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Verizon Deal Nears Regulatory Approval

Amy Schatz and Thomas Catan, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 14, 2012 at 7:44 am PT

Federal regulators are preparing to clear Verizon Wireless’s $3.9 billion deal to acquire airwaves from several cable companies including Comcast Corp., according to people close to the negotiations, after the companies reached broad agreement to settle antitrust concerns.

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U.S. Probes Cable for Limits on Net Video

Thomas Catan and Amy Schatz, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 12, 2012 at 9:11 pm PT

The Justice Department is conducting a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to quash nascent competition from online video, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers

Thomas Catan and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg in News on March 7, 2012 at 9:07 pm PT

The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter.