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BENTON’S COMMUNICATIONS-RELATED HEADLINES for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016

Today’s Events:


FCC AGENDA
   Emergency Alert System Revamp Pulled From FCC Agenda

SECURITY/PRIVACY
   Yahoo Says 1 Billion User Accounts Were Hacked
   Google just dodged a privacy lawsuit by scanning your emails a tiny bit slower
   Google publishes eight national security letters after US lifts gag order [links to Benton summary]
   Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims [links to Benton summary]
   www iconITIF op-ed: Congress needs to check government hacking powers [links to Christian Science Monitor]
   FCC Announces Effective Dates of Broadband Privacy Rules [links to Benton summary]
   www iconAshley Madison settles with FTC over data security [links to Federal Trade Commission]
   www iconFBI Arrests One Of America’s Most Wanted Cybercriminals [links to Vice]
   www iconGoogle just dodged a privacy lawsuit by scanning your e-mails a tiny bit slower [links to Verge, The]
   www iconBlack Lives Matter Website Saw Over 100 DDoS Attacks in Seven Months [links to Vice]

TRANSITION
   Donald Trump Strikes Conciliatory Tone in Meeting With Tech Executives
   www iconCritics bash Trump children’s presence at tech meeting [links to Hill, The]
   Source: Twitter cut out of Trump tech meeting over failed emoji deal [links to Benton summary]
   FCC’s O’Rielly Shares Many Trump Policy Positions
   www iconTrump is threatening to wreck our democracy. Blame the Republicans who are looking the other way. [links to Washington Post]
   www iconDonald Trump follows anti-media campaign with anti-media transition [links to CNN Money]
   www iconThe Chosen: Who Trump Is Putting In Power [links to Pro Publica]
   www iconTrump’s supporters admonish him for Twitter use but give him wide berth to govern [links to Washington Post]
   www iconNewt Gingrich explains how Donald Trump expertly manipulates the media [links to Vox]

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
   FirstNet Outlines Operational Readiness, First 100-Days for Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network – press release [links to Benton summary]

INTERNET/BROADBAND
   Legislators Pushes FCC to Extend Open Internet Order Transparency Waiver
   In letter she handed to Trump, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh urges Broadband investment
   Akamai: Average US Peak Broadband Speed Hits 70.8 Mbps
   USTelecom: Broadband Capital Expenditures Down $1 Billion in 2015 [links to Benton summary]
   Gov Branstad (R-IA) unveils public-private partnership to improve broadband access [links to Benton summary]
   www iconWhat Happened to the Most-Wired Town of the 1990s? [links to Verge, The]

JOURNALISM
   www iconGov Christie (R-NJ)-Backed Bill Would Devastate Newspapers That Hold His Feet To The Fire [links to Huffington Post]
   www iconBuzzFeed, POLITICO editors: ‘It was worrisome’ that press corps didn’t stand up sooner for banned news outlets [links to Politico]
   Google Officials Promised To Stop Making Fake News Profitable, But One Month Later, They’ve Failed – Media Matters analysis [links to Benton summary]
   www iconNAB Teams With Knight Foundation on News Initiatives [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

WIRELESS/SPECTRUM
   Yes, your mobile Internet is very slow [links to Benton summary]

TELEVISION
   www iconPwC Study Finds Cord-Cutting Slowing [links to Broadcasting&Cable]

CONTENT
   On Twitter, a Battle Among Political Bots

OWNERSHIP
   CenturyLink Files Level 3 Merger With FCC
   Mossberg: Why the AT&T-Time Warner merger is dangerous – analysis [links to Benton summary]

LABOR
   Silicon Valley’s newest congressman wants tech giants like Apple to bring jobs to the Midwest – press release [links to Benton summary]

GOVERNMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
   Reince Priebus signals changes ahead for White House press corps
   www iconFarhad Manjoo: Twitter Has the Right to Suspend Donald Trump. But It Shouldn’t. [links to New York Times]
   www iconHow Public Engagement is Evolving [links to Government Technology]
   Google extends conservative outreach [links to Benton summary]

COMPANY NEWS
   www iconTotal AT&T Fiber Markets Grow to 46 with New Additions [links to telecompetitor]
   www iconSprint Aims for 1 Gigabit-Per-Second Speeds as Soon as 2017 [links to Bloomberg]
   www iconComcast Business wins 15-year agreement to build Philadelphia institutional network [links to Fierce]
   www iconFacebook says it’s in talks to buy its own video shows [links to Vox]

POLICYMAKERS
   MMTC Welcomes Dr Rikin Thakker as VP of Telecommunications and Spectrum Policy – press release [links to Benton summary]

STORIES FROM ABROAD
   www iconYouTube blocks North Korean channel to avoid breaching sanctions [links to Washington Post]
   The New Privacy Debate: Ensuring Privacy in a ‘mixed reality’ world – ITU [links to Benton summary]
   www iconOp-ed: Google quickens road to freedom in Cuba, but only for select few [links to American Enterprise Institute]