Archives for 2011-11

Bipartisan Lawmakers Offer Alternative Proposal To Online Piracy Bills

December 1, 2011, 10:02 pmA bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers released a draft proposal to address their concerns with controversial House and Senate bills that wo …

Today's e-Reads Updated: Wireless Providers Acknowledge Using Tracking Software

December 1, 2011, 4:07 pmAT&T, HTC, Samsung and Sprint have acknowledged that their mobile phones use a controversial tracking technology that some critics say violate user pr …

Democrats Want Spectrum Bill Markup Postponed

November 30, 2011, 1:55 pmThe top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked the panel's GOP leaders to postpone Thursday's markup of spectrum legislation …

Today's e-Reads Updated: Big Spike In Cyber Monday Sales

November 29, 2011, 5:15 pmShoppers flocked to their computers to do their holiday shopping on Cyber Monday, which posted record online sales, according to the Wall Street Journ …

Can AT&T Appease DOJ With Reported Leap Deal?

November 29, 2011, 12:33 pmAT&T is in talks to sell off assets to regional wireless provider Leap Wireless as a way to mitigate the government's concerns about the endangered me …

AT&T Status Hearing Moved To Dec. 9

November 28, 2011, 8:51 pmA status hearing on the Department of Justice's lawsuit against AT&T's proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been …

AT&T Withdraws T-Mobile Merger Application At FCC

November 24, 2011, 8:49 amAT&T gave up on its effort to gain Federal Communications Commission approval for its merger with T-Mobile, at least for now, the telecom giant announ …

House Committee Sets Spectrum Legislation Markup

November 23, 2011, 12:41 pmThe House Energy and Commerce Committee confirmed on Wednesday that it has scheduled a Dec. 1 markup for spectrum legislation after the super-committe …

AT&T: FCC Merger Conclusions Not Credible

November 23, 2011, 9:36 amAfter the Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that AT&T's merger with T-Mobile would destroy rather than create jobs, AT&T executives sh …

Today's e-Reads: Will Apple Topple HP As PC King?

November 22, 2011, 5:30 pmA new study predicts that Apple will overtake Hewlett-Packard next year as the world's top personal computer vendor - if the iPad is counted as a PC, …

FCC Finally Releases USF Order

November 20, 2011, 5:55 pmThe Federal Communications Commission released a measure Friday creating a $4.5 billion "Connect America Fund" to subsidize broadband in rural areas, …

AT&T, DOJ Fight Over Confidential Documents

November 18, 2011, 7:13 pmAT&T and the Justice Department are fighting over the rules for sharing sensitive documents in the latest skirmish on fair play in their court proceed …

Feds Investigate Possible Cyberattack On Water System

November 18, 2011, 3:26 pmFederal investigators are looking into reports that a hackers may have caused a water pump in Illinois to burn out last week, according to a Homeland …

Today's e-Reads Updated: The Government Phone Gold Rush

November 18, 2011, 1:52 pmTech companies see a gold mine in a federal government shift to Android and Apple devices, The Washington Post reports.

Disputed FCC Internet Rules To Become Effective Sunday

November 18, 2011, 1:51 pmThe Federal Communications Commission's controversial net neutrality rules are scheduled to go into effect on Sunday, but their future is anything but …
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