Tools For The Public To Find Free and Open TV Channels

A new website has been launched as of this writing, Feb. 24, that promises Internet users to find all the open TV channels that are available in their regions for use by unlicensed mobile devices.  Last...

U.S. TV's Digital Deadline: Obama Era's First Consumer Crisis?

• Delay the end of  analog "TV as usual" or face viewer wrath come February• Millions to be "disenfranchised" from free over-the-air service?GET POLITICAL w/ VIC LIVINGSTONAs President-Elect Obama concentrates on tackling the America’s economic crisis, a hi-tech...

Big Media: Masters of Deception

But you knew that; that's why you use NowPublic.com and other new media. A round up of examples of corporate media deception:"Whether it’s the military co-opting news programs to win support for the Iraq War, advertisers using deceptive ad practices in TV shows, or...

FCC Is Said to Be Probing Military Analysts' [Pentagon-sponsored] TV [Propaga...

Reportedly, the FCC is investigating the Pentagon US domestic propaganda campaign which involved thousands of appearances made by "military analysts" who shilled Pentagon/Bush Administration talking points on WMD, Iraq occupation, torture, etc. without disclosing they were...

FCC To Probe Comcast's Alleged Blocking Of File Sharing

"THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WILL probe complaints that Comcast Corp. interferes with traffic to file-sharing sites as well as allegations that wireless companies prevent some groups from sending text messages to consumers, Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday. "Sure,...

FCC paves the way for more McMedia

If you think the news is bad now just give it some time.  Welcome to nutritionally low media. "Too often in the give-and-take of media policymaking, it's government officials that are giving, corporate giants...

Weekly Radio Spin: Labor Actions Result in Striking PR

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we cover mysterious anti-merger messages, the PR around the...

New FCC Program Could Revolutionize Local Radio - Grass Roots Groups Invited ...

By REG CROWDER NowPublic.com  Fed up and disgusted with the stranglehold global corporate conglomerates has clamped on the news media in America?  Don’t get mad. Get a radio station. The U.S. Federal...

FCC approves rules for spectrum auction (Roundup)

"Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on the rules for the spectrum auction that is to take place next year. The outcome of the vote is good for consumers, as they will get more options for their wireless devices and cellular phones. The final FCC vote...

Google Scores FCC Win

"Federal regulators changed the rules on new wireless spectrum, requiring an open standard that could work with any device. Breaking from a tradition in which phone companies like Verizon [...] and AT&T [...] typically acquired rights to new radio real estate and...

FCC to Decide on Auction Rules Today

"The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote this morning on the rules governing the January auction of valuable airwaves. These airwaves are coveted by phone, cable and Internet companies of all sizes because they are ideal for carrying wireless signals. The...

The Wireless World Up for Grabs

"The biggest drawback for many iPhone enthusiasts has been that, to use it, you must switch to AT&T’s mobile phone service. Every network has its weak spots, and if your home sits in one of AT&T’s, no...

FCC Leans Toward One-Third Plan for Open Access

"FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's plan to bring open access to one-third of the 700 MHz spectrum band, which will hit the auction block next January, appears to have the necessary support of two out of four...

Amp'd Mobile Faces $100,000 Fine over Lax Data Safety

This actually took place the other week and slipped below my radar, but is still to be resolved. "The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $100,000 fine against Amp'd Mobile Inc., the wireless phone company aimed at the youth market, for failing to protect...

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