by fflima | Oct 17, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology
On October 15, Japanese tech titan SoftBank announced that it will acquire 70% of Sprint Nextel. The $20.1 billion deal will allow Sprint to compete with the two largest American wireless companies, Verizon and AT&T, by providing Sprint with $8 billion in new...
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 liz | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases, Commentary
When AT&T sued Verizon Wireless for its “There’s A Map for That” advertising campaign, AT&T could have brought a dilution claim against Verizon’s use of the slogan, “There’s a map for that,” which is very similar to...
