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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Cellphones: Preserving a tool, combating a threat

    In less than a generation, mobile communications have evolved from a luxury item to an essential element of everyday life. With nearly 7 billion devices in use, mobile communications are nearly ubiquitous, impacting the way we work and live throughout the world every day. As the use of mobile cellular communications continues to expand rapidly, the federal government and Maryland must continue to keep pace with emerging technologies and enact policies that better enable legitimate use of cellphones, while preventing their illegal use.
    In less than a generation, mobile communications have evolved from a luxury item to an essential element of everyday life. With nearly 7 billion devices in use, mobile communications are nearly ubiquitous, impacting the way we work and live throughout the...

    Tags: Media Industry, Muammar Gaddafi, Prisons

    2. May 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

    Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center.
    Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center. In a program being used at...

    Tags: Cell Phones, Dwayne Johnson, Justice System, FBI, Rod J. Rosenstein

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. A lifeline for the poor

    Critics of a federal program that provides free cellphones to thousands of Maryland residents who can't afford regular commercial service are right that some recipients who don't qualify for the benefit are taking advantage of the system. But there's no...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Income, Media Industry, Barack Obama, Poverty

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Maryland enrollment soars in federal phone program

    Enrollment in a controversial program that provides free cell phone service to low-income families has increased faster in Maryland than any other state in the nation, jumping nearly 90-fold since 2008 — renewing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over its management.
    Enrollment in a controversial program that provides free cell phone service to low-income families has increased faster in Maryland than any other state in the nation, jumping nearly 90-fold since 2008 — renewing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over its...

    Tags: Telecommunication Service, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Cell Phones, Employment, Employment Opportunities

    5. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Sinclair Broadcast to become country's largest TV station owner

    When Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. completes three deals announced in the past two months, it will own more television stations across the country than any other company.
    When Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. completes three deals announced in the past two months, it will own more television stations across the country than any other company. The Hunt Valley company will operate 134 stations in 69 markets, reaching more...

    Tags: Fisher Communications Incorporated, Barrington, NBC (tv network), Computing and Information Technology Industry, NBCUniversal

    6. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Sinclair will acquire Fisher Communications for $373.3 million

    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s shopping spree continued Thursday with the announcement of a $373.3 million deal that extends its television reach to a third of U.S. viewing households.
    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s shopping spree continued Thursday with the announcement of a $373.3 million deal that extends its television reach to a third of U.S. viewing households. Sinclair will gain 20 additional stations in eight markets by...

    Tags: Fisher Communications Incorporated, NBC (tv network), Radio Industry, Cox Media Group, Inc., Television Stations

    7. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Progress undone on rape

    What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it.
    What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling of an ebonic...

    Tags: Radio, Richard Mourdock, Ecstacy (drug), Radio Industry, Music

    8. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Trying to change minds in smart-meter debate

    Concerns about utility smart meters are frequently dismissed as tinfoil-hat paranoia. But it's not so easy to dismiss Jonathan Libber.
    Concerns about utility smart meters are frequently dismissed as tinfoil-hat paranoia. But it's not so easy to dismiss Jonathan Libber. The Baltimore man delivers his arguments against the wireless devices in the calm manner of an attorney. He is, in...

    Tags: Timonium, Research, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Electronics

    9. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  9. Public emergency shelters stock with two weeks worth of survival items

    As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, March 21, 1963: Four designated public shelters were stocked 50 years ago with a two-week supply of survival items supplied by the civil defense director. Employees of Harford Memorial Hospital along...

    Tags: Radio, Radio Industry, St. Patrick's Day, Havre de Grace, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)

    10. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  10. Roland Park Civic League to hold public meeting about broadband

    The Roland Park Civic League has scheduled a public meeting March 14 to talk about options — or lack thereof — for broadband Internet connectivity in north Baltimore.
    The Roland Park Civic League has scheduled a public meeting March 14 to talk about options — or lack thereof — for broadband Internet connectivity in north Baltimore. "There is so little competition and we suffer in price because of that,"...

    Tags: Canterbury, U.S. Congress, Telecommunication Service, Roland Park, Verizon Communications

    11. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Sinclair to acquire 18 TV stations for $370 million

    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s stock soared a day after it announced plans to buy 18 television stations owned by Barrington Broadcasting Group for $370 million.
    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s stock soared a day after it announced plans to buy 18 television stations owned by Barrington Broadcasting Group for $370 million. The Hunt Valley broadcaster's stock leapt 12.7 percent to end Friday at $15.88 a share....

    Tags: NBC (tv network), Television Stations, Cox Media Group, Inc., Banking, Hunt Valley

    12. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Sinclair will buy four Cox Media TV stations for $99 million

    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has agreed to buy four small-market television stations owned by Cox Media Group for $99 million, the latest deal for Sinclair in a string of acquisitions over the past year and a half.
    Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has agreed to buy four small-market television stations owned by Cox Media Group for $99 million, the latest deal for Sinclair in a string of acquisitions over the past year and a half. The Hunt Valley TV station owner also...

    Tags: NBC (tv network), Television Stations, Cox Media Group, Inc., Hunt Valley, Media Industry

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