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This Cable Company Just Got Fined By The FCC For Getting Hacked
Friday, November 6, 2015 - 9:40am | 369Read More...The Federal Communications Commission has levied a $595,000 fine on Cox Communications after its systems were hacked. Hackers from Lizard Square gained access to Cox's private customer information. Lizard Square is the same hacking group that was considered to be behind Sony Corp (ADR...
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AT&T Fined $100 Million; FCC Is 'Ignoring Facts In Search Of A Good Story'
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 4:52pm | 364Read More...The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that it plans to impose its largest fine ever of $100 million on AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) for violating the agency’s 2010 Open Internet Order and misleading users about the speed of its unlimited data plans. FCC Commissioner Ajit...
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Telsey's Latest Update On Charter-Time Warner And What It Means For Liberty Broadband
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 11:21am | 430Read More...In a report published Friday, Telsey Advisory Group analyst Tom Eagan updated investors with his latest take on the Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) merger and what this means for Liberty Broadband Corp (NASDAQ: LBRDA). Charter Update: Bid For Time...
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'Obamaphone' Could Become Obamanet
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 12:58pm | 344Read More...In 1985, The Federal Communications Commission introduced a program called Lifeline, under which low income Americans could get access to telephone lines. However, with landlines becoming largely obsolete in the age of smartphones and the internet the program was reworked to include mobile and...
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FCC Likely To Reject T-Mobile's Request To Further Limit AT&T And Verizon's Spectrum Dominance
Friday, May 29, 2015 - 7:16am | 389Read More...According to a new report by Reuters, the Federal Communications Commission will likely choose to ignore T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE: TMUS)'s request to further limit the purchasing power of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) during the upcoming 2016 spectrum...
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Charter Communications CEO On Time Warner Cable Deal
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 3:46pm | 398Read More...Just weeks after Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)'s failed bid to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC), Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced Tuesday that it will be acquiring the company in a $56 billion deal. Accounting for the debt on Time Warner's balance sheet...
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Charter In Talks With Time Warner Cable Over Deal Above $170/Share
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 10:12am | 355Read More...Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) may bid more than $170 per share for Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC), according to a Wall Street Journal report. People close to the matter claimed that Charter was in talks to make the bid following the failed buyout by Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ...
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FCC Denies AT&T's Request On Delaying Open Internet Rules
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 10:00am | 221Read More...Implementation of Open Internet rules will move forward following an FCC ruling against AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and other telecom companies. The FCC’s Wireless Competition Bureau chief Julie Veach and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau chief Roger Sherman issued the ruling on Friday....
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Netflix Asks FCC To Block AT&T/DirecTV Merger
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 2:06pm | 435Read More...According to new regulatory documents, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has made a plea to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to block the proposed $48 billion merger between AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV). The pending merger would join the second-largest wireless...
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Is The AT&T-DirecTV Merger Closing Imminent?
Monday, April 6, 2015 - 12:16pm | 268Read More...In a report published Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery suggested that the next few weeks will be "action packed" for AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), as its merger with DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is imminent. According to Flannery, the merger faces "fairly limited"...
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Why Apple's Entry Into Streaming Doesn't Affect Major Broadcasters... Except Comcast
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 2:26pm | 444Read More...It was revealed recently that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be planning to launch its own streaming services in association with major broadcasters in the U.S. However, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned NBCUniversal is not going to be a part of it. Mediatech Capital Partners'...
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Neustar Key Contract At Risk From FCC Draft Order
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 4:04pm | 148Read More...Neustar Inc (NYSE: NSR) shares plunged Wednesday after the Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order that would result in the loss of nearly half the company's business. Neustar changed hands recently at $21.84, down 13 percent. For 17 years, Neustar has administered a...
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AT&T Mobile Business CEO: Title II Is Not Necessarily The Right Approach
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 3:30pm | 407Read More...With the debate regarding net neutrality relatively settled for now, companies are coming to terms with the new rules of the game. Ralph de la Vega, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Mobile Business CEO and president, was interviewed by CNBC at the Mobile World Congress, where he talked about how mobility...
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Wedbush: Net Neutrality Developments Could Be A Positive For Netflix, Amazon
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 11:21am | 235Read More...In a report published Monday, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter commented that the latest net neutrality developments are "positives" for both Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com, Inc's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Instant Video. On February 26, the FCC adopted "strong" net...
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BTIG Downgrades Time Warner Cable, Cites Falling Confidence In Comcast Deal
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 10:17am | 153Read More...In a note to clients on Thursday, Richard Greenfield of BTIG downgraded shares of Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) to Neutral from Buy, while no longer issuing a price target. “One year ago, as speculation over Charter Communications' interest in Time Warner Cable grew, we wrote that Time Warner...
