by anickow | Apr 13, 2011 | Cases, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Norman Leboon was sentenced Thursday to 24 more months of jail, plus three years’ supervised release. His crime? Threatening Congressman Eric Cantor. What makes the case slightly relevant for this blog is the nature of the threat—a Youtube video. Unfortunately his...
by rotchadl | Apr 3, 2011 | Commentary
Last week’s announcement that AT&T is buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion should raise serious antitrust concerns with regulators analyzing the deal under the horizontal merger guidelines of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission....
by Jennifer Wertheimer | Feb 2, 2011 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations |
Now that a month has passed since the Federal Communications Commission issued their long-awaited order on net neutrality, the lawsuits have begun. Two companies, Verizon Communications and MetroPCS, have already filed suit in federal court, arguing that the FCC...
by marysw | Nov 3, 2010 | Commentary
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Thursday, October 28, 2010 that it had reached a record settlement with Verizon Wireless over the telecommunications giant’s so-called “mystery fees.” Verizon has agreed to pay a staggering $25 million to the U.S....
by Matthew Remissong | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News
The proposed merger between Comcast and NBC Universal is a major test for the Obama administration’s positions on vertical mergers and media consolidation. Comcast has already made some commitments to aid it during the review process, which is likely to take at...