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InternetNews September 22, 2004 Roy Mark	VZ Wireless Slams National 411 Directory Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, clashed with other cellular carriers on Tuesday, telling a U.S. Senate committee that a proposed national wireless telephone directory is a "terrible idea" and should be scrapped.
InternetNews September 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Proposed Legislation Challenges E411 Promises Lawmakers say new the wireless industry's promises are not enough to protect consumer privacy.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Senate's Cellular Stand The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill on the proposed "E411" cell phone directory. Considering that the directory has not even been created yet, the Commerce Committee's opt-in restriction may well kill the idea before it ever gets off the ground.
InternetNews March 31, 2006 Roy Mark	Senate Passes Phone Data Confidentiality Bill A U.S. Senate panel pushed out legislation yesterday that makes it illegal to acquire, use or sell a person's confidential phone records without affirmative written consent.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Rich Smith	Telecoms Want Money for Nothing The cell-phone companies want to publish your unlisted number.
InternetNews March 9, 2005 Roy Mark	House Continues Anti-Spyware Push Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approves legislation, setting stage for full House vote to legislate spyware.
InternetNews March 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Phone Data Privacy Bill Heats Up in Senate Momentum for a telephone data privacy bill began building in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, with Sen. George Allen introducing legislation to outlaw the acquiring, selling or soliciting of someone else's phone records without their express consent.
InternetNews January 23, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Sparks Database Controversy Judiciary Committee approves bill that creates a new property right in database facts.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Catherine Yang	Commentary: Wireless: Answer the Call New FCC rules could really expand cell-phone use -- if carriers play it right.
Entrepreneur September 2004 Amanda C. Kooser	In the Book? A "white pages" for mobile phone users is on its way.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Bill Would Protect Call Records From Snoopers New legislation would have FTC write rules for stricter security standards for consumers' personal phone records.
InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies.
InternetNews June 16, 2010	Sens. to Mark Up Cybersecurity Bill Next Week Leaders of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs pledge to bring week-old cybersecurity bill to a markup next week, hope for passage this year.
PC World September 2001 Cameron Crouch	Will Big Brother Track You by Cell Phone? The FCC requires cell phone companies to track you, in order to find you when you call 911 -- but what about your privacy?
InternetNews June 30, 2005 Roy Mark	Bill Targets Trafficking in Social Security Numbers Legislation requires companies to alert customers if their credit card information has been breached. The bill also prohibits requiring individuals to use Social Security numbers as their account numbers.
PC World February 20, 2001 Jennifer O'Neill	Congress Navigates a Flood of Net Privacy Bills Lawmakers, industry juggle e-commerce and consumer concerns in review of longtime (and new) proposals...
InternetNews June 16, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senators Probing Wireless Device Deals Kerry, colleagues call on FCC for swift feedback on exclusivity agreements amid increasing talk of legislation to curb the practice.
Food Engineering July 2, 2007	Replacement Parts Directory -- Supplier Index Replacement parts directory.
InternetNews March 15, 2007 Roy Mark	A Charming Third Time For Anti-Spyware Bill? House panel backs Spy Act again despite two rejections from Senate. H.R. 964 would require an opt-in, notice and consent regime for adware or spyware that collects personally identifiable information from consumers.
Geotimes July 2007 Allyson K. Anderson	A Political Comment on ... The Life of a Bill A brief primer on bills originating in the Senate using S. 1321, the Energy Savings Act of 2007, a bill that the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently proposed.
Food Engineering July 18, 2006	FISA Directory View the latest FISA Directory.
InternetNews September 23, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Turns Attention to Data Privacy The Senate Judiciary Committee expects to vote next week on legislation making it a crime for data brokers to conceal a security breach involving personal data and increasing penalties for computer fraud when the act involves personal data.
Food Engineering July 5, 2007	Replacement Parts Directory -- Products and Parts Section Replacement parts directory.
Search Engine Watch February 4, 2002 Danny Sullivan	AOL Switches To Inktomi AOL Search has switched over to Inktomi results for its main listings, relegating the Open Directory's presence to having category-only links appearing at the bottom of the page...
InternetNews July 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senate Nears Vote on Rethinking U.S. Spectrum A Senate committee yesterday passed a bill that would direct two federal agencies overseeing the nation's wireless spectrum to conduct an inventory to determine how the various bands of airwaves are being used.
InternetNews February 8, 2007 Roy Mark	Skepticism Clouds Proposed Spectrum Plan Nextel founder Morgan O'Brien urges lawmakers to ditch DTV transition plans for public-safety spectrum.
InternetNews October 24, 2007 Susan Kuchinskas	Lawmakers to Telcos: Fix It or We Will CTIA round-table pits telecom operators against legislators.
InternetNews June 18, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Leaders Moving Closer to Privacy Bill Joint subcommittee hearing continues probe of behavioral targeting, with legislation expected by year's end.
InternetNews February 4, 2005	Steve Largent, President and CEO, CTIA The cell phone chief says it's all about who can provide the largest, fastest and least expensive pipe into homes and offices and, of course, mobility.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	A Rough New Year for Congress Let's preview the political implications for financial regulatory reform and the market.
U.S. CPSC December 19, 2007	US Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Nancy Nord Applauds House Vote on Landmark Consumer Product Safety Legislation The members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are congratulated for their leadership and hard work on significant product safety legislation.
PC Magazine August 17, 2005 Sebastian Rupley	What? You're Tethered? The number of wireless subscribers in the U.S. now exceeds the number of wired service lines, according to a report on local telephone competition.
InternetNews June 19, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Debate on Mobile Deals Has CTIA at a Crossroads Increasing regulatory scrutiny over deals between device makers and carriers leaves trade association's members with conflicting views.
Search Engine Watch April 4, 2000	Google Adds Directory Users continue to rave about the quality of Google's search results, and that's testimony that its link analysis system works well at delivering relevant information. Now Google is applying link analysis in a new way, to the human powered information of the Open Directory.
InternetNews September 1, 2009	CTIA Brushes Off Concern Over Wireless Probe In the face of unprecedented regulatory interest in the wireless sector, it might seem a nervous time for the forces in the industry committed to opposing government oversight.
Search Engine Watch March 3, 2000	Growing Pains At Volunteer Directories The use of volunteers generates a different set of problems that webmasters may encounter during the submission process at the Open Directory and Go Guides.
Food Engineering June 4, 2006	Regulatory Watch California and several other states that have mandated strict food product labeling requirements are taking their fight against federal uniform standards to the US Senate.
InternetNews May 27, 2005 Roy Mark	CTIA: Ground Airline Cell Phone Use The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said the Federal Communications Commission should move in an extremely cautious fashion on the issue of wireless airline phone service.
InternetNews November 10, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Mobile Carriers to Adopt Ratings on Content The nation's largest mobile carriers have decided to rate content and explore filtering technology to help parents control access to objectionable material.
InternetNews November 18, 2009	FCC Moves to Speed Wireless Buildouts Declaratory relief ruling gives wireless providers legal recourse when local authorities ignore applications for new infrastructure facilities.
Food Engineering July 1, 2009	Replacement Parts Directory Search Food Engineering's Replacement Parts Directory here.
InternetNews February 25, 2010	CTIA Calls for Location-Based Privacy Rules As the privacy debate turns to location-based services, wireless association seeks clarification from Congress on the rules for sharing data with law enforcement authorities.
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 James Warren	Why the Senate Is Sitting on 309 Bills The "hold" is a tactic so juvenile that it isn't even in the Senate rules. Yet it's never been more common, and it's keeping important legislation at bay
InternetNews June 25, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Obama Rounds Out FCC With Baker Nomination Republican would fill the final spot on the five-person agency; Senate confirms Genachowski as chairman.
InternetNews March 22, 2004 Erin Joyce	FCC's Powell: Don't Fear the Data The government's top communications regulator tells a major industry gathering that wireless data is more than just an add-on service.
PC World February 23, 2007 Tom Spring, PC World	Mystery Cell Phone Charges Cell phone customers increasingly complain -- and sue -- over mysterious, hard-to-cancel charges on their monthly bills.
InternetNews June 3, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft, Google Cautiously Endorse Privacy Bill Privacy attorneys for leading Web firms offer support for a limited, general privacy bill as debate in Congress looms.
InternetNews January 20, 2009 Judy Mottl	Obama Inauguration a Wireless Challenge The Presidential Inauguration attendees are being urged to text, rather than call, to keep congestion down.
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