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Consumer electronics group calls for broad FCC set top box review

It’s been more than six years since federal regulators looked at competition in the market for video set-top boxes. And in that time, the video landscape has dramatically changed. Telecom companies AT&T and Verizon have joined cable companies in bringing...

Reader wants to know Web sites involved in Rockefeller's marketing scam report

On Sen. Jay Rockefeller's (D-W.Va.) report about aggressive online marketing, reader "sbuck" reminds me to keep up my reader-friendly manners. "I know you're a tech/biz blog rather than a consumer one, but the most helpful thing you could do...

Secret Internet copyright talks raise concerns

A secret trade negotiation going on in Seoul, South Korea this week could lead to your Internet service provider snooping in on your Web activity. That’s the fear held by some civil rights and public interest groups, which complained to...

Sprint won't change early termination fees

In response to Verizon Wireless' unpopular announcement that it will double its cancellation fees for smart phone subscribers, Sprint Nextel took the opportunity to say it would not be following suit. Instead, Sprint subscribers with two-year contracts will still be...

Has the Web really turned us into loners? A new study questions that conventional thinking

Maybe the Internet isn’t turning us into loners after all. According to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, an increased use of the Web, mobile phones and other consumer technologies hasn’t made us more...

Update: Verizon jacks up early cancellation fees on smart phones

With a whole new line of smart phones coming onto the market, Verizon Wireless says that starting November 15 it is doubling to $350 the penalty fees for subscribers who leave their contracts early. James Gerace, a spokesman for Verizon...

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