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...also seemed to hit exactly every cliche note you expect from something set in the early '60s: the Cleaverish white kids discovering their rebellious souls to the tune of Motown, the repressed Betty Crocker mom and authoritarian dad (with a sweet streak, of course) and - there's an FCC regulation requiring this, I think - the Kennedy assassination playing a major role. "Boomtown," a cop show set in LA -sorry, according to the trailer, "the phrase 'cop show' doesn't apply" - is an enigma so far. It has a strong cast (Donnie Wahlberg from "Band of Brothers," Mykelti Williamson, Jason Gedrick...
...year's end every commercial TV station is supposed to be broadcasting digitally, with all analog transmissions to cease by 2006. But with more than half the nation's stations seeking delays, FCC chairman Michael Powell this month went on the offensive (right before a critical broadcasters' meeting), urging networks, broadcasters and equipment makers to rush digital-TV offerings to consumers by 2003. "I agree with Cuban that HDTV is inevitable, but it will take 10 years," predicts Gerry Kaufhold, In-Stat's principal analyst for digital TV. The savings of all-digital production will win out, especially because such...
...FCC has ruled that every cell phone should have Enhanced 911 (or E911) service as a way to pinpoint the location of anyone who calls the emergency line--a mandate that gained urgency following the Sept. 11 tragedies. Global Locate, a San Jose, Calif., company that creates global-positioning-system technology, could benefit from the upgrade. The company has developed a chip (above, next to a standard microchip), about half the size of a fingernail, that can transmit a cell phone's location to the police and authorized callers (your buddy list) with GPS. What's more, the signal continues...
...past 18 months HSTO has been absorbing the costs of the Federal Communication Commission fees they are now charging students. According to Nancy Kinchla, director of telecommunication service, since the expiration of Harvard’s well-bargained telephone contracts, no vendors will offer service without charging the FCC fees, so now they are forced to pass these charges along to us. Another obvious reason for the financial problems is the recent cell phone boom. More students using cell phones means fewer using HSTO, and that means less revenue...
LOCATION, LOCATION It's a great idea: when you get lost in the woods, your cell phone tells you--and your rescuers--exactly where you are. The FCC now requires carriers to offer a phone that doubles as an emergency locator beacon, and Sprint PCS is the first wireless service to sell one. Its GPS-equipped SPH-N300 ($150) will go live next week in Rhode Island. By the end of 2002, all Sprint phones will have GPS capability...