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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017
OWNERSHIP
The FCC plans to roll back some of its biggest rules against media consolidation
FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel: Pro-Sinclair FCC Policies Deserve Investigating
Trump’s FCC Chair Announces Plan to Scrap Ownership Limits Standing in Way of Sinclair Mega-Merger – Free Press press release [links to Benton summary]
Can Washington Stop Big Tech Companies? Don’t Bet on It [links to Benton summary]
See also:Big Tech’s Rivals Pounce at Chances to Win in Washington [links to Benton summary]
Google’s Government Influence Nixed Competition for Winner-Take All Results [links to Scott Cleland]
Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Talks Edge Closer but Still Drag On [links to Wall Street Journal]
See also:Sprint Merger With T-Mobile Would Kill 20,000 Jobs, Union Says [links to Bloomberg]
Facebook’s Aggressive Moves on Startups Threaten Innovation [links to Wired]
COMMUNICATIONS & DEMOCRACY
FCC Chairman Pai Commits to No Retribution, Period, Over News Content
There is no 1st Amendment right to speak on a college campus – Vox op-ed [links to Benton summary]
Hate speech is protected free speech, even on college campuses – Vox op-ed [links to Benton summary]
NET NEUTRALITY
Verizon will stop throttling video on unlimited plans if you pay an extra $10 per month [links to Verge, The]
ISPs Have Throttled, Blocked Content – Tech Dirt op-ed
A Public Focused Approach To Network Neutrality – Tech Dirt op-ed [links to Benton summary]
National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce: Legislation can guarantee the neutrality our internet economy deserves [links to Hill, The]
Ending Net Neutrality Can Help Puerto Rico Recover, Proposes Verizon-Funded National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce [links to Intercept, The]
SECURITY/PRIVACY
New DHS Social Media Retention Practices Threaten Privacy, Freedom of Expression – New America press release [links to Benton summary]
Right-leaning groups back international data privacy bill [links to Benton summary]
3 Ways to Fight the Cybertalent War [links to Government Technology]
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
FCC Chairman Pai Proposes Order Aiding Hurricane-Affected Schools, Libraries – press release
Hurricane Maria Communications Status Report for Oct. 25 [links to Federal Communications Commission]
A ‘How-To’ Guide for Governors Considering Opting Out of FirstNet [links to National Telecommunications and Information Administration]
Verizon: First Responders don’t have to change providers just because their state opts-in to FirstNet [links to Verizon]
WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
The FCC Rethinks Citizens Broadband at the Eleventh Hour – CommLawBlog analysis [links to Benton summary]
Smartphones Ring Big With Hispanic Women [links to Multichannel News]
TELEVISION
Senate Democrats Want FCC to Mediate Verizon/Univision Impasse [links to Benton summary]
National Association of Broadcasters Slams Verizon at FCC Over ATSC 3.0 [links to Broadcasting&Cable]
JOURNALISM
‘Downright Orwellian’: journalists count cost of Facebook’s impact on democracy
CBS Names Jeff Glor Its Evening News Anchor [links to New York Times]
The man who saved his local news site in two days [links to Columbia Journalism Review]
CONTENT
Musicians group launches ad campaign against Google, YouTube [links to Benton summary]
Why is YouTube undercutting anti-ISIS efforts? [links to American Enterprise Institute]
Reddit bans Nazi chat pages [links to Hill, The]
LABOR
Sprint Merger With T-Mobile Would Kill 20,000 Jobs, Union Says [links to Bloomberg]
LOBBYING
How lobbyists convinced lawmakers to kill a broadband privacy bill
Silicon Valley Gets Behind Initiative to Challenge Trump’s Agenda in Court [links to Benton summary]
Telecom Lobbyists Fund MI Lawmaker Who Sponsors Bill To Ban Municipal Broadband [links to Benton summary]
POLICYMAKERS
Progress Report on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai – New America press release [links to Benton summary]
COMPANY NEWS
AT&T gains 125K IP broadband subscriptions in Q3, but DSL losses remain a drag [links to Fierce]
Bill O’Reilly May Wind Up at Sinclair Broadcasting
STORIES FROM ABROAD
Kenyans need more than fact-checking tips to resist misinformation – CJR op-ed [links to Benton summary]