SD6
join:2005-03-26 | bad link?
so there is this link to "...the FCC's effort to gut the video franchise system"
the first sentence of which says...
"...phone company lobbyists couldn't sell 'franchise reform' on the federal level"... |
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meh37
@verizon.net | First rule for "speechifying"...
Know your audience. (especially good for occasions when your future employer might be in your audience) |
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Dennis
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join:2001-01-26
Algonquin, IL | where do i apply
Hey, I'm a pretty technical kinda guy where do I submit the application? |
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MTU
Premium
join:2005-02-15
San Luis Obispo, CA
 ·AT&T Yahoo
| Unanimous
The Senate unanimously endorsed her appointment by Pres. Bush. Business is business.
Her FCC 'profile' says: "Commissioner Tate has worked extensively to facilitate market-based solutions to public policy issues. Drawing on her extensive experience at the state and local level, Commissioner Tate actively promotes cooperative federalism and public/private partnerships when it is time for the government to act. Often referred to as the “Children’s Commissioner,” she is a leading voice on issues affecting families and children, and has been at the forefront of the movement to ensure that advances in communications technologies benefit all Americans."
During the process to merge XM and Sirius she allegedly got her talking-points from a rep to "Clear Channel" radio (that opposed the combo).
More of the same, and a hint towards censorship....for the children? |
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Pv8man
join:2008-07-24
Hammond, IN
| Is it any suprise?
Really? is it?
We all knew for years that there was something wrong with the FCC.
I guess this finally explains their incompetence. They aren't dumb.
They are Lobbyists.
Does anybody out there agree with me that lobbyists should be outlawed, and if they are ever caught making agreements with ANY politician then they should be extradited.
Hmm...I wonder if the PEOPLE can ever bribe congress. |
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WhyADuck
Premium
join:2003-03-05
| A suggestion for those who think the FCC is truly FUBAR
Not to take anything away from this fine site, but comments left here are mostly only read by geeks like us, and in a couple of days are old news. If you really have some positive suggestions for reform of the FCC, why not go to »change.gov/ and leave your comments there? Obviously you will want to think through what you are going to say so you come across as a reasonably intelligent person, but there is the off chance that if enough people did that it would make a difference. It's not often that the government actually asks for citizen input and while nobody can predict how much weight the comments left there will carry, I'll bet they'd stand a better chance of being seen there than in an online forum. Just sayin'... |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
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join:2000-05-11 | reply to Dennis
Re: where do i apply
I'll see if I can get you hired. |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to WhyADuck
Re: A suggestion for those who think the FCC is truly FUBAR
Anyone who knows anything about the FCC already knows where to send their suggestions. But you are absolutely right. The ranting here is already irrelevant the day before it's posted. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| said by RadioDoc  :Anyone who knows anything about the FCC already knows where to send their suggestions. But you are absolutely right. The ranting here is already irrelevant the day before it's posted. So are the news items about the FCC, but they still get posted...
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sortofatroll
@comcast.net
| reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc :Anyone who knows anything about the FCC already knows where to send their suggestions. fcc@att.com? |
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fredfred
@verizon.net
| Politicos v Staff
There is a difference between "staff" and the politically appointed leadership. This post, the title of which say "staff", is in fact about the politicos. The politicos get there positions thru political patronage and, as was seen with fema and katrina, may have no experience in the subject matter.
The career professional staff are civil servants whose staff is designed to be removed from political patronage. The civil servants are somewhat isolated from political favoritism and thus only have an incentive to get the job done (but see the recent dingell report about how the matians threated the staff as if the fcc were the kgb).
There is a civil servant staff there that believes in the work it is doing and has expertise to work toward that end. The staff was muzzled by the martians.
There is a big difference btw politico and staff. |
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Cybertelecom
@verizon.net
| reply to Dennis
Re: where do i apply
to the FCC? Apply here. »www.fcc.gov/jobs/
There are no jobs listed now but there may be some listed as soon as the transition happens. But be prepared - getting a job with the fed govt is a long processes. |
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ctceo
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join:2001-04-26
South Bend, IN
clubs:
 ·magicjack.com
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·Comcast
·AT&T Midwest
 ·HughesNet Satellit..
| Potential Truth
But I wouldn't simply single out WoW as the sole cause. There are plenty of other possible culprits which I do not need to mention, including bad parenting and many others.
So lets just find out:
»www.helloquizzy.com/quizzy/take
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Fredfred
@verizon.net
| reply to Pv8man
Re: Is it any suprise?
Anyone out there who lobbies congress on any issue other than for themselves - is a lobbiest. So if you go to Congress on behalf of your community association, or your ISOC chapter, or for CPSR - YOU are a lobbiest. The reality is that congress needs input and information from the people most effected by what congress does -- you. Well its the K Street lobbiests that show up day in and day out - while the guy on the street says "The fcc stinks and wont listen to me" - doesnt show up - and gets ignored.
Democracy is messy and inefficient. Mussolini kept the trains running on time. Which do you want.
Finally - "something wrong with the fcc." Remember - this is the Bush-Cheneys. Martin worked on the bush campaign in florida and his wife works for cheney. There isnt something wrong with the "FCC" - there is something wrong with the "bush-cheneys" who systematically came in and drove EVERY federal agency into the ground. Think FEMA and Katrina. The bush-cheneys beleived in loyalty and that anyone who was not loyal was an enemy of the state to be destroyed. |
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Fredfred
@verizon.net | reply to WhyADuck
Re: A suggestion for those who think the FCC is truly FUBAR
Yes!
and, find your favorite organization, like EFF or CDT or ACLU and support them - and when they say "contact the FCC about X proceeding" - do it. Too frequently the only one's who show up are the K Street lobbiests. |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
2 edits | reply to WhyADuck
FCC folds to Congressional pressure - cancels their Dec mtg
The FCC folded to pressure from Congress to cancel their Dec mtg where Martin was going to try and hand M2Z Networks some wireless spectrum for their porn-free and fee-free 768 kbps internet plans. M2Z mgt is well stocked with 5 ex-FCC staffers. Martin also wanted to stick it to cable companies once again in another pending vote.
»online.wsj.com/article/SB1229111···397.html
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Friday evening canceled next week's meeting at which the commission was scheduled to vote on a free Internet plan, after receiving a letter from key U.S. lawmakers asking him to hold off.
Sen. John Rockefeller, (D-W.Va.), and Rep. Henry Waxman, (D-Calif.), who will chair the Senate and House committees overseeing the FCC next year, earlier Friday sent a letter to Mr. Martin asking him to cease actions on controversial policy proposals.
Mr. Martin had proposed that the FCC vote Dec. 18 on rules for a sale of valuable airwaves that would have required the winning bidders to offer free Internet access to 95% of the country.
Under Mr. Martin's plan, the free Internet proposal would have been smut-free, including a filter for pornography. Adults over 18 would have been able to opt out. Civil rights groups had raised questions about that idea, worrying about whether it would interfere with users' privacy and free speech.
Mr. Martin also wanted the commission to vote next week on a plan opposed by the cable industry that would have strengthened TV networks in negotiations about how they are carried by cable providers.
"We received the letter from Senator Rockefeller and Congressman Waxman today and spoke with other offices," said FCC Spokesman Robert Kenny. "In light of the letter, it does not appear that there is consensus to move forward and the agenda meeting has been canceled." Looks like Congress wants Martin GONE before the FCC tackles any more substantive issues before it.
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raye
Premium
join:2000-08-14
Orange, CA | Her tubes are clogged
better get in touch with (former) Sen Ted Stevens for a little more fiber in her diet. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| reply to Pv8man
Re: Is it any suprise?
said by Pv8man :.... Hmm...I wonder if the PEOPLE can ever bribe congress. sure. we need to form a PAC.
we can call it "People Against Congress".
it will be the PAC PAC |
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
Premium
join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·Comcast
| said by nasadude :sure. we need to form a PAC. we can call it "People Against Congress". it will be the PAC PAC But they will be beat down by the
"Pols Interested in Graft"
it will be the PIG PAC |
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
clubs: | Well, DUH!
It's been that way for the last 20 years or so.
No Engineers anymore, just freakin' lawyers!
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