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Does the Fourth Amendment cover 'the cloud'?

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Reboot.FCC.gov

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WiMAX and LTE: The Case for 4G Coexistence

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Sprint Launches New 3G/WIMAX Mobile Hotspot

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Tip’n’tilt Q2 Portable Internet Radio

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Pocket Internet Radio +FM (no smart phone required)

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Study: Radio still has broadest reach

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Independent internet radio is catching on

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Clearwire broadband service goes live in Chicago

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Smartphones To Outsell standard phones by 2012

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Last.fm Scrobbles coming to a radio near you on October 5

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Why the WiMAX vs. LTE Battle Isn't a Battle

wimax.com

AT&T Moving to HSPA+

dailywireless

Portland Sucks shows glimmers of pdx.fm

siliconflorist

Twitter expands rules to allow advertising

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Court: Internet Radio Services Don't Need To License From Labels

billboard

iTunes reps 1 in every 4 songs sold in U.S.

cnet

Future Bleak for WiMAX?

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2009 Reg Fees: Filing Deadline Set At September 22, 2009

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Americans Tune Out Mobile Music ?

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Comcast & TWC Launch Mobile WiMAX

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SoundExchange, Webcasters Reach New Agreements

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Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iPhone

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Clear Channel to Sell Ads for Pandora

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Another New Model: Label signed by Artist

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Walking on the Wireless Side in Baltimore: WiMax, which delivers the Internet through radio signals

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Microcaster DJs get screwed under new licensing fees

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Digital music suffering from entrepreneur drain

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NPR’s Digital Makeover

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WOXY is moving to Austin
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Mediafly (read podcast) channel coming to Roku Digital Media Player
cnet

WiMAX Moves Forward in Taiwan
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The decade's 25 biggest tech flops (HD and XM make the list)
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Court, FCC fight losing battle
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April 30 is the Last Date to Elect Small Webcaster Agreement and for Broadcasters to Pay Past Fees................................... and Don't Forget the Recordkeeping Obligations

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Cadillac rolls out in-car Internet access cnet

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Beleaguered Radio Industry Faces Rocky Path Ahead Billboard

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Mobile broadband: Looking good

By Sam Churchill at Daily Wireless

A number of market researchers and industry organizations are crunching the 2008 industry numbers this week and guessing what the broadband wireless market will look like in 2009 (and beyond). Wireless broadband technology will be able to withstand the current economic downturn says the WiMAX Forum. They estimate at least 100 more operators will launch commercial services this year. The Forum says WiMAX now covers 430 million people (POPS), globally and are on a path to nearly double to 800 million people by end of 2010 and explode to 18 million by 2012. In-Stat forecasts LTE will have 23 million subscribers by 2013, but nearly 82 million mobile PCs with WiMax will ship in 2013. The forum expects for WiMAX to continue to capitalize on its head start on LTE. Still, Dr. Mohammad Shakouri, the forum’s VP of marketing, said, “Due to the financial situation, the growth rate of deployments will slow down. Everyone is watching their cash.”

Shakouri questions the willingness of companies to invest in LTE because of the current economic downturn, reports RCR Wireless. He said WiMAX does not face this issue because investments have already been made in the technology. Shakouri is hopeful that money set aside for broadband deployments in the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act can help jump start WiMAX operators. Congress has set aside $7.2 billion for telecom-related programs, with $6.39 billion to be doled out in grants and loans to promote broadband in rural areas that don’t have access to the technology or are underserved. So far, Mobile WiMAX is being offered in just two cities, Baltimore and Portland, Ore. On March 5th, Clearwire will announce which cities will be added next in the United States. Another nine cities are expected to roll out this year. According to research firm In-Stat, WiMAX will continue to outpace LTE over the next few years and the technologies will take different paths. Verizon Wireless is expected to launch LTE commercially sometime next year but most operators will wait until 2011 or 2012.

Why internet radio in cars is coming sooner than you think

From Oribitcast:

When Audi showed off the Cross Cabriolet Quattro concept car at the Los Angeles Motor Show, one of the key features was a prototype of streaming internet radio direct to the car. It's a glimpse into a future that's not too far away - a future that could come sooner than you think. The system by Bang & Olufsen streams the internet radio channels via a mobile internet connection - the same connection that supplies the Google Maps-powered GPS navigation system.

Of course, this next generation of "radio" has tailored its programming to your specific musical tastes, thanks to the car's occupants accepting or rejecting the music tracks (a la Pandora, or Slacker). So it behaviorally builds a custom-made playlist that is able to adapt to your unique tastes. The "perfect" set of channels, with an endless selection of genres available. Prototypes are one thing, but when will such a system see the light of day?

The answer is 2010, according to the Center For Automotive Research (CAR). CAR conducted supplier interviews that indicate 2010 - which is just over 2 years away - to be when customized and/or on-demand content will be streamed to vehicles. That content could range from personalized internet radio, to streaming video/movies, to localized alerts and updates, not to mention more robust real-time traffic data using two-way communication. Combine this trend with the fact that vehicle-based digital storage systems, like the Ford SYNC and Chrysler MyGIG, will continue to proliferate and drop in price. And suddenly it all starts to come together.

These systems, which are essentially built-in harddrives with interfaces made specifically for on-road use, can cache large amounts of data and make up for any signal drop-outs - creating a seamless experience regardless of where you are. Mobile wireless 3G networks aren't the only way that signal will reach your car (though currently, they could do just fine). If Google has it's way, the 700mhz spectrum that's going up for auction early next year would be "open" to all at wholesale prices. Paving the way for a wireless internet boom as innovative wireless providers, who otherwise couldn't afford to build a national infrastructure themselves, will be able to provide you (and your car) with wireless internet service. This is the future of "radio" (among other things)... and it could come as soon as 2010.

Car WiFi radio: huge

From Daily Wireless:

Bridge Ratings says traditional and satellite radio will take a significant hit in listening about a decade after WiFi and WiMax technologies are available in-car.
Bridge Ratings surveyed consumers and device manufacturers and projects that WiFi in-car should reach more than 50 percent of the U.S. population after nine years of market availability.

According to Bridge, of the estimated 30 million users of wireless access technology in the U.S., 75 percent (23 million) have wireless-accessed Internet radio. In fact, 48 percent of those accessing the Internet via wireless technology seek out Internet radio. The number of Internet radio listeners accessing wirelessly will grow to 77 million by 2010 as wireless technology penetrates the U.S. lifestyle. The gating factor may be how quickly auto manufacturers are able to equip new cars. By the fifth year of in-car WiFi acceptance, traditional radio can expect to see the amount of time spent listening to fall below 19 hours a week; by year eight, when Bridge projects that more than 23 percent of the public will have adopted wireless Internet technology in-car, weekly time spent listening to traditional radio will fall below 18 hours per week.

By the ninth year of market availability the combination of natural market growth (1-2 percent per year) and a more effective effort at selling its Internet radio channels, traditional radio revenues could reach over $26 billion.

This can’t be good news for the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), with nearly 7,000 members including close to 6,000 stations in the U.S., and over 1,000 associate members in networks, representative firms, sales, and international organizations. Their figures indicate a combined local and national annual radio advertising revenue around $10 billion for the first half of 2007.