Joseph Palenchar
Title: Senior Editor
Email: jpalenchar@reedbusiness.com
Reporters NotebookLink This | Email This | Comments (12) Vinyl Records Make Minor ComebackI’ve been reading “Vinyl Makes A Comeback” stories for some years now. Trouble was, vinyl hadn’t made a comeback. The statistics didn’t support the anecdotal evidence, which was “shovel-ready” at best. At least until now. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issued statistics that support the headlines. Last year’s... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) Cellphones Become A Human RightIn only a generation, the cellphone has turned from a symbol of business and social status to a common appliance and a basic human right. Today, through its Universal Service Fund , the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) subsidizes cellphone service for low-income consumers who use a cellphone as their home’s primary phone. Some prepaid providers offer service for as... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) CTIA Show News BriefsHere are a few more news items from a busy CTIA Show being held in Las Vegas this week: Cellphone Penetration At 88.5% The number of cellular subscriptions in the U.S. grew by 14.9 million in 2008 to 270.3 million, the CTIA’s semi-annual subscriber survey shows. That’s represents a penetration rate of 88.5 percent of the U.S. population, based on the Census... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Digging Into Verizon, RadioShack ReportsI know why American productivity is down. We’re all chasing down rumors, which used to be called news stories, appearing on the Web. Such was the case when I followed up a “news” report that said “ select RadioShack locations across the country” would begin March 5 to offer Verizon Wireless handsets. At the end, the story added, “ UPDATE:... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (2) DTV Transition, No WorriesWhen it comes to the DTV transition, James Richter of Atlanta has his priorities straight. He can’t find a regular job, and he’s given up cable TV service, Internet service, and movie rentals, according to a CNN report . Then the government ran out of converter-box coupons, but he’s not stressing out over whether he’ll be able to eventually get one.... More |
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