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The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Aereo's service breaks the law [telecom]
By Joan E. Solsman, CNET, June 25, 2014 The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Aereo, a 2-year-old startup that relies on tiny antennas to stream broadcast television over the Internet, is illegal....
 
The Supreme Court's Aereo Decision: What It Says, What It Means [telecom]
By Kevin ("The Swami") Goldberg, CommLawBlog, June 27, 2014 The Supremes have spoken, and now it's the Swami's turn. [Blogmeister's Note: As we have already reported, the Supreme Court has reversed...
 
[telecom] Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones
Major Ruling Shields Privacy of Cellphones Supreme Court Says Phones Can't Be Searched Without a Warrant By ADAM LIPTAK JUNE 25, 2014 WASHINGTON - In a sweeping victory for privacy rights in the...
 
Aereo Update: Supreme Court Rules for Broadcasters [telecom]
By Harry Cole, CommLawBlog, June 25, 2014 The Supreme Court has decided the Aereo case! And the answer is (dramatic drum roll): The Supremes, in a 6-3 vote, have reversed the Second Circuit's decision...
 
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate [Telecom]
Today's (20-JUNE-2014) FAS' "Secrecy News" cites the following, among many others, Congressional Research Service's (CRS) report entitled: Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate, June...
 
[telecom] Fire Phone Immerses Users in Amazon's World
Fire Phone Immerses Users in Amazon's World By DAVID STREITFELD JUNE 18, 2014 SEATTLE - Amazon on Wednesday announced a device that tries to fulfill the retailer's dream of being integrated into...
 
[telecom] Amazon Fire Phone's Missed Opportunities
Amazon Fire Phone's Missed Opportunities JUNE 18, 2014 Farhad Manjoo SEATTLE - When Amazon invited the media and hundreds of its most loyal customers to witness the unveiling of a new device on...
 
Calling Old Numbers In Ads [telecom]
Reportedly the oldest continuously-operating telephone number in the NANP is (212) PEnylvania6-5000 -- which was immortalized in the 1940 hit song by that name and recorded by the Glenn Miller...
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Calling Old Numbers In Ads [telecom]
Reading the original letter (or press-release, I can't tell) of Julia-Louis Dreyfus joining the cast of Seinfeld[1] got me thinking, does anyone have any interesting stories of calling old phone...
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Odds of Aereo prevailing about 30 percent, analyst says [telecom]
By Daniel Frankel, FierceCable, June 12, 2014 | The chances of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of SVOD service Aereo in its battle with broadcasters hover at around 30 percent, according to...
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Questioning the wisdom of permitting texting to E911 services [Telecom]
Background: on May 19, 2014, I posted an article to (C.D.T) citing this newspaper article: By WILSON RING May. 19, 2014 7:01 PM EDT and I wrote: " This is very interesting. I can see where texting...
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[telecom] Ars tests Internet surveillance-by spying on an NPR reporter
Ars tests Internet surveillance-by spying on an NPR reporter A week spent playing NSA reveals just how much data we leak online. by Sean Gallagher June 10 2014 Ars Technica On a bright April morning...
 
[telecom] The Privacy Paradox, a Challenge for Business
The Privacy Paradox, a Challenge for Business By STEVE LOHR JUNE 12, 2014 People around the world are thrilled by the ease and convenience of their smartphones and Internet services, but they aren't...
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New Study Shows That Consumers Favor Aereo in Supreme Court Case against American Broadcasting Companies [telecom]
By Jennie Pearson, PRWEB, San Francisco, June 06, 2014 In anticipation of the Supreme Court decision for "American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc." market research firm Peerless Insights...
 
[telecom] Controlling Your Smart Home With One Hub
Controlling Your Smart Home With One Hub JUNE 11, 2014 Molly Wood THE smart home is full of promise: Coffee makers that turn on when you wake up, garage doors that open when you come home, relaxing...