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| February 8, 2010 |
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Celulr News
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Local Role in Cable Franchising Affirmed, Legacy Rules Questioned
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Even with the emergence of Internet-based programming, and AT&T, Inc. and Verizon Communications, Inc. entering local cable markets to compete with incumbent providers, there is still a vital role for local governments in the franchising process, Nick Miller, managing director of Miller & Van Eaton PLLC, said in remarks during the Practising Law Institutes Cable Broadband 2010 conference January 25.
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FCC Official Says Broadband Plan to Have Smart Grid Recommendations
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The plan being prepared by the Federal Communications Commission to meet a congressional mandate to give every U.S. home access to high-speed internet service will include recommendations for bringing broadband to the smart grid, an agency official said.
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Whether Tower or Lightning Rod, 200 Feet is 200 Feet, Bureau Concludes
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The FCCs Enforcement Bureau January 11 imposed a $13,000 forfeiture on Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC, owner of an antenna structure in Georgia with a height of 205 feet above ground level (AGL), for failing to register the structure with the FCC as required by 17.4(a) of the rules and failing to paint and light the structure as required by 17.21(a). Verizon Wireless (VAW) LLC, DA 10-25 (Enforcement Bur., 1/11/10]).
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Commerce Secretary Defends NTIA Management of Broadband Program
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administrations Broadband Technology Opportunities Program is moving ahead on an aggressive timetable, with final grants from the first round of funding expected to be awarded by the end of February, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told lawmakers during an oversight hearing January 28.
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Ten More States Get Broadband Mapping, Planning Stimulus Funds
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration January 12 announced the award of additional grants for broadband mapping and planning initiatives to state-designated entities in Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
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