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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • September 20, 2024

    Ad Tech Judge Not Biting On Google's Market Metaphor

    Comparing Big Macs and Whoppers to undermine the Justice Department's market definition appeared to be a step too far Friday for the Virginia federal judge weighing the fate of Google's display advertising placement technology.

  • September 20, 2024

    Cities Score Wins Over FCC Even In 9th Circ. Permitting Loss

    Even though the Ninth Circuit in a recent decision largely upheld a Federal Communications Commission policy that reined in municipal governments' power to impose zoning restrictions on wireless network siting, the court's ruling wasn't all bad news for city officials.

  • September 20, 2024

    FCC Launches $200M School, Library Cybersecurity Program

    The Federal Communications Commission has begun rolling out a new cybersecurity program for schools and libraries under the E-Rate federal subsidy for "anchor" institutions, highlighting their increasing vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.

  • September 20, 2024

    Media Ownership Needs More Oversight, 8th Circ. Told

    A coalition of media reform advocates, broadcast workers and public interest groups are coming to the defense of the Federal Communications Commission's updated broadcast ownership rules, telling the Eighth Circuit in a new brief Friday that the changes will promote competition and diversity in the TV and radio broadcast industry.

  • September 20, 2024

    Telemarketing Scheme Ringleader Convicted In $4M Scam

    A North Carolina federal jury on Friday convicted a man of perpetuating a phone scam that ripped off more than $4 million from victims, many elderly, by using fake U.S. government official identities and offering fraudulent sweepstakes prizes that required up-front payments to obtain, according to prosecutors.

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