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FCC chief Martin: The nation's indecency czar (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
They hail him as a hero. He is Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and, for proponents of family values, the man who can shield America's living rooms from the coarse and offensive offerings of the cable television industry.

FCC chief Martin: The nation’s indecency czar (Philly.com)
They hail him as a hero.

Tech 12 (Traverse City Business News)
The following market leaders have been selected as this year’s Traverse City Business News’ Tech 12 based on their innovation and economic impact, and responses from area business leaders and readers.

Digium(R) Ships 4 Millionth Port to Support Exploding Demand for Asterisk(R) Phone Systems (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.----Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, today announced delivery of the 4 millionth Digium port for connecting telephony systems based on Asterisk to communications networks.

Verizon Landline Network Weathering Historic Floods, Severe Storms in Midwest (Broadcast Newsroom)
FORT WAYNE, Ind., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon technicians have made significant progress in restoring telephone service to customers affected by the historic flooding and severe storms that have wracked the Midwest over the last two weeks.

IT & Telecoms (Mondaq)
In mid-May, Comcast lost its D.C. Circuit appeal of the FCC's 2007 ruling refusing to waive CableCARD rules on certain of Comcast's cable set-top boxes.

SMBs challenged to find new ways to cut costs (CIOL)
SANTA CLARA, USA: As experts continue to call out the latest signs of an approaching recession, businesses respond by cinching up their budgets.

Tough Economic Times Challenge Small Businesses to Find New Ways to Cut Costs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As experts continue to call out the latest signs of an approaching recession, businesses respond by cinching up their budgets.

Cable: deregulation good for consumers; Ars: like heck it is (Ars Technica)
The head of cable's trade group has issued a stirring call for government to butt out and leave his industry to do what it does best: embrace innovation, open markets, and consumers. Yes, seriously. Read More...

Zhone Debuts Game-Changing Metro Wi-Fi Solution (Broadcast Newsroom)
OAKLAND, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global leader in multi-service access solutions, today introduced SkyZhone(TM) the industry's first metro Wi-Fi system designed to cost effectively deliver high-capacity, high-reliability, multi-service networks.