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from: Denver Post

New Qwest CEO coy about future
Mueller says he will announce new directions by end of year
By Andy Vuong
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 12/02/2007 03:37:25 AM MST

DENVER - By year's end, Qwest Chief Executive Officer Ed Mueller will unveil his grand vision for the telecommunications company he took over in mid-August.

from: Rocky Mountain News

Changes in city councils could aid Qwest
Arvada, telco set tentative hearing on video franchise
By Jeff Smith, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Saturday, December 1, 2007

Qwest Communications is getting a fresh start in municipalities such as Arvada in its efforts to win TV franchises.

from: CNET

Net neutrality may not resolve Comcast vs. BitTorrent

from: Light Reading

Qwest Delivers IPTV Confusion

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Over the course of the past year Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q - message board) has been hard at work, in various cities across the country, pounding the pavement and making a case with city leaders. The issue at hand? Qwest can deliver a competing cable television service to the consumers. (See Qwest Blazing Trail for Video.)

from: Herald Tribune

Manatee gives up cable TV suit plans
Bright House basic cable subscribers will need upgrade for county channel

By FRANK GLUCK
frank.gluck@heraldtribune.com

MANATEE COUNTY -- When Bright House Networks decided to charge thousands of cable subscribers higher fees to view public access channels, Tampa Bay-area governments promised a legal fight.

from: Beloit Daily News

Guest commentary
Posted: Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007 - 11:24:26 am CST
By Senator Judy Robson

Wisconsin deserves better cable bill

Since the dawn of broadcasting, the public interest has struggled with commercial interests for use of our public airwaves.

from: Washington Post

Judge Calls for Data on Telecom Lobby

From Associated Press, November 29, 2007
By Kim Curtis

An electronic privacy group challenging President Bush’s domestic spying program scored a minor victory when a judge ordered the federal government to release information about lobbying efforts by telecommunications companies to protect them from prosecution.

predictable . . .

from: Radio Ink

NAB Responds To LPFM Changes

WASHINGTON -- November 28, 2007: "NAB is pleased that the commission clarified that LPFM stations must indeed be locally owned with locally originated programming and limits ownership to one station per licensee," said NAB EVP Dennis Wharton in response to the FCC's changes to its low-power FM rules .

Low-Power Radio Gets Boost from FCC

From Prometheus Radio Project, November 28, 2007

Low Power Radio Stations were given a boost yesterday at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which passed a package of reforms to improve the rules which govern these small stations run by schools, churches, immigrant groups, local governments and neighborhood organizations. The FCC order provided immediate relief on numerous longstanding administrative problems for these small stations. The actions also implemented short term fixes on major challenges for low power stations, and outlined remaining issues that will be resolved over the next 6 months.

from: Romeo Observer

Uniform cable agreement
changes channel on WBRW

by CHRIS GRAY
Observer Staff Writer

You'll have to exercise your thumb a bit more to get your local public access news coverage.

Letters were recently sent to residents in Bruce and Washington townships and the Village of Romeo, stating that Channel 6 will be known as Channel 902 as of Jan. 15. This is caused by the Michigan Uniform Video Service Local Franchise Agreement. Under the agreement, providers must re-submit up to 2-percent of their gross revenues to fund public access programming.