Tag: order
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Convergence – More Business than Technical Challenge for Smaller Operators
The challenges that small telcos face regarding the convergence of services onto a single platform was the subject of a panel featuring industry experts at the 2008 TelcoTV Conference. The overarching theme of the panel was the challenges surrounding convergence deal more with the business issues, as opposed to questions of technology. Steve Pastorkovich of…
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Obscenity on ABC, Advertising on PBS, H.R. 6320 – Regulation of Broadband TV on the Horizon?
The inspiration for this article was a decision a few months ago by the FCC to slap a huge fine on ABC Affiliates for violating obscenity rules in airing an episode of “NYPD”. The FCC Order, although extremely descriptive about the nudity, sparked my curiosity. "………The camera shot includes a full view of her buttocks…
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The DTV Transition – At What Cost?
[Author’s Note: Thank you very much to David Irwin, Director of the Communications Law Institute at The Catholic University of America, for his review and suggestions for this article] Much has been made about the recent 700 MHz spectrum auction and the potentially billions of dollars raised for the U.S. Treasury, but this is just…
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FCC 700 MHz Auction Postscript: Big loss for US Wireless Network Competition
Abstract: We have previously opined that the highly touted 700 MHz auction was a win for the U.S. government (almost $20B was raised) and Google (open access rules for C block w/o spending a dime). Yet it was a big loss for public safety. Based on a post auction spectrum analysis from a…
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Cleaning Products – No, It’s Web 2.0 Technologies
Martin Taylor, Vice President of Product Management and Technology for MetaSwitch, gave an excellent overview of XML and its ascent as the standard for machine-to-machine interface in the telephony world. XML allows for a mash-up of applications, such as the obligatory caller ID on television. Combining XML data with Asynchronous JavaScript is AJAX, which allows updating of…