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Google's Schmidt: Innovation must come first
Nov. 18, 2008
The U.S. government needs to pump billions of dollars into alternative energy efforts, broadband infrastructure and research in an effort to rebuild the nation's economy, Google's CEO said Tuesday.

SEC files insider trading charges against Mark Cuban
Nov. 17, 2008
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed insider trading charges against Dallas entrepreneur Mark Cuban, after he allegedly sold 600,000 shares in an Internet search engine based upon insider knowledge.

NetWitness releases free version of security software
Nov. 17, 2008
NetWitness, a vendor of networking threat-analysis software, is offering a free version of its NetWitness Investigator package by download, the company said Monday.

Groups ask Kentucky court to reverse domain seizures
Nov. 14, 2008
Three civil liberties groups have filed a petition asking a Kentucky court to reverse a judge's ruling that could lead to the seizure of 141 domain names related to gambling Web sites.

Congress to push for net neutrality legislation
Nov. 13, 2008
The U.S. Congress will push for net neutrality legislation next year, even though the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has acted against broadband providers that it found to block or slow Web content, an adviser ...

CTIA drops lawsuit against FCC's open access rules
Nov. 13, 2008
A mobile phone trade group has dropped a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission challenging the commission's rules requiring so-called open access rules on a block of valuable spectrum auctioned ...

LCD makers settle price-fixing charges, agree to fines
Nov. 12, 2008
Three electronics manufacturers -- LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes -- have agreed to plead guilty and pay a combined US$585 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of liquid crystal ...

Groups to launch e-waste certification program
Nov. 10, 2008
Two environmental groups, the Basel Action Network and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, will launch an electronic-waste accreditation and certification program that will prohibit shipping toxic e-waste overseas, the ...

Report: Microsoft takes aim at Verizon Wireless search
Nov. 07, 2008
Microsoft is making a pitch to be the default search provider on Verizon Wireless mobile phones, in an effort to steal the business from rival Google, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal Friday.

FCC seeks more comment on telecom reforms
Nov. 06, 2008
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has decided to seek more comment on proposed changes to two programs, the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation, that have been controversial for years.

US FCC approves rules allowing white-space devices
Nov. 05, 2008
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to approve rules that would allow new broadband devices to operate in unused television spectrum.

E-voting: What will it take for a smooth election?
Nov. 05, 2008
Tuesday's U.S. election may not be long remembered for widespread problems with voting systems, but there were at least scattered reports of problems with touch-screen or optical-scan voting machines, many compounded by ...

Tech groups applaud FCC white spaces vote
Nov. 05, 2008
Barack Obama wasn't the only big winner in the U.S. on Election Day. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's decision late Tuesday to allow new kinds of broadband devices to operate in unused television spectrum ...

DOJ opposition scuttled Google deal, Yahoo says
Nov. 05, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice was planning to block Google's proposed advertising deal with Yahoo, leading to Google's announcement Wednesday that it was backing out, according to Yahoo.

U.S. voters elect Obama
Nov. 05, 2008
Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, has been elected the first African-American president of the U.S., news organizations declared late Tuesday night. Obama seems to have reached the necessary 270 electoral ...

FCC puts off decision to reform universal service
Nov. 03, 2008
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has postponed votes scheduled for Tuesday that would have overhauled intercarrier compensation and rural telephone subsidies under the Universal Service Fund ...

FCC looks to overhaul telephone subsidies
Nov. 03, 2008
Universal Service Fund (USF) reform at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission hasn't commanded as much attention as the recent debate about the so-called spectrum white spaces.

E-voting groups are watching a handful of states
Nov. 03, 2008
Pamela Smith, a longtime critic of electronic voting machines, is worried more about long lines on Tuesday, election day in the U.S.

DOJ requires Verizon to sell assets in Alltel acquisition
Oct. 30, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice will require Verizon to sell some wireless telecommunications assets in 22 states in order to wrap up its US$28 billion acquisition of wireless carrier Alltel, the DOJ said Thursday.

Supporters lay out tech reasons to vote for Obama, McCain
Oct. 30, 2008
Barack Obama could either raise taxes on corporations and worker savings plans if he becomes U.S. president, or he could focus on bringing broadband to everyone across the U.S.

Dell hit with discrimination class-action lawsuit
Oct. 29, 2008
Recent layoffs at Dell unfairly targeted women and workers over age 40, and the company discriminates against women in pay and promotions, according to a new lawsuit filed by four former human-resources managers at the ...

Miami woman sentenced to prison for Internet kiosk scheme
Oct. 29, 2008
A Miami woman has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison and ordered to pay US$18.2 million in restitution for a scheme to sell Internet kiosks that were promised to generate substantial income for buyers.

ICANN proposes new way to buy top-level domains
Oct. 28, 2008
ICANN is seeking comments on a proposal that would open up the market for generic top-level domains (TLDs) on the Internet, basically allowing anyone with US$185,000 to buy a new TLD.

CenturyTel to buy Embarq for $5.8 billion
Oct. 27, 2008
CenturyTel has reached an agreement to acquire rival U.S. telecommunications carrier Embarq for US$5.8 billion, creating a company that operates in 33 U.S. states.

Verizon reports 31 percent increase in net income
Oct. 27, 2008
Verizon's net income was up more than 31 percent and its revenue up more than 4 percent for the third quarter of 2008, driven largely by increases in wireless and data customers.