The FTC and the FCC are looking for ways help the news industry fund local civic journalism but have to be careful not to pick fixes that run counter to technology such as the Internet, said Susan DeSanti, the FTC’s director of policy planning. At a Georgetown Center of Business and Public Policy event, DeSanti and other speakers discussed whether bundling news with other Web content such as sports or entertainment could help sustain civic journalism. “In general the Internet unbundles things,” DeSanti said. “Don’t fight the technology. Try to find a solution that works with it.” She said she was speaking for herself only.
CEA President Gary Shapiro on Thursday generally hailed Google’s plans to build and test ultra-high-speed broadband networks. Google announced the plans on its policy blog Wednesday.
Google plans to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks, the company said on its policy blog Wednesday. As part of the National Broadband Plan, the FCC “should build ultra high-speed broadband networks as testbeds in several communities across the country” to help the industry “learn how to bring faster and better broadband access to more people,” the company said.
Google plans to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks, the company said on its policy blog Wednesday. As part of the National Broadband Plan, the FCC “should build ultra high-speed broadband networks as testbeds in several communities across the country” to help the industry “learn how to bring faster and better broadband access to more people,” the company said.
A revised draft rulemaking on ex parte filings would require a filing any time an FCC member, aide or bureau staffer is lobbied regarding a proceeding, commission officials said. The current rules require documentation when someone from outside the FCC covers ground not included in previous filings, such as comments on proceedings. Ex parte filings are often but not always made in these situations (CD Sept 14 p1), the officials said. The documents sometimes are so brief that they don’t reveal what was discussed.
The first round of hearings on Comcast’s deal to buy control of NBC Universal went better than expected for the companies and may bode well for the ultimate reception for the purchase on the Hill, said a participant and some observers. Back-to-back House Communications Subcommittee and Senate Antitrust Subcommittee hearings Thursday (CD Feb 5 p1)included vigorous questioning but didn’t raise worries for the deal, said some. The sessions may set the tone for further hearings, said a lobbyist and a communications lawyer.
The first round of hearings on Comcast’s deal to buy control of NBC Universal went better than expected for the companies and may bode well for the ultimate reception for the purchase on the Hill, said a participant and some observers. Back-to-back House Communications Subcommittee and Senate Antitrust Subcommittee hearings Thursday (CED Feb 5 p3) included vigorous questioning but didn’t raise worries for the deal, said some. The sessions may set the tone for further hearings, said a lobbyist and a communications lawyer.
The first round of hearings on Comcast’s deal to buy control of NBC Universal went better than expected for the companies and may bode well for the ultimate reception for the purchase on the Hill, said a participant and some observers. Back-to-back House Communications Subcommittee and Senate Antitrust Subcommittee hearings Thursday (WID Feb 5 p5) included vigorous questioning but didn’t raise worries for the deal, said some. The sessions may set the tone for further hearings, said a lobbyist and a communications lawyer.
A union, two media diversity groups and a small cable channel want U.S. regulators to block Comcast’s proposed purchase of control of NBC Universal. Concern over preventing broadcast and cable programming from being more widely distributed online is a key factor in the opposition, representatives told reporters Wednesday as some previewed their testimony on Capitol Hill. Comcast said the “nascent” market for online video is “highly competitive” and FCC officials said the agency is just beginning its review.
A union, two media diversity groups and a small cable channel want U.S. regulators to block Comcast’s proposed purchase of control of NBC Universal. Concern over preventing broadcast and cable programming from being more widely distributed online is a key factor in the opposition, representatives told reporters Wednesday as some previewed their testimony on Capitol Hill. Comcast said the “nascent” market for online video is “highly competitive” and FCC officials said the agency is just beginning its review.