RUS Overbuilds – Broadcasters' Upbeat But ... – DIRECTV Aims High

• Analyze This:  In another round of reporting the oft-reported obvious, a new NCTA funded study by Navigant Economics of Washington, DC, found the $s awarded by RUS funded broadband overbuilds resulting in significant waste, higher costs and no real progress. --- Analysts at IHS Screen Digest say the FCC roaming agreement offer is good for MetroPCS and Leap; potentially bad for LightSquared and Clearwire.

• Heads Up:  DIRECTV is whooping it up in New Orleans (Mike White even played the piano) ... watch for lots of high-tech toys and marketing later this year.

• Broadcasters:  An upbeat show with 93+K in attendance, marred by sparring over reverse retrans fees and fretting over spectrum.

• Tech: Motorola and Huawei agreed to settle all legal disputes.

• Retail: Rocky Mountain’s Ultimate Electronics joined Circuit City in the history books as it finished liquidating.

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