A proposal by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to require all mobile devices sold in the U.S. to include FM radio chips is meeting growing opposition from IT and mobile trade groups. Six trade groups, including the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and mobile organization CTIA, sent a letter to...
Six associations sent letter against the mandate to U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members A coalition of six technology industry associations sent a letter today to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees urging them to resist efforts...
For more than 70 years, over-the-air radio stations have played music without paying the performers who recorded the songs. That could be changing. This month, the National Association of Broadcasters released what it described as a framework of a deal in which stations would pay a total of about $100...
Cellphones are on the cutting edge of technological innovation. But they may also offer an old-fashioned service — FM radio — if a controversial new proposal gains traction in Washington. Groups representing broadcasters, musicians and record companies say they may ask Congress to require that new mobile phones include equipment...
The recent unfortunate hostage situation at Discovery Communications headquarters is a vivid demonstration how broadcasters’ strongest argument to force a radio receiver into our cell phones is unnecessary of a government mandate. Broadcasters contend that their vaunted emergency alert system will help keep us safe in case of an emergency,...
In the face-paced world of the innovation economy, people need to move from one place in the world to the next with seemingly ever-increasing speed. At the same time those of us who travel overseas for business, often struggle moving quickly between countries because of lengthy security checks. The balance...
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