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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
INTERNET/BROADBAND
Kill the open internet, and wave goodbye to consumer choice – FTC Commissioner McSweeny, Jon Sallet op-ed
Sen Cantwell teams up with FCC Commissioner Clyburn on network neutrality town hall
Sen Wyden: Save ‘net neutrality,’ resist FCC changes
Bronwyn Howell: Dispelling myths about US and global internet speeds [links to American Enterprise Institute]
President Trump reopens fight on internet sales tax [links to Benton summary]
AT&T: Forced arbitration isn’t “forced” because no one has to buy service [links to Benton summary]
Cox expands home Internet data caps, while CenturyLink abandons them [links to Benton summary]
GAO: Some progress on Lifeline reform, but much still to do – op-ed [links to Benton summary]
More than 1,000 income-subsidized housing units in San Francisco are getting free gigabit internet [links to Benton summary]
EU/GOOGLE
Who should lead internet policy? – Tom Wheeler
Google’s battle with the European Union is the world’s biggest economic policy story [links to Benton summary]
Europe Is Becoming a Bigger Problem for Silicon Valley. Decisions against Google, Facebook and others highlight EU’s aggressive approach to tech giants. [links to Wall Street Journal]
To tackle Google’s power, regulators have to go after its ownership of data – The Guardian op-ed [links to Benton summary]
Op-Ed: Internet regulation: is it time to rein in the tech giants? [links to Guardian, The]
John Naughton: Challenges to Silicon Valley won’t just come from Brussels [links to Guardian, The]
Editorial: The EU punishes Google — for no real crime [links to Washington Post]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
FCC Grants Three Post-Auction Phase Reassignments [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
FCC Announces New Post-Incentive Auction Transition Data Website [links to Federal Communications Commission]
How the iPhone changed the telecommunications industry [links to Benton summary]
John Naughton: Ten years after its launch, the iPhone is both a miracle and a menace [links to Guardian, The]
5G networks: Will technology and policy collide? – Telecommunications Policy [links to Benton summary]
Mechanisms to incentivise shared-use of spectrum – Telecommunications Policy [links to Benton summary]
Cellphone plans for seniors offer more service, lighter data [links to USAToday]
An audacious 5G power (pole) grab – LA Times editorial [links to Benton summary]
CONTENT
Social Media Is Not Destroying America [links to Benton summary]
This trend in teen communication just may make the world a better place [links to Benton summary]
The iPhone made millionaires out of these app makers [links to USAToday]
TELECOM
FTC Provides Comments Supporting Federal Communications Commission Initiatives to Allow Providers to Block More Illegal Calls [links to Federal Trade Commission]
ELECTIONS AND MEDIA
Co-founders of LinkedIn, Zynga team up to reboot Democratic Party [links to Benton summary]
JOURNALISM
Conservative outlets get more official seats in White House briefing room [links to Benton summary]
Fake news is bad. Attempts to ban it are worse. [links to Vox]
Former State Department spokesman praises ‘rigor & ethics’ at CNN [links to Hill, The]
LABOR
SAG-AFTRA and Studios Reach TV/Theatrical Deal at Sunrise [links to Hollywood Reporter]
DIVERSITY
Op-ed: How I Got Facebook to Invest in Minority-Owned Businesses [links to Wired]
RTDNA Research: Women and minorities in newsrooms – research [links to Benton summary]
Inclusion 101: Tech’s Future Founders Get Schooled on Diversity [links to Wall Street Journal]
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
The US government is removing scientific data from the Internet [links to Benton summary]
POLICYMAKERS
Trump administration sets one of the slowest paces for staffing and nominations in recent history [links to Washington Post]
White House refutes reports that Science and Technology office unstaffed [links to Benton summary]
Spicer, Bannon and Conway among Trump aides earning top salaries [links to Washington Post]
Democratic Senate staffers are mostly white and women, new report says [links to Washington Post]
FCC Chairman Pai Appoints Jerry Ellig Chief Economist – press release
FTC Acting Chairman Ohlhausen Announces Departure of Tad Lipsky and Appointment of Markus Meier as Acting Director of Competition Bureau– press release
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Trump administration backs Apple’s appeal of EU tax case [links to Hill, The]
Qatar told to close Al Jazeera, reduce Iran ties in list of demands [links to CNN]
Al Jazeera journalists: Don’t treat us like ‘criminals’ [links to CNN]
How the iPhone Built a City in China [links to Wall Street Journal]
Reporters Without Borders: Facebook Is Alternative Platform for Censored Sites in Egypt [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
