Amy Schatz

SOPA Bill Faces New Hurdles

Amy Schatz, Siobhan Hughes, Geoffrey Fowler and Christopher S. Stewart, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 18 at 1:10 pm PT

Antipiracy bills in Congress faced new hurdles Wednesday as House Speaker John Boehner said the legislation wasn’t ready for a vote and more than a half-dozen senators expressed reservations in some form.

FCC Approves AT&T Purchase of Qualcomm Licenses

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on December 22, 2011 at 5:15 pm PT

Federal regulators approved AT&T Inc.’s $1.9 billion acquisition of airwaves from Qualcomm Inc. Thursday, giving AT&T a much-needed boost after its deal to acquire T-Mobile USA fell apart.

LightSquared Network Could Block GPS Devices, Report Says

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on December 10, 2011 at 1:17 pm PT

New government tests show wireless start-up LightSquared’s network could knock out a “great majority” of GPS devices, according to a congressional aide who has seen a draft government report on the tests.

FCC Blasts AT&T Deal

Amy Schatz and Greg Bensinger, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on November 30, 2011 at 4:45 am PT

Federal regulators issued a stinging 109-page analysis of AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, saying it would limit competition in virtually every U.S. city and lead to higher prices for customers.

House Members Voice Piracy-Bill Support

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 16, 2011 at 2:27 pm PT

Many lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee expressed support Wednesday for new legislation aimed at cutting off funding to foreign websites offering pirated movies or counterfeit goods, despite opposition from Silicon Valley companies.

Tech Firms Fight Antipiracy Bill

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 16, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Leading technology companies including Google Inc. and eBay Inc. are stepping up efforts to block a bill in Congress that Hollywood studios say would clamp down on foreign websites selling pirated movies and other goods.

FCC Approves Subsidy-Fund Overhaul

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 27, 2011 at 1:40 pm PT

Federal regulators approved an overhaul of an $8 billion federal phone-subsidy program Thursday to make more federal money available to fund high-speed Internet service in rural America.

Cellphone Users to Get Billing Alerts Under New Voluntary Standards

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 17, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Wireless-phone customers will begin receiving real-time alerts next year if they are about to go over their monthly voice, data or text-message limits under new voluntary industry standards set to be announced on Monday.

Net Neutrality Case Heads to D.C. Circuit Court

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 7, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Efforts by public interest groups to get a legal challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s new “net neutrality” rules heard somewhere other than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit belly-flopped Thursday when the D.C. Court won the case in a random lottery.

FCC Sued Over “Net Neutrality”

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 29, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

A fresh legal salvo was fired Wednesday over recently published federal “net neutrality” rules restricting Internet providers from blocking or slowing traffic.