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Doug_Vernier

  1. Details on the LightSquare Bankruptcy. This is not the end. tinyurl.com/cewhwnk 12:11 PM May 17th via web
  2. FCC now says new LPFM window will occur in spring or summer of 2013. 1:10 PM May 16th via web
  3. FCC's TV channel sharing workshop is set for May 22, details available here: tinyurl.com/ChanSharingWor… 1:59 PM May 8th via web
  4. FCC adopts rules permitting TV channel sharing by broadcasters and enacts first step towards acquiring spectrum under incentive auctions: 1:57 PM May 8th via web
  5. Inventor of the cell phone disputes so-called spectrum crisis. tinyurl.com/CooperOnSpecCr… 6:31 AM Apr 30th via web
  6. FCC continues to downgrade some class A LPTV stations that do not qualify for the status. tinyurl.com/7kg9bw7 6:29 AM Apr 30th via web
  7. FCC votes to require phase in of on-line TV station public files.http://tinyurl.com/TV-PublicFilesOnline 6:27 AM Apr 30th via web
  8. Republican-backed FCC reform bill passes the House, but is expected to go no further. Some reforms are needed thou. tinyurl.com/6uh97bq 1:18 PM Mar 28th via web
  9. Report says tower bird kill is insignificant... cat's kill 41 percent, while towers only 0.3 percent. rwonline.com/article/fcc-re… 6:27 AM Mar 19th via web
  10. FCC to address key LPFM and FM translator issues at Wednesday's Open Meeting. tinyurl.com/LPFMs-vs-FM-Xl… 6:18 AM Mar 19th via web
  11. Senator Burr says he opposes the public indentification of local "news" segments made or funded by corporate sponsors. tinyurl.com/6wnfwca 8:01 PM Mar 3rd via web
  12. After months of disputes between LightSquared and government agencies, FCC now says the project should be abandoned. tinyurl.com/6wovjmm 7:35 AM Feb 17th via web
  13. The FCC has issued an "R&O", "Closed Captioning of Internet Protocol-Delivered Video Programming." This is big! tinyurl.com/6rzze5s - 1:04 PM Jan 23rd via web
  14. Public comments in the FCC media ownership proceeding must be filed by March 5 and reply comments by April 3. MB Docket # 09–182 & 07–294. 6:49 AM Jan 20th via web
  15. New defense bill prohibits the FCC from approving LightSquared’s land-based operations until questions of GPS interference are resolved. 12:59 PM Jan 6th via web
  16. FCC report says LPFM's have no economic impact on commercial radio stations. (No surprise.) NAB rest easy. tinyurl.com/7lfhvo5 5:57 AM Jan 6th via web
  17. Microsoft Corp. has decided to withdraw from the Consumer Electronics show permanetly after 2012. tinyurl.com/6u5rmex 5:21 AM Dec 23rd, 2011 via web
  18. FCC implements the "Calm" act. From now on all TV will have calm soothing programming and typically dull. tinyurl.com/79ydsqs 1:31 PM Dec 14th, 2011 via web
  19. House bill gives $3 Billion for TV channel repacking. The NAB estimates that 672 full-power TV stations would have to be moved. Ouch! 9:34 AM Nov 30th, 2011 via web
  20. @Netflixhelps Anyway we can fix the connection errors? Error code 100 or 600. Can't stream anything from Netflix. Please fix. 4:35 PM Nov 27th, 2011 via web
  • Name Doug Vernier
  • Location Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Web http://WWW.V-Soft...
  • Bio Owner and CEO of V-Soft Communications
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