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Stevens OK With Build-Out Info Addition
By John Eggerton, STAFF

The Senate Commerce Committee began its second day of hearings on video franchise reform with Chairman Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) trying to accommodate a host of groups in marking up a bill that will pass committee and the Senate floor.

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from: National Journal

Senate Commerce Panel Rejects Key Democratic Telco Amendments

By Drew Clark

(Tuesday, June 27) The Senate Commerce Committee rejected three Democratic amendments to a telecommunications package. The amendments covered Internet telephone regulation, communications subsidies for emergency responders and city cable franchises.

from: SF Gate

Bad deal for cable customers AT&T, Assembly Dems bill's winners

- Jamie Court
Sunday, June 25, 2006

AT&T is spending tens of millions of dollars on advertising, lobbying and campaign contributions in California to bring what it claims is more choice and greater competition to the cable television industry. That's half right. There would be more choices. But not for you and me, just for AT&T.

from: CNET
State governments push for Net neutrality laws

By Anne Broache

As a U.S. Senate panel prepares for a vote on Net neutrality legislation this week, state attorneys general in New York and California are joining Internet companies in saying that network operators must not be permitted to prioritize certain broadband content and services.

Among the 200+ amendments to Senate Bill S.2686 is at least one good one: TITLE XI: LOCAL COMMUNITY RADIO ACT. Our friends at Prometheus Radio are asking that you contact your Senators and ask them to support this amendment.

Low Power Today! Emergency Opportunity to Expand Low Power FM Radio!

Hello Intrepid Rabble Rousers for Community Radio, and Greetings from the Prometheus Radio Project!

from: Publish.Com

Senate Committee Chairman Says 'No' to Net Neutrality
By Wayne Rash
June 22, 2006

Updated: Sen. Ted Stevens says he does not want net neutrality legislation to be part of the telecom bill being considered by the Senate.

WASHINGTON—Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, told eWEEK on June 22 that he does not want any sort of net neutrality legislation to be part of the telecom bill currently being debated by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

A nice rundown of the Senate Commerce Committee markup session on Thursday

from: Kathy Gill

Live Blogging: Senate and Net Neutrality

1.45 pm Pacific - Final

I'm listening (Real audio feed, which died for a five minute period) to a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee mark up session, which began at 2 pm eastern, for SB 2686. This is the third draft of the bill.

from: TV Week

June 22, 2006
Senator Delays Battle Over Telephone-TV Bill
Stevens Warns Not to Add Internet Provision to Debate

By Ira Teinowitz

The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee said a bill that would ease the way for phone companies to get into the pay-TV business may be in danger if unrelated provisions on Internet regulation are attached.

Note: A pity the US media can't seem to discuss net neutrality as clearly as this piece from the UK

from: The Register

Net neutrality has ruined the web

By Thomas C Greene in Washington

Published Thursday 22nd June 2006 07:53 GMT

Comment I thought I knew something about networking, but according to an animated cartoon (http://www.internetofthefuture.org/) by telco lobbyists, I've been laboring under numerous misconceptions. For example, I'd always believed it possible to increase both capacity and bandwidth without the kind of traffic discrimination that the telcos would like to introduce. Apparently, that's wrong.

from: Xchange magazine

Senate Committee to Take Up Telecom Bill Again Next Week

By Kelly M. Teal
Posted on: 06/22/2006

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will meet again on Tuesday to continue hashing out which amendments will be attached to the Communications, Consumers’ Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006, before the bill goes to the Senate floor.