regulators

Before Universal Bulks Up With EMI, It’s Going to Have to Play Small

Peter Kafka in Media on November 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

The world’s largest music label wants to get larger, but it’s going to need to convince regulators that this is a good idea. That may take a while.

As Skype Skips Through Approvals — What’s the Deal With the Deal?

Kara Swisher in Media on October 11, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

As the deal officially closes, what’s next?

For LightSquared, a High Bar

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 28, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

To make good on its planned $14 billion investment in a national high-speed wireless network, start-up LightSquared Inc. must prove to the government that its network is perfect, or nearly so, in avoiding interference with global-positioning devices.

Google-Motorola Deal Includes $2.5 Billion Reverse Termination Fee

John Paczkowski in News on August 15, 2011 at 2:08 pm PT

If Google walks away from its proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, or is forced to do so, the company is on the hook for a hefty reverse breakup fee.

Dancing Queen: After Meeting With Microsoft Last Week, Yahoo Is Next on Hulu’s Sales Card

Kara Swisher in Media on July 5, 2011 at 12:05 pm PT

Here’s a handy helper for those following the fate of the Hulu premium online video service, whose noisy efforts to sell itself have gotten a lot of attention of late: “In preliminary talks” = “hawking itself to one of a half dozen big moneybag tech companies who will visit with Hulu’s bankers and management to see its presentation at Morgan Stanley’s office in Century City in Los Angeles.”

Report to FCC Will Find LightSquared Interferes With GPS

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on June 14, 2011 at 2:56 pm PT

Wireless broadband start-up LightSquared and a GPS industry group will tell federal regulators in a report due Wednesday that recent joint tests of the company’s network showed widespread interference with GPS receivers.

FCC Likely to Stay Neutral on Wireless Competition

Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 25, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Federal telecommunications regulators are expected to take a neutral position on whether the wireless industry is competitive in a coming report on the mobile market, people familiar with the report said Tuesday.

Facebook Seeking Friends in Beltway

Elizabeth Williamson, Amy Schatz and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 20, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

President Barack Obama will travel to Facebook Inc.’s Silicon Valley headquarters Wednesday to hold a “town hall” meeting on the economy with users of the social-networking site.

U.S. Eyes New Stock Rules

Jean Eaglesham, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 8, 2011 at 2:30 am PT

Federal securities regulators are moving toward easing decades-old constraints on share issues by private companies, in a sweeping review that could remake the way American start-ups raise capital.

AT&T Chief Sees Divestitures in T-Mobile Deal

Roger Cheng, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 30, 2011 at 10:10 am PT

AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said he expects some divestiture of customers and wireless spectrum as the company marches through the approval process to close its acquisition of T-Mobile USA.