LOBBYING
SPENDING DOWN slightly in second quarter, but pace similar
to 2007's, records show.
PROMOTE
BROADBAND CAPACITY and speed through telecom policies, industry
officials say at PFF conference.
MUSIC
DOWNLOADS STILL STRUGGLE over prices, iTunes, subscriptions,
even with move away from DRM.
OTHER
DEs BACK COUNCIL TREE challenge to DE rules.
FTC
BANS TELEMARKETERS from sending prerecorded messages without
consumers' express written consent.
WIRELESS
MICROPHONES VIOLATING FCC rules, according to field tests,
says White Spaces Coalition.
MOBILE
MAKERS CLUELESS on software's centrality as they scurry to
copy iPhone designs, say high-tech executives. Nokia said to be trying.
TELECOM
NOTES: FCC circulating AT&T ARMIS forbearance order...
Free State Foundation supports Verizon's Alltel takeover... Ohio
PUC orders AT&T to defend its deregulated status in 19 exchanges.
MEDIA
NOTES: Gray
TV cited in retransmission complaint...TV writers settle age-discrimination
suit with ICM... Local media Web site ads found effective... Concurrent's
quarterly sales, stock fall.
COMPUTER
GAME PIRACY litigation rises in U.K. Woman hit with $30,000
judgment for sharing game via Internet.
AGENCIES: Level
3 opposes 'special solution' for ISP traffic... FCC unveils rules
for Internet-based relay... SEC begins move to
interactive data to replace EDGAR.
COURTS: GraphOn
files patent lawsuit against Google.
COPYRIGHT: Online
'mixtape' service goes dark to 'sort out a problem.'
STATES: Filtering
software vendor supports anti-cyberbullying bill.
SECURITY: Georgia-connected
Web sites still down.
INDUSTRY
NOTES: Operators want IPTV interoperability, but fear making
the first move, report finds... Local media site ads said to draw
better response... PBwiki donates $25 million in Web 2.0 tools for
education.
DISH-TIVO
APPEAL RULING could harm patent-infringement cases, Dish says in
Supreme Court petition.
FUJI
SEES OPPORTUNITY for market-share growth in digital cameras
this year, marketing manager says.
ARCHOS
OFFERS '3.5G 'CONNECTION for full-time Web access in latest
multimedia portables.
LITTLE
HOPE FOR PRICE CUT announcements during Games Convention
in Germany.
