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[Atticus Grinch]

Busy day at the FCC.

• Exempted fiber-optic networks in and to MDUs (apartment buildings) from "must share" rules applicable to copper.
• Announced underpinnings of anti-spam measure to keep spam off mobile phones.
• Said Push-to-Talk and VoIP may not be telecom services, but they're definitely tappable under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
• Green-lighted TiVo's technology allowing users to share recorded copyrighted content with up to nine friends. Endless litigation to follow.
• Ordered television stations broadcasting DTV signals to boost their power under "use it or lose it" rule. Which means if your local HDTV channels are being broadcast with all the power of a 60 watt bulb, your local broadcast affiliates are about to crank up the juice. Don your tinfoil hats.