Post Tech: December 20, 2009 - December 26, 2009
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UPDATED at 10:03 a.m. Dec. 28 with link. It's been a thrilling few months since Post Tech's launch. Thanks to my many readers for making net neutrality, spectrum policy, online video competition, and exclusive handset deals so fun to cover....
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December 24, 2009; 5:30 PM ET |
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FCC's Clyburn criticizes Verizon Wireless' justification for doubling fees
Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn said Wednesday that Verizon Wireless’ justifications for raising the fines it charges for canceled contracts are “unsatisfying and, in some cases, troubling.” Clyburn, a Democratic commissioner, criticized the company's response to an inquiry by...
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December 23, 2009; 6:15 PM ET |
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FTC prolongs review of Google-AdMob merger, asks for more details
The Federal Trade Commission has asked for more information from Google about its acquisition of mobile phone advertising platform AdMob, according to Google. The FTC is looking into potential antitrust violations as part of a regulatory review of the merger....
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December 23, 2009; 3:32 PM ET |
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BlackBerry says new software caused Tuesday outage
BlackBerry users in North America went hours without the ability to tap away at e-mails Tuesday, after a flaw in recently released versions of the device’s Messenger software somehow disrupted service. BlackBerry phones have faced recent competition by competitors such...
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December 23, 2009; 2:52 PM ET |
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Kohl, Hatch call on FCC to give spectrum to new wireless carriers
Key Senate lawmakers overseeing competition and antitrust called on the Federal Communications Commission to put spectrum already in the agency’s inventory into the hands of new wireless carriers to promote competition among broadband Internet providers. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), chairman...
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December 23, 2009; 12:45 PM ET |
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Act Two for FCC's Meredith Attwell Baker
Meredith Attwell Baker may be a junior member of the Federal Communications Commission, but she's no stranger to technology policy debates. As the Bush administration’s point person on telecommunications policy at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, she headed a...
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December 23, 2009; 8:00 AM ET |
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Obama picks Bush adviser as cybersecurity czar
Post colleagues Ellen Nakashima and Debbi Wilgoren write about the White House's pick for new cybersecurity czar. Read the whole story here. Seven months after President Obama vowed to "personally select" an adviser to orchestrate the government's strategy for protecting...
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December 22, 2009; 11:37 AM ET |
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Google posts manifesto on open Internet
Google has come to symbolize a crusade by some in the high-tech sector for open Internet policies. But even within the Silicon Valley search giant, the concept of open Internet practices isn’t always clear. Yesterday, Google’s senior vice president for...
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December 22, 2009; 9:00 AM ET |
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Apple to pair with CBS, Walt Disney to take on cable, satellite: WSJ
Apple, the company that has dominated digital music distribution, may be taking on television, according to The Wall Street Journal. Such a move could transform the cable and satellite television landscape as more users turn to watching their favorite shows...
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December 22, 2009; 8:00 AM ET |
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The different faces of the FCC ... on an M&M near you
Are you angry as heck at the prospect of losing spectrum? Or so mad about net neutrality that you want to bite the head off of a member of the Federal Communications Commission? Or maybe you've always wanted a candy...
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Cecilia Kang
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December 21, 2009; 8:00 AM ET |
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