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Today's e-Reads: Strike Begins Hurting Verizon Customers; Sprint May Have Shopping Plans

Updated: August 19, 2011 | 11:35 a.m.
August 19, 2011 | 11:14 a.m.

Verizon customers are beginning to feel the impact of the ongoing strike, and they’re not happy, says The New York Times.

Bloomberg says that Sprint is in talks about a possible buyout of Clearwire.

Tech expert Larry Downes, in a CNET editorial, calls for five changes to the Protect IP Act, a bill that aims to crack down on websites that sell copyright and counterfeited goods.

BlackBerry is in talks with recording companies to start a music service, according to CNET.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., criticizes the federal privacy proposals in an op-ed on RedState.com

The Defense Department expands its cybersecurity contractor program, according to Information Week.

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