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...that the agency's resources are too limited for it to do so. Critics also note that any gains consumers realize from lower cable prices could be more than offset by the $100 billion to $500 billion they may end up paying to upgrade the telephone system to transmit high-speed video information...
...telephone companies warily, and now the Federal Communications Commission has given it ample reason for that concern. The FCC has granted phone companies the right to carry TV programming into millions of homes. The controversial decision is a major victory for phone operators, which will now be able to transmit TV shows, movies, sports and news formerly carried only by cable and broadcast networks. They will also be allowed to acquire a financial stake of up to 5% in programmers like cnn, Walt Disney and even cbs. The ruling is expected to pave the way for new consumer services, including...
...first time, thanks to a Federal Communications Commission decision, passengers can receive incoming calls in flight -- routed through a central switchboard and wordlessly announced on the video screen so as not to disturb snoozers. More important, passengers will be able to transmit high-quality computer or telefax data from their seats. Travelers carrying laptop computers need simply plug into the standard AT&T RJ-11 connector in the armrest; laptopless passengers can use the system's built-in keypad to punch out a message, displayed on the video screen, and send...
Network technology, linking computers via fiber optic cables or satellite so that they can transmit and share data, has in recent years accounted for many of the most significant advances in academic computing...
...Posse, a sitcom Simmons describes as "Married . . . with Children in the projects"; The Clown Prince, a comedy for Tri-Star Pictures about a white youngster who grows up in a black ghetto and has trouble fitting in at a predominantly white college; and a syndicated radio network that will transmit hip-hop music via satellite to AM stations around the country. Earlier this year, Simmons made his first venture into print, teaming up with Jones and Time Warner to create Volume, a new music magazine that is slated to make its debut in September and is aiming to become...