underage shoppers able to buy M-rated games.

DIGITAL RADIO: XM, Sirius set Q1 earnings calls for May 12, first time they have released results same day.

DIGITAL TV: Broadcaster consumer education efforts around switch to HDTV to ramp up after November election, LIN TV CEO says.

COMPANIES: Macrovision moving on from legacy analog copy-protection business after Gemstar-TV Guide buy.




 

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