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Will Sprint-SoftBank Get Tangled in the Flag?

Source: Wall Street JournalLocation:Capitol Hill, NE and 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC, United StatesIn making a case against the SoftBank-Sprint deal, Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen has lots of financial arguments for why his offer is better. But Ergen ... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
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Verizon goes on offensive in Voice Link deployment

Kismet, NY, United StatesAs criticism mounts over Verizon's move to replace its copper-based voice lines with its new Voice Link service in areas of New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy, the carrier went to work explaining the logic behind ... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
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These 12 technologies will drive our economic future

Source: Washington PostLocation:McKinsey, 555 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 94104, United StatesThe things that will determine standards of living a generation from now have almost nothing to do with this month’s jobs report or the Federal Reserve’s ... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
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Laurene Powell Jobs and Anonymous Giving in Silicon Valley

Source: New York TimesLocation:Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesIn Silicon Valley, people get very rich, very fast, often when they are very young. As a result, they are often criticized for not giving away enough of that money. There are signs ... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
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Sen Paul offers bill to protect privacy of electronic communications

Source: Hill, TheAuthor: Ramsey CoxLocation:US Capitol, East Capitol Street, NE and 1st Street, NE, DC, 20515, United StatesSen Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a bill that would extend Fourth Amendment rights to electronic communications.The Fourth Amendment ... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
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President Obama, in Nod to Press, Orders Review of Inquiries

Source: New York TimesPresident Barack Obama ordered a review of the Justice Department’s procedures for legal investigations involving reporters, acknowledging that he was “troubled” that multiple inquiries into national security leaks could chill investigative ... [Published Benton Foundation - 11 hours ago]
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The future of wiretapping

Source: Los Angeles TimesLocation:Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, United States[Commentary] Pushed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Obama administration may ask Congress for the power to snoop on more types of communication online. The ... [Published Benton Foundation - 11 hours ago]
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FTC Begins Probe of Google's Display-Ad Business

- 8:07am Source: Author: Amir Efrati Location: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20580, United States ... [Published Benton Foundation - 13 hours ago]
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Some in Congress Grow More Wary of Selling Sprint to SoftBank of Japan

- 8:13am Source: Author: Location: Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20220, United States ... [Published Benton Foundation - 13 hours ago]
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Sprint’s Offer for Clearwire Fails to Sway Opponents

- 8:11am Source: Bloomberg Author: Scott Moritz Location: Crest Financial, 359 East State Road, American Fork, UT, 84003, United States ... [Published Benton Foundation - 13 hours ago]
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Comcast: US the leader on broadband

Source: Philadelphia InquirerLocation:Comcast, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-2148, United States[Commentary] US broadband now reaches more Americans at faster speeds than ever before. By nearly every measure, we are a world leader.94 percent ... [Published Benton Foundation - 21 hours ago]
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Agriculture Community Pulling for LPTVs

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United StatesSeveral agriculture and conservation organizations are urging the Federal Communications Commission to hold a public hearing about the impact an incentive ... [Published Benton Foundation - 21 hours ago]

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...and has extensive and ongoing relationships throughout the whole government," he wrote in a letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn. "With all other relevant facts and circumstances surrounding Softbank's proposed acquisition of Sprint, I hope the Commission duly considers these facts when reviewing this matter."
...of the Preston Padden-led Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition, a group of stations looking to sell spectrum for the right price. "[I]f we do establish 'initial offers' (to use the terminology of a descending clock auction), they need to be high enough to encourage participation and they have to be based on relevant criteria. The word 'relevant' is important here. The incentive auction is about purchasing spectrum, or more specifically interference rights. It is not about buying broadcast stations" Commissioner Pai said...
"We have reached a tipping point in adoption of electronic health records" said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and they "are critical to modernizing our health care system."
...When Genachowski announced plans to step down, says Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, "you had all the left-wing public interest advocates complaining about him and then he had libertarian free market groups (saying), 'Oh, he was too interventionist.' In that sense, I think he got it right, because he was able to win his way through that." Consumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro dubbed Genachowski "the Spectrum Chairman" for recognizing the need for additional bandwidth to appease...

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These 12 technologies will drive our economic f... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
Sen Paul offers bill to protect privacy of elec... [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
Verizon goes on offensive in Voice Link deployment [Published Benton Foundation - 4 hours ago]
President Obama, in Nod to Press, Orders Review... [Published Benton Foundation - 11 hours ago]
The future of wiretapping [Published Benton Foundation - 11 hours ago]
Some in Congress Grow More Wary of Selling Spri... [Published Benton Foundation - 13 hours ago]
Sprint’s Offer for Clearwire Fails to Sway Oppo... [Published Benton Foundation - 13 hours ago]
FTC Begins Probe of Google's Display-Ad Business [Published Benton Foundation - 13 hours ago]
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