Liz Gannes in Social on January 26 at 2:29 pm PT
Though Internet companies seemed to have found their political voices during the U.S. SOPA/PIPA debate over Internet piracy last week, they’re less up in arms about another proposed bill.
Peter Kafka in Mobile on December 2, 2011 at 7:38 am PT
Two huge pipe players agree to work together — by staying out of each other’s businesses.
Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 22, 2011 at 7:36 am PT
Google has talked to at least two private-equity firms about potentially helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc.’s core business, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Kara Swisher in News on September 26, 2011 at 10:09 am PT
Here’s an idea to get more jobs for the citizens of the U.S.of A.: Fantastic high-speed wireless access!
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 1, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
Finding concessions to appease regulators could be tough, meaning that AT&T and T-Mobile will have to decide if a prolonged fight is worth it to allow their merger to proceed.
Ina Fried in Mobile on August 31, 2011 at 12:24 pm PT
T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom said on Friday it is prepared to do battle to keep alive its deal to sell its U.S. arm to AT&T.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 7, 2011 at 12:58 pm PT
Regulators are proposing rules that would allow the sale of cellular repeaters that can boost cell phone coverage despite objections from carriers that the devices can cause interference.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 24, 2011 at 8:45 am PT
When you think about cloud computing, do you think of IBM? If not, you should. Here, Big Blue’s cloud chief talks about how its customers are putting cloud services to work, and hints at acquisitions.
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Voices in News on January 20, 2011 at 3:43 pm PT
Verizon, one of
the myriad and diverse parties unhappy with
the FCC’s latest net neutrality rules, took its beef to court today,
filing a challenge to the agency’s authority in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. “We are deeply concerned by the FCC’s assertion of broad authority for sweeping new regulation of broadband networks and the Internet itself. We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers,” said Michael E. Glover, senior VP and deputy general counsel, in a statement.
Kara Swisher in News on January 18, 2011 at 2:50 pm PT
Goldman Sachs seems to have borked the $1.5 billion deal to sell Facebook shares to its rich U.S. clients, because so much information about it leaked everywhere.
That’s right! The loquacious Wall Street bankers are back to take Web 2.0′s social stars public and, of course, are oversharing already.
