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AT&T to pay $23M fine for bribing powerful lawmaker’s ally in exchange for vote

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2025-12-292022-10-15 by Jon Brodkin
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Enlarge / AT&T’s logo at its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Getty Images | Ronald Martinez reader comments 77 with 65 posters participating Share this story AT&T agreed to pay a $23 million fine “to resolve a federal criminal investigation … Read more

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Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it represents small developers

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2025-12-292022-09-19 by Jon Brodkin
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reader comments 52 with 42 posters participating Share this story Apple provides over half the funding for a lobby group that says it represents small app developers, according to a Bloomberg article published today. Apple isn’t a member of what’s … Read more

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ISPs can’t find any judges who will block California net neutrality law

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2025-12-302022-04-21 by Jon Brodkin
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Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino reader comments 63 with 48 posters participating Share this story The broadband industry has lost another attempt to block California’s net neutrality law. After ISP lobby groups’ motion for a preliminary injunction was denied last … Read more

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FTC sues Intuit in bid to stop “deceptive” ads that claim TurboTax is free

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2025-12-302022-03-29 by Jon Brodkin
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Enlarge / TurboTax products sit on display at Costco on January 28, 2016, in Foster City, California. Getty Images | Kimberly White reader comments 96 with 64 posters participating Share this story The Federal Trade Commission sued Intuit on Monday, … Read more

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FCC plans to rein in “gateway” carriers that bring foreign robocalls to US

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2025-12-302021-10-04 by Jon Brodkin
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Getty Images | Juj Winn reader comments 50 with 38 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission hopes to reduce the number of illegal robocalls from overseas with an expansion of rules that require phone companies to implement … Read more

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Backpage founders get mistrial because US overplayed child sex trafficking claim

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2025-12-302021-09-16 by Jon Brodkin
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Getty Images | imaginima reader comments 85 with 48 posters participating Share this story A federal judge yesterday declared a mistrial in the case against Backpage’s founders, ruling that US prosecutors unfairly tainted the jury by focusing too heavily on … Read more

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Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t compete, SpaceX says

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2025-12-302021-09-01 by Jon Brodkin
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Enlarge / Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos at the 32nd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 12, 2016. Getty Images | Bloomberg reader comments 139 with 76 posters participating Share this story Amazon’s attempt to block … Read more

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Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contract NASA gave to SpaceX

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2025-12-302021-07-31 by Jon Brodkin
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Enlarge / Jeff Bezos holds aviation glasses that belonged to Amelia Earhart at a press conference about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard on July 20, 2021, in Van Horn, Texas. Getty Images | Joe Raedle reader comments 264 … Read more

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Ajit Pai apparently mismanaged $9B fund–new FCC boss starts “cleanup”

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2025-12-302021-07-28 by Jon Brodkin
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Getty Images | LdF reader comments 109 with 84 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission wants SpaceX to give up a portion of the $885.51 million in broadband funding it was awarded in a reverse auction in … Read more

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Ohio GOP ends attempt to ban municipal broadband after protest from residents

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2025-12-302021-06-29 by Jon Brodkin
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reader comments 74 with 51 posters participating Share this story After coming close to imposing a near-total ban on municipal broadband networks, Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature has reportedly dropped the proposed law in final negotiations over the state budget. The final … Read more

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