Verizon CEO Says There Won’t Be A Spectrum Shortage
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Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg thinks the Federal Communications Commission should not try to get spectrum back from broadcasters, that there w… Read more »
Trio Of Consumer Advocates Press FTC To Investigate Ad Exchanges
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Behavioral targeting crusaders at the Center for Digital Democracy have joined with two other consumer advocates, U.S. PIRG, and the World P… Read more »
Liberty’s Malone Will Be Out As DirecTV Chairman; Maffei Leaving Board, Too
Over the past few years satellite distributor DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) serially has been under the control of two of the most powerful men in med… Read more »
Updated: Court’s Ruling Puts Net Neutrality In Jeopardy
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A federal court has determined that the FCC does not have the authority to enforce so-called net neutrality rules, which requires broadband… Read more »
Pay-TV Ruling Leaves Sky Fuming, BT Disappointed, Viewers Somewhat Interested
Just when it seemed like News Corp (NYSE: NWS) could ramp up its paid content odyssey this year, UK media regulator Ofcom has told its major… Read more »
Congressmen Call For FTC To Look Into Google Buzz — And AdMob Deal Too
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Nearly two months after Google’s rocky introduction of ‘Buzz,’ the sharing service remains under fire from privacy advocates; eleven congres… Read more »
VOD Services Must Pay £375,000 To Be Regulated
UK video-on-demand providers must pay a combined £375,000 to two bodies that will regulate their industry.
The Association for Television… Read more »
Google: ‘Certain Sensitive Queries Are Being Blocked’ In China
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A day after Google (NSDQ: GOOG) began redirecting visitors to its search engine in China to its Hong Kong site, Google says that people in m… Read more »
EU Court: Not Google’s Fault If AdWords Clients Buy Louis Vuitton Keywords
By Mark Sweney: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled in favour of Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in a long-running court battle with Louis V… Read more »
Google’s China Decision: The Immediate Aftermath
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) stopped censoring its search results in China early this afternoon. A roundup of the developments in the hours since:… Read more »
Brian Roberts: Comcast Won’t Discriminate Against Competitor’s Web Programming
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Chairman Brian Roberts and NBCU President Jeff Zucker have responded to a host of follow-up questions from Senate Judi… Read more »
GM.tv, MoneySavingExpert.com Breached Ad Rules With Web Links
Ofcom has ruled a tie-up between ITV’s GMTV With Lorraine show and consumer advocate Martin Lewis promoted Lewis’ own MoneySavingExpert.com… Read more »
Wireless Carriers Bicker Over Size Of Spectrum Holdings
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Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) frequently brags about how much spectrum it has at its disposal, and how easy it will be to deliver a ton of video an… Read more »
FCC May Open Public-Safety Spectrum Block For Commercial Purposes
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The FCC is working on a plan that would sell a chunk of spectrum in the first half of 2011 that failed to be sold in 2008 because of the str… Read more »
What The FCC Is Trying To Achieve With Its National Broadband Plan
As promised, the FCC has released its proposal for a National Broadband Plan that it will deliver to Congress tomorrow. In the six-page exec… Read more »
Is Google Finally Ready To Make Its China Move?
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China has now reiterated its position in its standoff with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) — and it looks like all that remains is for Google to finall… Read more »
FCC Releases Apps To Independently Test The Speed Of Wireless Networks
Looking for real-time data of its own, the FCC (yes, the regulatory body in Washington, D.C.) has released a mobile app for iPhone and Andro… Read more »
Requests May Signal That FTC Will Block Google’s AdMob Purchase
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Google’s proposed (and now delayed) acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob appears to be drawing even more regulatory scrutiny from the FTC.… Read more »
FCC Former Chairman Says Agency Lacks Control Over Handset Makers
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In an appearance this morning at a Seattle breakfast event, former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, now a partner at Patton Boggs, was careful not… Read more »
The Crazy Things Cities Do To Get Broadband From Google
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Google’s announcement last month that it would build “ultra” high-speed broadband networks in the U.S. has generated interest from cities wh… Read more »
Lords Copyright Change ‘Could Block YouTube’
By Bobbie Johnson: One of the most contentious parts of the controversial digital economy bill was voted down by the House of Lords last nig… Read more »
Microsoft To Google: Grow Up And Deal With The EC
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has loudly suggested that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is behind the European Commission’s preliminary antitrust inquiry into… Read more »
Google’s Bad Europe Week Continues: EU Raises Concerns About ‘Street View’
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It certainly has not been the best week for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in Europe: The EC opened a preliminary antitrust inquiry against the company… Read more »
Broadband Plan May Ask Broadcasters To Free Up Spectrum For Wireless
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In less than a month from now, the FCC will deliver a National Broadband Plan to Congress and the President, which may include a way to free… Read more »
U.S. Carriers And Google Respond To FCC Inquiry On Early Termination Fees
T-Mobile, Sprint (NYSE: S), AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon, and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) have responded to a federal inquiry that is investigating fees… Read more »
Google Gets The Microsoft Treatment In Europe; EC Opens Antitrust Inquiry
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG), which has faced three antitrust inquiries in the U.S. over the last year, is now facing its first in Europe. The WSJ sa… Read more »
Microsoft’s About To Lose More Web Browser Users
Windows 95′s big OS-browser integration is now but a memory – from March 1, and likely through gritted teeth, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will st… Read more »
Why The Justice Department Approved The Yahoo-Microsoft Search Deal
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Two main (and related) reasons, according to a statement the Justice Department put out this afternoon: 1) The search deal is “not likely to… Read more »
Microsoft & Yahoo Get Regulatory Clearances in U.S. & Europe On Search Deal; Integration To Begin
The long and rough road is still a long way to go, but they’ve at least started on it: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo have received cleara… Read more »
ITV’s Friends Reunited Sale Approved By Competition Commission
ITV’s new guard will be happy with this – after a three-month inquiry, the Competition Commission has provisionally approved the £25 millio… Read more »
Sony Ericsson Phone Ad Ruled Misleading Over Facebook Claims
By John Plunkett: Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) breached UK advertising rules by exaggerating a mobile phone’s ability to use Fac… Read more »
Google Gets The Facebook Treatment: Privacy Group Files FTC Complaint Over Buzz
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Despite making significant changes to its Buzz social networking service (and apologizing), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) still can’t shake the ire of… Read more »
What’s Behind Google’s Broadband Strategy
Is Google (NSDQ: GOOG) planning pricey Potemkin broadband villages? As part of an expensive lobbying move, the search giant last week unveil… Read more »
After Federal Inquiries, Google Cuts Early Nexus One Termination Fee
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has lowered its “equipment recovery fee” to $150 from $350 when customers drop its Nexus One phone before their contract… Read more »
Broadband Content Bits: Euro Winter Olympics Coverage; Sky’s ITV Stake; Swedish VOD
– Euro Winter Olympics Coverage: The European Broadcasting Union is streaming Winter Olympics coverage free through its “Vancouver Live” po… Read more »
Comcast-NBCU: What Will Roberts, Zucker Tell Congress? Keep Reading
Congressional hearings have two parts: written testimony and the Q&A that all too often sounds like it is scripted. While the companies aren… Read more »
T-Mobile/Orange UK Merger Draws Competition Scrutiny
That’s what you get for saying your merger will give you 37 percent of all UK mobile subscribers. The UK government’s Office of Fair Trading… Read more »
Democrats Tee Up Comcast/NBCU Concerns
In Thursday’s (Feb. 4) hearing, the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communications & Internet Subcommittee will be looking at a merged C… Read more »
France’s ISP Tax Draws A European Competition Inquiry
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy went down pretty badly with ISPs, mobile operators and commercial broadcasters when in 2008 he announced he… Read more »
Broadband Content Bits: Sky’s E-Wallet; ABCe Figs; New Euro Regulator
– BSkyB: The company is adding an e-wallet service to its online betting portals, to provide an alternative to using credit cards for every… Read more »
