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Net radio's day of silence leads to 350,000 calls to Congress
by
Meg Tirrell
June 27, 2007
Internet radio's silence spoke volumes to the 14 million listeners who attempted to tune in during Tuesday's National Day of Silence.
Webcasters across the United States stopped broadcasting for the day to protest new royalty rates that could put them out of business.
"The silence that greeted millions of Internet radio listeners yesterday certainly turned up the volume in Congress," said Jake Ward, a representative for the SaveNetRadio Coalition. "Yesterday's day of silence was a tremendous success but the clock continues to tick on the future of Internet radio … it is time for Congress take action."
A hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning in the House of Representatives' Small Business Committee.
