The FCC’s approval of a satellite for European radio threatens to snarl international boundaries and stunt industry’s foreign advance unless revised, said would-be European satellite radio entrant Ondas Media. The Spanish firm, backed by Mich.-based Delphi, wants the FCC International Bureau (IB) to rethink its Jan. green light on a “European spectrum grab” by WorldSpace subsidiary AfriSpace. FCC standing in the matter, and its reasoning in granting the license, are shaky, Ondas claims.

The U.S. needs communications systems that are “operable and interoperable” during crises, the White House said in a report issued Thurs. White House homeland security advisor Frances Townsend’s report analyzed the U.S. response to Hurricane Katrina and suggested how to improve operations.

A MySpace.com photo of a gun-toting teen could land the Colo. youth in jail, the Denver Post reported. The unnamed boy, 16, was charged with 3 misdemeanor counts of juvenile possession of a handgun, said the Jefferson County Dist. Attorney’s office. The boy was suspended from Evergreen High School after a MySpace photo of him surrounded by rifles and holding 2 pistols, captioned “Angel o’ death on wings o’ lead,” circulated among students, the school district said. The teen, held at a juvenile detention center, faces up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted. A hearing is set for Feb. 27. Another local teen was suspended for MySpace.com content -- satirical comments about Littleton High School -- but was readmitted after the ACLU threatened to sue the school on First Amendment grounds.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report to Congressional requestors entitled, Homeland Security: Recommendations to Improve Management of Key Border Security Program Need to be Implemented,which details the implementation strategy for US-VISIT and assesses the DHS' implementation of certain GAO recommendations to improve management of the US-VISIT program.

Israel Aircraft Industries chose Sea Launch for a land- based Zenit-3SLB launch of its AMOS 3 satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Sea Launch officials said. The launch will occur at the end of 2007, they said. AMOS 3 will provide broadcast and communications services to Europe, the Middle East and the East Coast of the U.S. from 4 degrees W, Sea Launch said.

Sirius subscribers can get all the music channels online, plus Martha Stewart -- but no Howard Stern. Sirius paid Stern $500 million to desert terrestrial radio but the Internet will remain unSterned until security issues “are worked out,” CEO Mel Karmazin said Fri. Since Stern’s Jan. debut on Sirius, pirate copies of shows have sprouted on file-sharing networks, websites, and even open radio frequencies mere hours after the shock jock signs off. Sirius is noticing.

Sirius subscribers can get all their music channels online, plus Martha Stewart -- but no Howard Stern. Sirius paid Stern $500 million to desert terrestrial radio, but the Internet will remain unSterned until security issues “are worked out,” CEO Mel Karmazin told analysts in an earnings call Fri.

Sirius subscribers can get all the music channels online, plus Martha Stewart -- but no Howard Stern. Sirius paid Stern $500 million to desert terrestrial radio but the Internet will remain unSterned until security issues “are worked out,” CEO Mel Karmazin said Fri. Since Stern’s Jan. debut on Sirius, pirate copies of shows have sprouted on file-sharing networks, websites, and even open radio frequencies mere hours after the shock jock signs off. Sirius is noticing.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an order which affirms in part an administrative law judge's (ALJ's) initial decision with regard to Sea-Land Service, Inc.'s violations of the Shipping Act of 1984 (Act).

Intelsat won Brazilian landing rights for its newest satellite, the Intelsat Americas 8 (IA 8), it said. The hybrid Ku, Ka and C-band satellite got a green light from Brazil’s National Telecom Agency to serve a range of customers there, including broadcasters and telecom carriers, Intelsat officials said. Intelsat’s Regional Vp-Latin America & Caribbean Erwin Mercado said IA 8’s coverage design is optimal for S. American mobile operators looking to extend networks into remote regions using satellite backhaul.