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DOOH at Doctors' Offices, Convenience Stores. What's Next?

Digital out-of-home advertising is finding its way into new venues such as doctors' offices and gas stations. At the same time, new industries - consumer goods for instance - are barely easing their way into this channel. In other words, even as DOOH expands its horizons, booking tends to be placed by such stalwart industries as automobile and financial services. "Food, beverage and candy categories are still kicking the tires," says Rob Gorrie, president and CEO and founder of Adcentricity. "  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, August 25th 2010

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/21/09

Web 2.0 News and Trends: Rumor has it that Google will launch a music initiative called One Box to offer song previews, artist bios, graphics, and video - but no downloads or subscriptions. One Box won't be limited to music, according to CNET's Stephen Shankland. There are several different kin  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, October 21st 2009

Companies Prep Salvos for Net Neutrality War

Providers of social networking applications, telecom providers, carriers and ISPs are bracing for the expected announcement this Thursday of new net neutrality rules by the Federal Communications Commission. The impending release has launched last-minute lobbying from all quarters, from so-called 'Blue Dog' Democrats on behalf of carriers and cable companies, to CEOs of such companies as Google and Twitt  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, October 20th 2009

FCC Puts Wireless Spectrum Plan on Backburner

A project to avail portions of advanced wireless services-2 spectrum to telecommunications companies, in exchange for free nationwide public internet services, has been put on hold until next year, when the new administration takes office. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) canceled the meeting in which members would vote on the initiative soon after two Democratic lawmakers asked that it be temporarily suspended, Mediapost   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, December 16th 2008

Massive Mistrust in UK over Identity Fraud

Only half (52 percent) of consumers in Great Britain trust their high-street bank or building society (similar to a savings and loan institution) to protect their personal details from identity thieves, a new "trust poll" has revealed, writes MarketingCharts. Travel and gambling companies f  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, October 16th 2007

FTC Gives Net Neutrality the Big 'What For?'

Last week the FTC issued a report dismissing claims that the government must help preserve the fairness of online networks in the U.S., according to Ars Technica. "This report recommends that policy makers proceed with caution in the evolving, dynamic industry of  [...]
Posted: Monday, July 2nd 2007

Study: Canadians Worry About Telecom-Nabbing FDI

The Canadian public doesn't want foreign investors buying stake in its domestic telecoms, according to a government-funded study (via Globe and Mail). Resistance stemmed from Canadian companies that lost economic strength to parent companies in foreign countries. Sixty-eight percent surveyed by   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 30th 2007

Maroc Telecom 'Technically' Slams Door on YouTube

For reasons not immediately clear, Moroccan ISP Maroc Telecom has blocked access to YouTube as of May 25th, writes Reporters Without Borders. Maroc Telecom did not respond to inquiries made regarding the block, but the firm's press officer said it was the result of a technical problem. The technical problem occurred shortly after videos of pro-independence Saharan demons  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 30th 2007

Net Neutrality Takes the Stage in New Congress

With the new Congressional session came its first net-neutrality legislation that looks to prevent high-speed internet access providers, like Verizon and Comcast, from charging for priority access to content providers like Google and Yahoo, reports the New York Times. Consumer groups have allied with the content p  [...]
Posted: Thursday, January 11th 2007

Google Forms Political Action Committee

Google confirmed on Monday that it has filed paperwork to set up a political action committee (PAC). With Google NetPAC, the search giant joins fellow tech heavyweights in an attempt to influence Beltway politics via contributions to political candidates and causes, reports CNET. Google has been at the forefront of the net neutrality debate in the context of a Senate communications bill  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, September 20th 2006

Google May Raise Antitrust Case if Net Neutrality Breached

Google VP and "Father of the Internet" Vint Cerf yesterday said Google might file antitrust complaints if high-speed internet service providers abuse the power they are likely to receive from Congress, reports Reuters. The Senate's Commer  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, July 5th 2006

Senate, Too, Turns Down Net Neutrality

The Commerce Committee of the U.S. Senate nixed net neutrality rules, joining the House in dealing a setback to internet companies (e.g., eBay, Google and Amazon) and giving a boost to carriers (such as AT&T and Verizon), reports CNET. An 11-11 tie resulted in the defeat of a Democrat-backed amendment that would have   [...]
Posted: Thursday, June 29th 2006

Feds Sue NJ AG to Keep Telcos' NSA Secrets

Citing national security concerns, the U.S. Department of Justice has sued the New Jersey Attorney General's office to prevent it from asking telephone companies whether they gave customer call records to the National Security Agency, reports Reuters. The suit was filed in Trenton, NJ, on Wednesday, one day before the phone companies - AT&T, Verizon, Cingular, Sprint Nextel and Qwest - were suppos  [...]
Posted: Friday, June 16th 2006

Hearing Set for Bill Giving Telcos Video Franchises

The Republican-backed bill that would allow telephone companies to offer nationwide television-based video services - and so challenge cable companies - faces an initial public hearing March 30, BrandWeek reports (via MediaBuyerPlanner). Under the bill, Verizon and AT&T, among others, would gain the ability  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, March 29th 2006

AT&T Sued for Helping NSA Spy on Citizens

U.S. tech companies are again being accused of helping a government infringe on the rights of its citizens. This time, however, the government in question is that of the U.S., and the tech companies - the largest among them is AT&T - are those that have access to the phone calls and emails of citizens and have helped the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens,   [...]
Posted: Thursday, February 2nd 2006

Justice Allows Telecom Deals, SBC to Adopt AT&T Name

The Justice Department yesterday approved the sale of AT&T to SBC and the sale of MCI to Verizon, though hurdles remain, reports the New York Times. The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to meet today to consider the deals. The deals are also subject to approval by several state regulators. Yesterday, SBC said it would adopt the AT&T name after the purchase was completed. SBC and Verizon will together control 56  [...]
Posted: Friday, October 28th 2005

U.S. House Panel Unveils Telecom, Broadband Bill

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday announced draft legislation for overhauling U.S. telecommunications laws to address new technologies, such as internet video and voice services, reports Reuters. "We need a fresh new approach that will encourage internet providers to expand and improve broadband networks, spur growth in the technology sector and develop cutting-edge services for consumers,"  [...]
Posted: Friday, September 16th 2005

Consumer Groups Want DSL, Cable Rulings Overturned

Consumer advocates Consumers Union and Consumer Federation of America, and media reform group Free Press, want Congress to adopt legislation to compel telephone companies and cable operators to share their lines with competitors to ensure competition that would benefit consumers, reports MediaPost. The groups want Congress to overturn last week's DSL-related ruling by the Federal Communication  [...]
Posted: Thursday, August 11th 2005

FCC: DSL, Like Cable, Now an 'Information Service'

Phone companies need not provide high-speed internet lines to competitors that provide similar services, the Federal Communications Commission ruled by a 4-0 vote on Friday, saying that digital subscriber line (DSL) is an information - not a telecommunication - service, Newsday reports. The widely expected ruli  [...]
Posted: Monday, August 8th 2005

New Tech, Old Message: Vox Populi, Vox Dei

A commentary by Tom Friedman of the New York Times decries that the U.S. is falling behind in the adoption of broadband and wireless technologies for accessing the internet: "The world is moving to an internet-based platform for commerce, education, innovation and entertainment. Wealth and productivity will go to those countries or companies that get   [...]
Posted: Friday, August 5th 2005