Telecommunications Policy

Martin Not Done Yet (MultiChannel News)

17 May 2008

Washington— Though it’s late in the Bush administration, it’s still a bit too soon to discount Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and cable-industry nemesis for the past three years.

In Effort to Avoid Conflicts, McCain Issues New Rules for Staff (New York Times)

17 May 2008

The midcampaign staff review underscores the difficulties Mr. McCain is having in trying to build his Republican presidential campaign around his crusades for tighter ethics rules.

Aftershocks bury vehicles in China (The World)

16 May 2008

BEICHUAN, China — A Chinese state news agency said that aftershocks have cut off roads and telecommunications in quake-hit Sichuan province, burying a number of vehicles.