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FCC plans hearing on video competition in KellerThe Federal Communications Commission will hold a public hearing on video competition Friday in Keller, where Verizon Communications Inc. launched its first video service over its fiber-optic network.
Spokesman David Fiske said FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin and other commissioners "decided it would be beneficial to go out into the country where video competition is taking place, and talk to people directly involved in developing video competition."
The FCC is readying its annual report to Congress on the state of competition among video providers.
It is expected to hear from telephone and cable companies, government officials and other interested parties. [ more... ]
Broadband Penetration"Demand for broadband connections is booming in the developing world, growing by 100% or more each year in many countries. In the developed world, meanwhile, growth has slowed to mere double-digit rates, according to Point Topic, a market-research firm. Separate figures from iSuppli, another market-research firm, suggest that global broadband growth peaked in 2004 at 52%, and will slow to 31% this year." | Source: Economist.com Daylight Savings DayFYI, last night you were supposed to "Spring" ahead one hour... OT: Massive 8.7 Quake hits Indonesia again, tsunami fearedAn 8.2 quake has struck the same fault line in Indonesia which triggered the disaster last December. Link [update] quake upgraded to an 8.7, no evidence of a tsunami so far... [update] Death toll in earthquake may rise dramatically, 296 reported dead in temblor; official predicts up to 2,000 fatalities [update] My Way News reports that the Death toll stands at 330, Most of the deaths from Monday night's 8.7-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean were on Nias, 75 miles south of the epicenter. By the end of Tuesday, the island's death toll stood at about 330, but government officials said it could climb as high as 2,000. |
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