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...
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• 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...
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...
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...
"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,...
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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...
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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...
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...
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"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...
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"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...
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"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...
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"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...
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"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...
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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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