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the federal communications commission was called into question earlier this month when it was discovered that one of the five f.c.c. commissioners were that well baker was leaving her posed to become a lobbyist for comcast just four months after she had approved comcast controversy the acquisition of n.b.c. universal it was just the latest example of revolving door antics that take place all over washington d.c. now the f.c.c. has another controversy a merger on the dr docket this one between eighteen t. and t. mobile it could have profound effects on the wireless market brain in nearly half of all wireless customers about one hundred twenty eight million americans under the umbrella of one corporation and some organizations are worried there could be a revolving door repeat this case to one of those organizations is free for us and it's planning to launch a new campaign to shut the revolving door on america. here to talk more about this campaign is joseph horace senior advisor for government and accidental affairs at free press dot net joseph welcome thanks for having me great to have y

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. >>> the supreme court agreed to hear a case on whether the federal communication commission's policyanning nudity and swearing on tv violates the first amendment. former citigroup employee gary foster, arrested and charged with allegedly embezzling more than $19 million from the bank, has pleaded not guilty. >>> after the bell, nike rose on better than expected quarterly earnings. >>> finally, a stunning new report claims new hd dvr cable boxes eat up more power than some refrigerators. the electricity to operate 160 million cable boxes in the u.s. equals the annual household electricity consumption of the entire state of maryland. who would have thought that? well, coming up, the dodgers break out swinging on the same day they file for bankruptcy. the tigers manager claws at the umps, and huge upsets at wimbledon. >>> plus, what do you get when you mix cirque du soleil and baseball? your early morning sports headlines straight ahead. >> that looked cool. the weather highlights today. severe storms in the southeast, and an unusual storm for the west coast. your forecast is coming up.

have julie brill, the commissioner of the federal trade commission -- one of the commissioners -- and austin schlick, general counsel of the federal communications commission, and cameron kerry, general counsel of the u.s. department of commerce. three pretty good witnesses. ms. brill, if you wish to proceed. >> thank you, mr. rockefeller. i'm julie brill, commissioner of the federal trade commission. i appreciate the opportunity to present testimony today. that amounts of information about consumers are collected and used by many different types of businesses. employers, retailers, advertises, data brokers, lenders, insurance companies and many more. imagine a cash crop mother working -- cash strapped mother working as a substitute teacher and awaiting an opening bid to tide them over between paychecks, she gets a payday loan. she then goes to the drugstore and buys diapers and children's tylenol with her loyalty card. soon after, in the mail, she gets coupons for diapers and children's motrin, and an offer to refinance her mortgage on terms that seem too good to be true. in the evening, the mother goes online to spend time on a social networki

this taping one democrat would simply do this it would take the power away from the federal communications commission and to restore the fairness doctrine without an act of congress but there are new battles yet to be waged time after time and hearing after hearing people complain about licensing there must require at least half of all broadcast licenses in every market to go to a local interest local control doing otherwise violates the public trust you bell to honor and i'd like to say that broadcasting is a lot like driving it's not a right it's a privilege and if i get caught driving recklessly endangering the public i lose my license doesn't matter if i own twelve hundred cars i thank. you. i don't have the right to do this on the public airwaves take their licenses it's pending before you right now how many people here would like to see clear channel lose six licenses for this kind of broadcasting. janie her turn at the mike at the f.c.c. hearing in tampa w t v t in january of two thousand and five my husband and i challenge the operating license of the fox station right here in tampa we have p

the federal communications commission estimates she's one of 20 million americans who've been scammedway. >> the improper charges can be for voicemail, or long-distance service that the consumer didn't request. >> reporter: charges usually range from $1.99 to $19.99. but only about 5% of consumers realize they're being ripped off, because the fees on their phone bill are hard to spot. regulators are now working on new rules to crack down on the problem. and they're setting up a tip sheet to help people recognize and report suspicious charges. >> you can call either a third-party charge. that company, the phone number should be on the bill. or call your phone company. >> reporter: malone says her phone company didn't help, but her credit card company resolved the problem. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> this morning on "the early show," the new push to convince smokers to quit. including graphic new cigarette pack labels. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." , >>> a scary moment for a little spotted fawn in northeastern ohio, all caught on tape. it was cryin

talk about the big picture i'm coming up in this half hour the federal communications commission is putting their foot down with media outlets demanding so i'm only an accurate news to be reported at all times but is a fair look for the f.c.c. to make standards of they're not even meeting and republicans of louisiana are fighting for the right to place a ten commandments monument on the grounds of the state capitol is that right about that separation of church and state and if you're a government worker you don't have a real job at least according to the g.o.p. why they insist on bashing the gov inside to deal with. you know our hall lawmakers are turning their backs on thomas jefferson news the state house in louisiana just passed a bill that calls for the can strike. of a six foot tall monument to the ten commandments we placed on the grounds of the state capitol democrat patrick williams introduced the bill calling it a context for acknowledging america's history there's other people see the monument as nothing more than a wrecking ball the wall separating church and state in america the

. >> it will be submitted to the federal communications commission on wednesday. ching closely. david louie, "abc 7 news." >>> warm weather, now coupled with a huge winter snow pack means many communities in california bracing for possible flooding. a closed sign visits to eastern fresno county. other campgrounds remain open but snow remains on the ground almost midway through june. >> we're in the tent area and they had closed theirs down so we had to call to make sure it's still only op. >> in yosemite many will be gazing raging water falls but further down the stream, merced river may overflow the banks. talk about crazy. we're talking about a rain in june and records. >> already warming up. 77 in yosemite today. so flood watch is in effect until further notice. san jose, looking partly cloudy, kind of cool right now. but on your way to 70 degrees. i'll have the forecast, talk about some minor fluctuations coming up. >> also ahead, bay area veterans who have found a safe haven at >>> about 20 minutes to 9:00 and you are looking at the golden gate bridge. got som

stone has also worked the federal trade commission, the federal communications commission in the office of management and budget. he's been a senior researcher at the urban institute, dr. stone co-authorized a book titled "economic policy in the reagan years." he earned his ph.d. in economics at yale university. dr. stone, welcome today. so, dr. taylor, we'll begin with you. invite your testimony and we will reserve at least five minutes for each of our panelists today. thank you. >> thank you. thank you very much for inviting me to testify. i appreciate the opportunity. i'm going to refer to a couple of or three charts during this opening. two years ago this month the recession officially ended and the recovery officially began. however it's been a very weak recovery. by any historical comparison. and that's why the unemployment rate is still over 9%. i think if you compare this recovery to the last deep recession we had in 1981 and 1982, and i show that in my first chart, it's quite striking. economic growth in the two years, seven quarters we've observed so far since the recovery beg

this is something the federal communications commission calls cramming. >> it's simple having unauthorized charges show up on your bill. that's it. >> it's key here that we are talking about land lines only. >> yeah, it has popped up in cella lure cases as well. wireless companies have settled lawsuits in the past. >> what are we even looking for? sometimes we see stuff, and i assume that's what is supposed to be there. >> they see the charges and they look official, usage charge, and -- >> usage charge is legit, right? >> no, no, no. what happened was when fcc required people to start separating the bills, and in the past they did not have to do this. and they see charges, calling plans, and monthly fees, and other fees. we don't pay attention to things that say "other fees." >> what is that? >> they look official, right? it's really just the letters they are putting in there, the third-party companies are charging you and we are paying them because we don't want to take the time to call the company. >> you call the company and they say that's your servi

it's a practice that the federal communications commission calls cramming, but it's something you can stop from happening right now by simply looking at your phone bill. let's talk to our financial arou analyst, clyde anderson. >> cramming is having unauthorized charges show up on your phone bill. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> so let's be clear we're talking about land lines only. >> yes, but it has popped up on cellular lines too. >> okay, so what are we looking for on our phone bills? sometimes we see stuff, i assume that's supposed to be there. >> that's what happens to most people. usage charges, monthly service fee. >> usage charges, that's legit, right? >> no, no. what happened is, the fcc required people to start separating -- the phone company to separate these bills. in the past, they didn't have to do this, and now you see these charges that are bogus charges, calling plan, monthly fee, other fees. we'll just take it as what it is. >> usbi, what is that? >> they look official, right? universal service. it's really just these letters they're putting in these, and these third

the federal communications commission caps that rate for all phones sold in the u.s.he computer website cnet say the rates vary when using data instead of calling. it also differs for the same phone on a different carrier or in a different place. the motorola bravo ranks at the highest rate yagz level. the samsung, blue earth at the lowest. to see how other phones fared we invite you to nbcwashington.com and search cell phones. >>> a school fund-raiser ended today in a very messy, but hugely fun way. kids at the oakland school in anon dale got to spend the afternoon throwing pies at their teachers. oh, how we would have enjoyed that. it was the reward for students and their families for raisi more than $40,000 during a fund-raiser this year. the school wanted to raise $40,000 to coincide with its 40th anniversary. >> those are some teachers. >> oh, man. >> it would be fun to have pies on the set some time sno. >> who do you have in mind? >> if it's lemon meringue, bring it on. >> we have interesting and exciting golf coming to our area and they take their best shot at

. >> the working committee's report will be submitted to the federal communications commission on wednesdaygps devices will be watching closely. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> the next phase of an $80 million widening project of the road through the canyon will not begin as expected next week. there's a temporary restraining order stopping the project for now. an environmental group filed suit this week saying the project would dallas mavericks the alameda creek and dallas mavericks the environment. the temporary restraining order will remain in place until a court hearing on june 23rd. >>> warm weather now, coupled with a huge winter snowpack, means many communities in radio broadcast are bracing for possible flooding. a closed sign greets campers here. it is threatened by the rushing waters of nearby dinky creek. the campground remains open but you you may see the snow on the ground almost through mid-june. >> we had friends in a tent area and they closed theirs down so we made sure this was still only. >> yosemite, many people will gaze at raging water falls, but downstream the

a federal communications commission report found that while the numbers of media outlets has grown considerably in the digital era, there is an increasing shortage of in-depth local journalism leaded to hold government agencies, schools, and businesses accountable. the findings of the study on the impact of technology on local media were presented to sec commission members at a public meeting thursday in washington d.c. here is a portion of the presentation. >> this project was launched at the beginning of 2010 when it was clear that we were in the time of rapid and seismic change in the media world. you had on the one hand a tremendous digital innovation everywhere, every day. at the same time you had newspaper's closing, staff being laid off, and the traditional media going through a serious contraction. so, the idea was to therefore take a good hard look at this and the answer to basic questions. one is our citizens and communities getting the news and information and reporting that the need and what. second is policy that the fcc and others are in sync with the nature of modern media market

oracle, number of venture capital firms in fact silicon valley, sending letters to the federal communication commission giving their support to at&t's $39 billion takeover of t- mobile. sprint is vehemently fighting that because it will place that deeply into third place behind at&t and verizon but the tech companies probably like the fact that there will be another increase in chance for development opportunities. >>> stock market right now is searching for direction. we are on a five-session skid right now. the dow is lower by 11 points. nasdaq is down by 10. frank and sydnie, the s&p is down by 2. >> when you wear a tie, the market usually goes up. >> reporter: since i have been doing this, the market has been head in the wrong way. >> it has a chokehold on you. >> we'll talk to the producers about that. [ laughter ] >> jason, thanks very much you look niles. jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. >>> if you are one of those drivers who cheats in the express lane and you know who you are, watch out. >> you better. new cameras may snap your mug along the bay area's first toll lane. the bay are

the federal trade commission and the department of commerce and the federal communications commission, they have all been doing what they can to protect americans using the legal tools available to them and using their ability to convene the stakeholders and the experts and educate themselves and the consumers on the changing practices of this rapidly moving and ever evolving world we live in. but, the fact is that they don't have all the tools necessarily and that is why this discussion is so important. i look forward to working with you mr. chairman making sure we have the complete nature of what is going on in the market today from which we can draw the best conclusions about how to proceed, had the smart a slime commercial privacy protection put into law and i thank you for focusing intently on this important issue. >> thank you senator kerry. >> thank you very much mr. chairman for holding another hearing on this very important topic and i appreciate that and i agree with senator kerry's nurtures a shin the data security is one subset of consumer privacy which is itself though a

we will hear from the head of the federal trade commission, julie brill and officials from the commerce department and federal communications commission. west virginia democrat jay rockefeller chairs the committee and will gavel the hearing to order in just a moment. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> we have got to begin. this hearing will come to order. this is the third hearing on consumer privacy that we have had in this committee in a 112 congress. as i have repeatedly emphasized americans are often unaware of the vast amounts of information that are being collected on them and then used often to -- usually to their detriment. i focused on the need for companies to provide everyday consumers with a clear understanding of what information they are collecting, where the information is going and how it is being used. i have also asked companies to give consumers an easy way for them to stop those collection processes. i don't think this is too much to ask of companies that are making a lot of money, and a flood of money that comes off consumers personal information. that should not be happening in america. this is the new

this is something the federal communications commission calls cramming. >> cramming is simple as havingng about landlines only. >> we are talking about landlines only. it has popped up on cellular providers. >> what is this stuff? i told people to pull out their phone bills. what are we looking for? we see stuff. >> that is what most people do. they look official. usage and monthly service fee. >> usage charge? that is legit. >> the fcc required the phone companies to separate the bills. in the past, they did not have to do it. you see the charges. the calling plans. monthly fee. other fees. we will see it and take it as what it is. >> it looks official. >> it is just really letters that they are putting if there. the third party companies are charge you. we are paying them. >> okay, you call the company and they say that is your service fee. that is in there. how can you argue that? >> a lot of times they will tell you it is a third party charge. if you still feel it is a bogus charge, you contact the fcc. you will contact them first. they will let you know if it is a third party vendo

. >> the working committee's rot will be submitted to the federal communications commission on wednesdaywill be watching closely. in san jose david louie, abc7 news. >> the next phase of an $80 million widening project of highway 84 through niles canyon will not begin as expected last week. a judge has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the project for now. an environmental group filed it claiming it would damage the environment. cal tran said it's needed to increase highway safety. the temporary restraining order will remain in place until a hearing on june 23rd. >>> warm weather coupled with a huge winter snowpack, means many are facing for possible floodings. a closed sign in this high country campground, it is threatened by the rushing waters of dinky creek. others campgrounds may remain open but you will see the snow on the ground almost made way through june. >> we had friends that were in the tent area and they had closed theirs down so we had to call to make sure this was still open. >> in yosemite many will gauge at raging waterfalls this weekend but if you recollect

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> in a few moments, the federal communication commissionooks at local media in the digital age -- >> federal communications reports says there's a shortage of local journalism. before looking at the findings of the 18-month long study, the meeting of the fcc began with the test of the energy alert system. this is two and a half hours. >> chief of the security bureau and administrator of fema will give a presentation regarding the emergency alert system. >> thank you, admiral burnett. i'm going to give you the floor in a minute. i want to welcome our partners from -- from fema, damon penn, assistant administrator, thank you for coming to help with the presentation, also i've lost your name mark paese. paese. >> i practiced before. >> from the national weather service. thank you both for coming. thank you for your ongoing work, admiral burnett. the floor is yours. >> thank you, i'm proud to be before you with my friend and colleague, the administrator of the federal emergency management agency, to brief you and in fact with my friend and coll