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SPECIAL
ACCESS writ
of mandamus petition dropped by competitive carriers.
AT&T CEO RIPS FCC, demands far more spectrum. Carrier books
record smartphone activation in Q4, has $6.7 billion loss.
NO FCC RETRANS ORDER seen likely soon, despite MVPD requests. Panelists
debate extent of recent blackouts.
WHITE SPACES TEST under way in Wilmington, N.C. Local official says
Congress should preserve use of the spectrum for super Wi-Fi.
JUNK BROADCAST CONTEST RULES, Entercom asks FCC. Disclosing contest
terms just online ought to be OK. Many broadcasters likely to agree.
TWC IP VIDEO coming to game consoles and some TV sets this year,
executives say.
FTC TO INVESTIGATE companies that lack 'reasonable' data security
safeguards or violate their privacy policies, Brill says.
TELECOM
NOTES: PNT Committee
tests of LightSquared technology shouldn't be used to make policy call,
CCIA says ... Report prefers receiver protection limits to government-defined
standards ... VoIP operators seek direct numbering resource access.
TENNIS
CHANNEL CARRIAGE by Comcast debated in pleadings by Comcast and FCC Enforcement Bureau.
MEDIA
NOTES: Free Press wants more TV election coverage ... Sunbeam
says it, DirecTV are talking retrans ... NCTA wants most USF 'bang
for buck' ... Media General Q4 sales fall, as does stock.
FTC
TO INVESTIGATE companies
that lack 'reasonable' data security safeguards or violate their privacy
policies, Brill says.
ALLEGED
'CLICKJACKING' COMPANY SUED by Washington state, Facebook
for allegedly selling personal information from Facebook deception.
Cease-and-desist not tried first.
NETFLIX DROPS PLAN to add videogame rental upgrade option for DVD
subscribers, CEO says.
WHITE HOUSE: Obama campaign sends CTO to California to mine high-tech
for donations.
CAPITOL HILL: More lawmakers scrutinize Google's proposed privacy
changes ... Enzi drops support for PROTECT IP.
INTERNATIONAL: EC proposes partnership to spur take-up of cloud
services in public sector IT procurement ... EU signs ACTA. Activists
urge opponents to fight for its rejection in the European Parliament
... RIM counsel expects Canada to enact copyright law loved by online
intermediaries like Google ... EC drops case against U.K. over behavioral
advertiser Phorm.
INDUSTRY NOTES: TWC IP video coming to game consoles and some TV
sets this year, executives say. Live and VOD.
SANDISK
HALTS EXPANSION at its Fab 5 NAND flash memory plant amid weak customer demand
and declining prices.
LOGITECH
CUTS FISCAL VIEW for fourth time, citing weakened Euro
and porfolio product gaps.
NETFLIX DROPS PLAN to add videogame rental upgrade option for DVD
subscribers, CEO says.
NINTENDO CUTS FORECAST for 3DS, DS and Wii hardware shipments for
this fiscal year.
INDUSTRY NOTES: Sharp working on wireless speaker system, but won't
say if it's WiSA-compatible.
COMPANIES: 3M sees 'continued sluggishness' in CE business as Q4
optical film sales plunge 17 percent.
VIDEOGAMES: Activision's 'Modern Warfare 3' remains top-rented title
in U.S., Rentrak says.
