Apple is in talks with Comcast about teaming up for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple set-top box and get special treatment on Comcast's cables to ensure it bypasses congestion on the Web, people familiar with the matter say. The deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and integration between a technology company and a cable provider to modernize TV viewing.
FTC Seeks Comment On Nielsen Spin-Off of LinkMeter to comScore
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Before the Federal Trade Commission decides whether to approve the divestiture, the agency wants to hear from the public on Nielsen's proposal to sell its LinkMeter technology to comScore.
Phone firms balk at proposed NSA surveillance changes
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Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans' phone records to help the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. They're worried about their exposure to lawsuits and the price tag if the US government asks them to hold information about customers for longer than they already do.
President Obama ‘remains committed’ to network neutrality
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“President Obama remains committed to an open internet, where consumers are free to choose the websites they want to visit and the online services they want to use, and where online innovators are allowed to compete on a level playing field based on the quality of their products.”
Ever Get the Feeling You’ve Been Cheated (Out of an Open Internet)?
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If you think today’s ruling isn’t a big deal for artists, think again.
Will the FCC strike down AT&T’s Sponsored Data plan?
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler indicated that he'd be watching closely as AT&T rolled out a new offering called Sponsored Data, which promises to keep certain mobile browsing from counting against your monthly data cap but which has raised the ire of network neutrality advocates.
Borrowers Hit Social Media Hurdles
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More lending companies are mining Facebook, Twitter and other social media data to help determine a borrower's creditworthiness or identity, a trend that is raising concerns among consumer groups and regulators.
Modernizing the Communications Act
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One of the most common criticisms of the Communications Act is the so-called “siloed,” sector-based nature of the law and resulting regulation. The Communications Act consists of seven titles: general provisions, common carriers, provisions related to radio, procedural and administrative provisions, penal provisions and forfeitures, cable communications, and miscellaneous provisions. Each of the titles governs a specific sector of the communications economy with inconsistent approaches to definition and regulation.
This week proves we’re better off with four wireless carriers
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There's a clear case for having more wireless companies rather than fewer of them, and this week demonstrates why.
Slow Broadband Internet Speeds Vex Nation’s Schools
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As public schools nationwide embrace instruction via iPads, laptops and other technologies, many are realizing they lack the necessary broadband speed to perform even simple functions. This is crimping classroom instruction as more teachers pull lesson plans off the Internet and use bandwidth-hungry programming.