Washington – Days after President Obama weighed in on Open Internet rules, saying the Internet was too critical to let a few big network access companies become gatekeepers for content, one of those big companies responded with a threat. AT&T told Wall Street it may suspend its plan to invest $18 billion in broadband deployment…
Washington – Days after President Obama weighed in on Open Internet rules, saying the Internet was too critical to let a few big network access companies become gatekeepers for content, one of those big companies responded with a threat. AT&T told Wall Street it may suspend its plan to invest $18 billion in broadband deployment…
Washington – The FTC announced this week it is suing AT&T for slowing Internet speeds for customers for heavy Internet usage even though they paid for unlimited data as advertised. The Computer & Communications Industry Association applauds increased enforcement in this area. A new study from the Measurement Lab Consortium (M-Labs) suggests the problem of…
AT&T’s CEO has confirmed the company has decided to withdraw its plan to takeover competitor T-Mobile. The move comes after the Department of Justice sued to block the deal as it violated antitrust laws and the FCC released its findings that the deal would raise consumer mobile phone and Internet prices and reduce jobs. For…
AT&T’s CEO has confirmed the company has decided to withdraw its plan to takeover competitor T-Mobile. The move comes after the Department of Justice sued to block the deal as it violated antitrust laws and the FCC released its findings that the deal would raise consumer mobile phone and Internet prices and reduce jobs. For…
Just before the holiday the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated an order to fellow commissioners that would refer the AT&T merger to an administrative law judge for review. The decision was based on staff recommendations after examining the consumer harm from AT&T’s proposed takeover of its competitor T-Mobile. Today the Computer & Communications Industry Association…
Just before the holiday the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski circulated an order to fellow commissioners that would refer the AT&T merger to an administrative law judge for review. The decision was based on staff recommendations after examining the consumer harm from AT&T’s proposed takeover of its competitor T-Mobile. Today the Computer & Communications Industry Association…
The FCC has taken a first step toward rejecting AT&T’s proposed takeover of its wireless competitor T-Mobile. The FCC chairman has sent a proposed order to his colleagues to refer the merger to an administrative law judge for a procedure that would require AT&T to prove the merger was in the public interest. The following…
The FCC has taken a first step toward rejecting AT&T’s proposed takeover of its wireless competitor T-Mobile. The FCC chairman has sent a proposed order to his colleagues to refer the merger to an administrative law judge for a procedure that would require AT&T to prove the merger was in the public interest. The following…
