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Consumer Tips Take Action Now Hear This: Our Blog Newsroom Fact Sheets FAQs Reports, Testimony, & Filings Guest Columns En Español International Telecommunications		FAQs Internet What is broadband? What is spyware and can I avoid it? Is there a way to get rid of spyware? What are some ways I can prevent identity theft on the Internet? Is my privacy protected on the Internet? What about all the spam in my inbox? More TV & Radio Media and Democracy Convening, March 2006 What is Low Power radio? Why does radio sound the same everywhere? What is TVIP? Will I need to buy a new TV to watch Digital or High Definition TV? What's the difference between Digital TV and High Definition TV? More Cable & Satellite Why are cable TV rates going up? Why do I have to pay for many cable channels when I only watch a few channels? More Phones & Cell Phones Who runs the registry and who can I complain to if the calls do not stop? Where can I sign up for the National Do Not Call Registry? Why are there so many new area codes? What is Voice over Internet Protocol, and is it an alternative to regular telephones? How can we keep telephone connections affordable for rural, Native American and other communities? What is "universal service" and how is it funded? More Media Ownership What's the creative community think about this? What's the problem if one media company creates the programming and also owns the media outlet the programs are shown on? What's going on with the current media ownership fight? How did all this media consolidation get started? What's really at stake if one company owns my local TV and radio station and my local newspaper? Why does it matter who owns the media? More