Radio World NewsBytes: ICANN .radio Concerns; Aussie Digital Radio Popularity

The New Source Books Are Coming! Radio World's popular Source Book & Directory will be mailed with your copy of Radio World in early January. Watch for it! Top Stories - 11.29.13 Conflict in ICANN .radio Selection Process George Bundy, CEO of BRS Inc., one of four applicants for the .radio TLD, is raising concerns to ICANN about a potential issue of concern for the domain. Australia Reaches New High for Listening According to Commercial Radio Australia, a new survey shows that DAB+ devices account for more than 12.7 percent of weekly radio listening in the five state capitals. Time spent listening via a DAB+ digital radio device also adds up to 12 hours, more than double that of radio listening via the Internet. News & Technology BUSINESS: Harman Expands Salt Lake City Operations PEOPLE: National VOA Museum of Broadcasting Names Director PEOPLE: Slocum Heads Back to Texas to Lead TPR APPS: Radio.com Wins App Award INTERNATIONAL: RT Launches English-Language Radio in Sochi WHO'S BUYING WHAT: IDC Upgrades CRP Medios PRODUCTS: AKG Releases New Headphones Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment An Insider's View of NAB Show By Photographer Adam Shane For nearly a week each April, the Las Vegas Convention Center is transformed into a mini-city. Connect 2 Media & Entertainment challenged its photographer to present a unique perspective. Cellphones On A Plane Increasing Consumer Access to In-Flight Mobile Wireless Services On Dec. 12, the FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise outdated rules and provide airlines with the ability to permit passengers to use mobile wireless services via onboard airborne access systems. To clarify common questions about the proposal, the FCC has provided a Q&A on the issue. FCC Chief Says He's Personally Against In-Flight Calls (WBUR-FM) Though the FCC's Tom Wheeler has directed the agency to review "outdated and restrictive rules" banning the use of cellphones during flights, the chairman has also indicated that he has his own opinion. FCC May Okay In-Flight Cell Calls. Will Airlines? (Daily Bulletin) While it looks like a sure change in policy is coming, no one seems eager for passengers to actually use their cellphones to make calls. Upset about Airborne Phones? Don't Call the FCC (CommLawBlog) FHH's Mitchell Lazarus reminds those fulminating about the possibility of in-flight cellphone calls, "In-flight serenity is not among the FCC's responsibilities. When it comes to air travel, the FCC's job is to keep the airwaves working. Period. The impact of that work on peace and quiet in the aircraft is simply not their problem." Calendar of Events VAB Hall of Fame Banquet Dec. 7 Burlington, Vt. Applications Due for Feb. 7–17, 2014 SBE Certification Exams Dec. 31 Local Chapters Consumer Telematics Show Jan. 6 Las Vegas 2014 International CES Jan. 7–10 Las Vegas For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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