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Today, instead of subscribing to the channels they want to watch, cable and satellite TV consumers must buy packages that include a standard set of channels. The new report, not yet released, contradicts an FCC report published in November 2004, under then Chairman Michael Powell. The earlier report concluded that a la carte and tiered pricing models, such as a family tier, would result in higher cable prices.

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The XCP and SunnComm technologies were unwittingly installed by millions of music customers when they used the Sony CDs in their Windows-based computers. Researchers found that the XCP technology was designed to include many of the qualities of a "rootkit." According to the EFF, the software was developed to conceal its presence and operation from the computer's owner. Once installed, the code degraded system performance, opened new security vulnerabilities, and installed updates through an Internet connection to Sony BMG's servers, EFF alleges.

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One of SOHO’s most important contributions is data that led to the discovery that a series of eruptions of ionized gas (coronal mass ejections) from the Sun blasts a "highway" through space where solar energetic particles flow. These particles disrupt satellites and are hazardous to astronauts outside the protection of Earth's magnetic field.