US FTC wastes everyone’s time by suing Facebook for acquisitions it approved
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram.
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram.
AT&T has agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Sony for close to US$1.2 billion, and is reportedly in the latter stages of a sale process for DirecTV, which could be worth about $15 billion.
US President Trump has managed to get Nathan Simington, an ally in the attempt to reform Section 230, confirmed as an FCC Commissioner.
The FCC has allocated US$9.2 billion worth of funding for high-speed broadband rollout in rural areas and a number of major names are among the big winners.
As social media platforms exercise increasing editorial control over their users, the protections granted to them in US become increasingly obsolete.
The trade war with the US continues to take its toll on Chinese business interests through a combination of sanctions and retreats.
Departing US President Trump attempted to push back against selective censorship by social media platforms. They’re less likely to face such resistance from Biden.
The Federal Communications Commission has set out new rules to repurpose a chunk of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for wifi.
Altice USA will not continue to pursue an acquisition of Canada’s Cogeco, having failed to win over its major shareholder before its C$11.1 billion (US$8.4 billion) offer expired.
Banned Chinese vendor Huawei hopes the UK might be allowed to let it back into its 5G network once Trump is no longer US President.
Qualcomm has told Reuters it has received licenses from the US authorities to supply Huawei with a bunch of products.
There’s nothing quite like the acquisition of a nationwide US mobile operator to put a sheen on the old balance sheet.
Telus International has made another acquisition ahead of its forthcoming IPO, announcing the C$1.2 billion purchase of Lionbridge AI.
With Randall Stephenson’s retirement just around the corner, US heavyweight AT&T has selected former FCC chairman William Kennard to fill his considerably roomy shoes.
Thanks primarily to the addition of Sprint, the self-styled Uncarrier has turned in a particularly strong set of third quarter results.
Coronavirus means the US-Canadian border remains closed, unless of course you’re in a position to spend billions on a couple of hundred phone towers there.
The FCC has slapped T-Mobile US with a $200 million fine for fraudulently collecting millions of dollars in government subsidies designed to help low-income phone customers.
Private equity firms are said to be in talks to acquire large minority stakes in the US telco’s DirecTV, AT&T Now, and U-Verse units.
Astound Broadband is changing ownership via an US$8.1 billion deal, including debt, between a pair of private equity investors.
US chip giant Intel is finally gaining some telecoms credibility, having been picked as a partner for Dish’s greenfield 5G network.
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