Google tells FCC it's still blocking calls, but fewer of them

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/28/2009

Google tells FCC it's still blocking calls, but fewer of them

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Google is, indeed, far more of a gatekeeper than AT AT has exercised editorial control over its own content (which, of course, it's allowed to do; it's the publisher), but has never blocked anyone else's. Google, on the other hand, has engaged in extensive blocking of content. In fact, the day ...

online.wsj.com - 10/28/2009

FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves

— online.wsj.com — AMY SCHATZ WASHINGTON—Federal regulators are considering taking back some airwaves from television broadcasters and auctioning them off... to wireless companies to increase the availability of wireless broadband services. Federal Communications ... (more) FCC May Take Back TV Airwaves

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googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com - 10/29/2009

Our response to the FCC on Google Voice

— googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com — Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel In our response today to the FCC's inquiry... about Google Voice, we announced that our engineers have developed a tailored solution for restricting calls to specific numbers engaged in what ... (more) Our response to the FCC on Google Voice

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publicknowledge.org - 11/5/2009

Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch

— publicknowledge.org — The battle over your home entertainment equipment is heating up again and the time to make your... voice heard is now. Hollywood wants the Federal Communications Commission to grant the studios permission to engage in so-called “Selectable Output ... (more) Tell the FCC to Say "No" to the Cable Kill Switch

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Google Voice Is Only Blocking Like 100 Numbers Now [Google Voice]
Gizmodo — ... a decent swath of phone numbers—ranging from sex chat lines to nuns to some simply rural digits—to around 100. The FCC, being all about neutrality nowadays, is probably still going to flick Google in the balls over it. Given that Google's clearly happy to give something away for free that costs a lot of money to make happen, would they really even consider charging Google Voice like they vaguely threatened? Nahhh. [Washington Post] ...

Google Voice Blocks 100 Numbers Already?
Mobile Whack — ... The Commission is interested in how Google Voice works and it wants to know exactly how and why the app blocks certain numbers. Google has raised the number of blocked numbers to 100. Thatâs a lot more numbers than it used to block. Google thinks that these numbers are âengaged inâ¦ schemesâ which happen to raise carrier costs. So it seems that Google saves you some money. Is that going to be enough for the FCC? Will Google have to unblock all these numbers soon? via Washington Post Tags: Blocked Numbers , fcc , Google , Google ...

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GeekSugar — ... The Giz team has whipped up a Best Of list for Windows 7 - Gizmodo Facebook has just launched a new hub called "Peace on Facebook" - CNET Netflix is already testing streaming on the Nintendo Wii - Engadget Jerry Seinfeld, who was featured in Microsoft ads, has been spotted with a Mac! - CrunchGear Google is starting to block some calls which use Google Voice to satisfy the FCC - The Washington Post It's giveaway time on GeekSugar! Log in ...