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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016

 

Today’s Event — From the Arab Spring to cheating students in India: The economic costs of Internet shutdowns, Brookings —https://www.benton.org/node/247849

 

INTERNET/BROADBAND
   
At White House Rural Forum, USDA Unveils New Funding to Support Rural Broadband and Economic Development
   Op-ed from President Barack Obama on the Strength and Resilience of Rural America – President Obama op-ed
   
Still Paying the ‘Wheeler Tax’ – WSJ editorial
   
Netflix, Dish And Others Oppose ISPs’ Latest Challenge To Net Neutrality Rules [links to Benton summary]
   
Business Data Service Reform: A No-Brainer for Both Businesses and Consumers – PK [links to Benton summary]
   
Cable service providers need to offer more than ‘dumb pipes’ – Revere Digital op-ed [links to Benton summary]
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Suddenlink Tacks On Gigabit Deployments [links to Multichannel News]

 

SECURITY/PRIVACY
   
The FCC Must Act Now To Protect Our Privacy – Rep Frank Pallone op-ed
   
The virtue of consistency in privacy protection – Henry Waxman op-ed
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Public Knowledge Responds to 21st Century Privacy Coalition Statement on Consumer Data [links to Public Knowledge]
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Yahoo calls report of secret email scanning ‘misleading’ [links to Hill, The]
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ITU: Are Cyber Criminals Really Outpacing Cyber Defenders? [links to International Telecommunication Union]
   
NSA contractor arrested for stealing top secret data
   Subpoenas and Gag Orders Show Government Overreach, Tech Companies Argue [links to Benton summary]
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Why the Government Needs Cyber Translators [links to nextgov]

 

ELECTIONS 2016
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Second thoughts from conservative talk radio star: Did we create Trump? [links to Christian Science Monitor]
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Don’t blame the media for Donald Trump, Keith Olbermann says [links to Revere Digital]
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Trump’s big ratings allow him to scrimp on TV ad spending [links to Financial Times]
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The Feds Want To Stop Election Hackers, But States And Voters Are Wary [links to Fast Company]
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Battle for Senate crosses half-billion-dollar TV advertising mark [links to Hill, The]
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How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs [links to Washington Post]
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VP debate ratings down from 2012 [links to Politico]
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The Editorialists Have Spoken; Will Voters Listen? [links to New York Times]

 

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
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Federal Communications Commission Provides 24/7 Emergency Contact Information for Hurricane Matthew [links to Federal Communications Commission]

 

ACCESSIBILITY
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FCC Seeks Comment on Joint Petition for Extension of Waiver of Accessible Emergency Information Requirements of American Council of the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, and National Association of Broadcasters [links to Federal Communications Commission]

 

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
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TracFone acquires Walmart Family Mobile from T-Mobile, deal estimated to cover 1.4M customers [links to Fierce]
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Third time’s the charm: Google is trying to be a phone company, again [links to Ars Technica]
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NPD: Smartphone Video Data Consumption Nearly Triples in One Year [links to telecompetitor]

 

TELEVISION
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Two Reps from CA Push FCC to Release Set-Top Proposal [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

 

CONTENT
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AEI: #YouveBeenServed…via Twitter? [links to American Enterprise Institute]
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Read for free: Amazon Prime Reading opens up more e-books for members [links to Ars Technica]

 

OWNERSHIP
   
NAB Asks FCC To Act on Nexstar/Media General

 

JOURNALISM
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Hackers Hit Buzzfeed, Claim to Have Database [links to Vice]
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Bloomberg Announces New Multiplatform Brand for Tech News [links to AdWeek]
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FiveThirtyEight’s ‘Whiz Kid’ Harry Enten represents the new generation of political journalist [links to Columbia Journalism Review]

 

LABOR
   
FACT SHEET: Presidential Memorandum on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the National Security Workforce – press release [links to Benton summary]

 

LOBBYING
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NCTA Foundation Seeds D.C. Groups With $325,000 in Grants [links to Multichannel News]
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Twitter Met With Senate Staffers To Discuss Concerns Over Russian Propaganda [links to Fast Company]

 

POLICYMAKERS
   
Race is on for prized House Commerce Committee Chairmanship
   Washington’s ‘governing elite’ think Americans are morons [links to Benton summary]

 

STORIES FROM ABROAD
   
Europe’s love/hate relationship with Silicon Valley — and what that means for US tech firms [links to Benton summary]
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A Cord-Cutting Battle in Canada is Brewing Between a Telecom David and Goliath [links to Vice]
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The Canadian Government’s Plan to Sell New Spying Powers to Citizens [links to Vice]