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Strange bedfellows.(Brief Article): "Groups such as Public Knowledge and Consumers Union say there might be a need for Congress to create a national law that makes it easier for phone companies to offer a cable-like TV service. Only thing is, they want a lot of conditions attach ...; Tags: phone, phone company, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2006-02-20
'Open video systems' a turn off: telephone companies reject way to avoid franchising.(POLICY): WASHINGTON -- A decade ago, Congress set up new rules for so-called open-video system providers, allowing phone companies to plunge into cable markets without local franchises and without territorial buildout requirements. So why are AT&T WASHINGTON -- A...; Tags: AT&T Corp., cable, FCC, franchise, phone, phone company, programmer, U.S. Congress, video; Research articles 2006-02-27
Mad Money.(cable and telecommunications industry's spending to influence reforms): By Ted Hearn Cable, Phone, Net Companies Have Spent $110 Million This Year To Influence Telecom Reform. Was It Worth It? Washington-- On a cold evening in February, cable and telecommunications lobbyists packed the second floor...; Tags: AT&T Corp., cable, Cox Communications Inc., Internet, Internet company, phone, phone company, telecommunications, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, video, vlog; Research articles 2006-10-23
Congress split over b'cast spectrum auctions. (TV broadcasting spectrum): WASHINGTON -- The House and Senate appear to be heading for a showdown over whether spectrum reserved for broadcasters to develop advanced television ATV should be auctioned off to help balance the budget. Broadcasters are fighting the id ...; Tags: auction, broadcaster, broadcasting, phone company, spectrum, TV, U.S. Congress; Research articles 1995-09-18

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Uncle Sam Is Still Watching You: The domestic spying measure approved by Congress last week will impose new rules on government wiretapping. But it will leave largely untouched what some experts say is the most sweeping part of the secret surveillance activities ordered by President Bush after 9/11: the National Security Agency's collection of phone records...; Articles 2008-07-21

CTIA - The Wireless Association® Calls for Passage of Cell Tax Fairness Legislation: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tax Day, CTIA-The Wireless Association[R] and its member companies are urging Congress to pass legislation requiring a five-year hiatus on new discriminatory state and local wireless taxes. To achieve this goal, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Chris Cannon (R-UT) introduced the "Cell Tax Fairness Act" today...; Articles 2008-04-15
mimoOn to Demo End-to-end 3GPP LTE on SDR Platforms: Wireless News03-30-2008mimoOn to Demo End-to-end 3GPP LTE on SDR PlatformsWIRELESS NEWS-March 30, 2008-mimoOn to Demo End-to-end 3GPP LTE on SDR Platforms C2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The company offers two versions of its SDR LTE product: one customized for base stations, picocells, and femtocells; and the other for client devices...; Articles 2008-03-30
Matheson bill would bar N-waste imports: A bill introduced Thursday in Congress seeks to prohibit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from authorizing any company in the U.S. to accept foreign-generated nuclear waste. The bill's inspiration came from the pending EnergySolutions application to accept waste from decommissioned nuclear reactors in Italy. U.S....; Articles 2008-03-14
Hop-on, a U.S. Company, Responds to European Union Online Gambling Lawsuit: IRVINE, Calif. -- Hop-on, Inc. (OTC:HPNN), a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories, takes European Union Trade Commissioner's claims head-on. European Union Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, told reporters he believes the United States must change an Internet gambling law preventing European companies from offering services...; Articles 2007-11-13
Working 9-to-5 vs. On Call 24/7: What Texas Employers Should Know about Labor Law According to Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall, P.C: HOUSTON -- Employers could face serious risks by unknowingly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA. The biggest risk is from multi-million dollar lawsuits by employees who allege they were deprived of overtime pay required by the FLSA, according to Marty Wickliff and Gayla Crain of Epstein Becker Green Wickliff...; Articles 2007-08-09
U.S. editorial excerpts -4-: NEW YORK, Aug. 3 Kyodo Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press: 'GET SMART' IN WASHINGTON (The Wall Street Journal, New York) Imagine this scenario: U.S. intelligence against al Qaeda has declined by two-thirds because of court restrictions, and President Hillary Rodham...; Articles 2007-08-06
Treasury: U.S. phone carriers paid Cuba $102m in 2006: U.S. telecommunications companies paid the Castro government nearly $102 million last year to complete long-distance phone calls from the United States to Cuba, according to data obtained by CubaNews. The Treasury Department has reported to Congress that Cuba received $57.8 million from U.S. carriers in the second half...; Articles 2007-05-01
Bishop connects with people by phone: LOGAN -- If you feel your voice isn't being heard in Washington, just wait for your phone to ring. It could be your U.S. representative calling. Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop is among members of Congress embracing a new technology to keep in touch with his constituents:...; Articles 2007-04-02
Networks In Motion, U.S. Location-Based Services Leader, to Debut European Products at 3GSM: European Versions of Company's AtlasBook, FamilyFinder and AtlasLink Location-Based Solutions on Display at Barcelona Convention IRVINE, Calif. -- Networks In Motion, the award-winning wireless navigation and location-based services LBS company, today announced that new European versions of its products, including the award-winning AtlasBook([TM]) as well as FamilyFinder([TM]) and...; Articles 2007-02-07
TracFone sues to kill handset-unlocking rule.(News): Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Prepaid wireless king TracFone Wireless Inc. filed a lawsuit in Florida to repeal a new Library of Congress rule exempting mobile-phone locking software from U.S. copyright law. The suit, filed Dec. 5 in...; Articles 2006-12-11
Could NSA Ruling Bring Further Troubles To Telcos?: A federal judge's ruling this past week against the National Security Agency's warrantless communications monitoring effort clearly impacts the once- secret intelligence program itself (TelecomWeb news break, Aug. 17), but it also could complicate matters for the large domestic telecom companies that allegedly collaborated with the NSA...; Articles 2006-08-21
Editorial | Extra Internet Fees: The democratic openness of the Internet - where pretty much anyone can open a laptop and reach a wide audience - is a key to its world-changing power. Here's the irony: The Internet may need the U.S. Congress to pass a law to preserve its freewheeling nature. ...; Articles 2006-06-11
SavetheInternet.com Coalition: House Ignores Public, Sells Out theInternet; Growing Right-Left Coalition Gains Momentum: WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today the House Energy andCommerce Committee struck a blow to Internet freedom by voting down aproposal to protect Network Neutrality from attacks by companies likeAT&T, Verizon, and Comcast. The diverse, bipartisan SavetheInternet.com Coalition vowed tocontinue rallying public support for Internet freedom as thelegislation...; Articles 2006-04-26
English spoken here: PARA espanol, oprima el dos. Even if one does not speak Spanish, most Americans are familiar with those words. They hear them nearly any time they make a call to the phone, utility or other company that offers service in two languages. "For Spanish, press two."...; Articles 2006-04-06
Only English spoken here: PARA espanol, oprima el dos. Even if one does not speak Spanish, most Americans are familiar with those words. They hear them nearly any time they make a call to the phone, utility or other company that offers service in two languages. "For Spanish, press two."...; Articles 2006-04-06

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