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Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 15 at 1:18 am PT
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $25,000 fine on Google Inc., accusing the search giant of deliberately obstructing an investigation into whether the company violated federal rules when its street-mapping service collected and stored data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks in 2010.
Peter Kafka in Media on August 10, 2011 at 11:57 am PT
How Apple’s subscriptions terms are forcing everyone from Amazon to The Wall Street Journal to make touch choices.
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Ruth Bender, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 24, 2011 at 7:46 am PT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday called on the world’s governments and the Web’s major participants to work together to establish a minimum set of global rules governing the Internet.
Kara Swisher in News on April 28, 2011 at 10:19 am PT
Would it surprise you to know that BoomTown doesn’t really care anymore if TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington sidelines as a blogger while he makes investments in tech companies his tech news site covers? Especially after reading his post yesterday that made a good argument about who he is and, frankly, who he has always been.
But that does not mean his boss, AOL content head Arianna Huffington, doesn’t have some
‘splainin’ to do.
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Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 4, 2011 at 2:49 pm PT
A federal appeals court tossed out lawsuits filed by two phone companies challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s new “net neutrality” rules, saying that the suits were premature.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 17, 2011 at 11:52 am PT
It’s getting closer: Spotify has finalized a U.S. distribution deal with EMI Music. That won’t get Spotify to America–at a minimum, it’ll need Universal Music Group on board as well–but it’s a step in the right direction. Now, about those Apple subscription fees…
News Byte
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.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT
If you were hoping that the government restrictions on the NBC U-Comcast deal would make it easier for you to stop paying for cable, you’re out of luck. The government is forcing the new company to
offer its stuff to online outlets like Netflix and iTunes. But it won’t happen in the way that cord cutters would like. If it happens at all.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 5, 2011 at 3:09 pm PT
Goldman Sachs has already received “several billion dollars” worth of commitments to its “special-purpose vehicle” for investing in $1.5 billion worth of Facebook stock, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 23, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT
It’s now been two days since the Federal Communications Commission voted to pass its controversial network neutrality rules, and the consensus is clear–no one is terribly happy. Now we have a full text of the actual rules–the 194-page document that lawyers, lawmakers and lobbyists will be combing through in the coming weeks and months.
