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Tech Firms Push to Control Web’s Pipes
Technology giants like Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are expanding efforts to control more of the world’s Internet backbone, raising tensions with telecom companies over who runs the Web.Voices
White House Claims “Dramatic Progress” on Health Site
Obama administration officials, racing to beat a month-end deadline to fix the troubled federal insurance website, said Sunday there has been “dramatic progress” in patching HealthCare.gov but acknowledged “there is more work to be done” in improving the site and its underlying technology.Voices
As Deadline Expires, Problems Persist With Health Site
Technicians in the Washington area raced up to a month-end deadline set by the Obama administration to make the troubled federal insurance website work for a majority of users, but officials acknowledged they still faced a raft of problems that could take weeks or more to fix.Voices
HP Will Replace Verizon in Hosting HealthCare.gov Website
The Department of Health and Human Services is going to replace Verizon Communications Inc.’s Terremark subsidiary as its Web-hosting provider for the federal health-insurance marketplace, presenting a new challenge to the rollout of the Obama administration’s signature health-care initiative.Voices
Sprint Shakes Up Sales, Marketing Teams
Sprint Corp. is reshuffling its sales and marketing departments in its first major personnel moves since being acquired by SoftBank Corp. earlier this year.Voices
Vodafone, Verizon Agree on $130 Billion Deal
Negotiators for Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC have agreed to a deal in which Verizon will pay about $130 billion for the U.K. company’s stake in their U.S. joint venture, a person familiar with the matter said.Voices
Verizon Wireless Deal Could Happen Within a Week
Verizon Communications Inc. is in talks to pay as much as $130 billion for Vodafone Group PLC’s stake in their U.S. wireless venture in a deal that could be completed within a week, people familiar with the matter said.Voices
U.S. Tightens Grip on Telecom
The U.S. government has used the merger-approval process to increase its influence over the telecom industry, bringing more companies under its oversight and gaining a say over activities as fundamental as equipment purchasesVoices
Smartphone Upgrades Slow as “Wow” Factor Fades
Fewer people are upgrading their smartphones — a trend that could make it harder for companies from AT&T Inc. to Apple Inc.to keep up the pace of revenue growth.Voices