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The Circuit: Net neutrality; Facebook and Skype in rumored talks; Google deals with malware apps
Net neutrality talk is back on the Hill this week as the communications subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee prepares to hold hearings on net neutrality and the economy.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| March 7, 2011; 8:37 AM ET |
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Free messaging apps threaten wireless carriers' cash cow
Here's the dirty secret about text messages. It costs a wireless carrier close to nothing to send and receive them -- even though they charge about $10 a month for 500 to 1,000 texts. Now, a new crop of...
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Cecilia Kang
| March 3, 2011; 9:00 AM ET |
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Apple, FTC, Facebook, Mobile
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The Circuit: Twitter denies J.P. Morgan reports; Kerry, Snowe introduce spectrum bill; Microsoft mad at Facebook
The Circuit: Twitter denies JPMorgan reports; Kerry, Snowe introduce spectrum bill; Microsoft mad at Facebook
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Hayley Tsukayama
| March 3, 2011; 8:18 AM ET |
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Spectrum, Twitter
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Facebook debating contact information request for minors
Facebook has told lawmakers it is debating whether to allow third-party applications to request contact information about minors. Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Tex.) asked the social network company to explain how third-party applications -- such as...
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Cecilia Kang
| February 28, 2011; 5:58 PM ET |
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Top techies head to the White House for first meeting
The White House will host the first meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness today.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 24, 2011; 11:40 AM ET |
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Comcast, Facebook
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Obama names Facebook, Intel and Comcast execs to new jobs council
President Obama named Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, venture capitalist John Doerr and Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts to his council on jobs and competitiveness, highlighting the administration's emphasis on high-tech and media firms to help shape economic policy....
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Cecilia Kang
| February 23, 2011; 2:54 PM ET |
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Comcast, Facebook, Intel, Tech for Development
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