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03/24/2009
On the Hill
Pres Obama intends to nominate Democratic FCC commish Jonathan Adelstein as administrator of the Dept of Ag's Rural Utilities Service , which
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03/23/2009
Broadband Stimulus May or May Not Focus on Rural
Last week, the federal agencies involved in the broadband stimulus program held four public meetings to solicit comments about the broadband initiative under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (For more, click here.) The $7.2 billion allocated for broadband stimulus will be distributed in the form of grants and loans, with the first […]
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03/18/2009
On the Hill
Everyone has an opinion on how the broadband portion of the stimulus bill should work, including NCTA . The cable trade group put its ideas in a paper that it will send to key members of Congress as well as
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03/10/2009
Broadband Bonanza
The heads of the NTIA , FCC and RUS will hold a joint meeting Tues to discuss implementation of the broadband initiatives funded by the stimulus bill. The plan includes some $7bln in grants for broadband
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03/04/2009
Is Genachowski Good or Bad for Cable?
It was always the worst kept secret in Washington’s telecom circles, but the official nomination of Julius Genachowksi to chair the FCC—at a time when most cable operators and programmers are struggling either on Wall Street or Madison Avenue (or both)—begs the central question: Will this guy be good or bad for cable? The obvious […]
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03/02/2009
Teddy Ballgame Batting for ACA
We never thought we’d see the day that seasoned and tenacious Washington trade reporter Ted Hearn would go to the “dark side”—the affectionate term journalists use to describe the public relations profession. But in the trade business, we’re all either hacks or flacks. And Ted has been one of the best hacks out there for […]