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  • August 2007

    • Shareholders OK Tribune Takeover

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 21, 07 1:41 PM CDT

      Shareholders OK Tribune Takeover

      (Newser) - The Tribune Co.’s shareholders approved Sam Zell's $8.2 billion takeover today, nudging the publisher one step closer to private ownership. But some analysts remain skeptical that the deal will go through as planned—the company’s declining profitability since the April announcement has triggered speculation that the 26% premium Zell offered is outdated. More »

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      Chicago  • Chicago Cubs  • FCC  • acquisitions  • JPMorgan Chase  • shareholders  • Tribune Company  • Sam Zell  • takeover  • Los Angeles Times  • privatization

    • Microsoft Renews FCC Fight Over TV 'White Space'

      Washington Post  |  Aug 13, 07 9:28 AM CDT

      Microsoft Renews FCC Fight Over TV 'White Space'

      (Newser) - Regulators won't OK Microsoft's plan to give consumers access to the Internet through unused TV airwaves, but the firm isn't taking no for an answer. The FCC has already nixed a protoype that caused static on existing broadcasts, but Microsoft says it now has a version that works, and a filing today will ask regulators to reconsider the initial ruling. More »

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      Internet  • television  • Google  • Microsoft  • technology  • FCC  • Dell  • airwaves  • white space

  • July 2007

    • FCC Ruling to Test Google Power

      Washington Post  |  Jul 30, 07 9:53 AM CDT

      FCC Ruling to Test Google Power

      (Newser) - The FCC will rule tomorrow on whether an upcoming airwaves auction will require its winner to build an open-access network, and the verdict will test Google’s lobbying prowess, the Washington Post reports. Google has been pushing the open network aggressively, to the chagrin of AT&T and Verizon,  mustering support  from public interest groups and consumer advocates. More »

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      Google  • FCC  • Verizon  • AT and T  • net neutrality  • airwaves  • network

    • Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 22, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

      (Newser) - Google is poised to bid $4.6 billion in the upcoming federal auction of wireless frequencies,  to create a national broadband network that could challenge the dominance of companies like AT&T and Comcast. If Google's bid triumphs, the web search giant could expand into selling Internet, telephone and television services—or have other providers do it for them, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

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      Internet  • Google  • FCC  • auction  • wireless  • broadband Internet  • Eric Schmidt  • web  • network  • wireless frequencies

    • Airwaves Sale to Break Open Cell Phone Biz

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 11, 07 4:35 AM CDT

      Airwaves Sale to Break Open Cell Phone Biz

      (Newser) - An auction of government-owned frequencies could break open the cell phone industry and loosen the grip of giant telecom carriers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FCC is likely to set aside a band of radio-spectrum frequencies for an open network free of restraints imposed by Verizon and AT&T.   More »

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      Google  • FCC  • Verizon  • AT and T  • Wi-Fi  • radio spectrum

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • XM Fans Irate at Shock Jock Suspension

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 17, 07 4:01 PM CDT

      XM Fans Irate at Shock Jock Suspension

      (Newser) - Fans of "The Opie & Anthony Show" cancelled their satellite radio subscriptions by the hundreds after XM slapped the shock-jock duo with a 30-day suspension earlier this week. Subscribers are accusing the station—which promises uncensored content—of pandering to the FCC so they won't block a pending merger with Sirius. More »

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      FCC  • merger  • radio  • Sirius  • satellite radio  • talk radio  • XM Satellite Radio  • shock jocks

    • Imus Will Sue CBS for $40 Mil Left on Contract

      CNN  |  May 2, 07 5:00 PM CDT

      Imus Will Sue CBS for $40 Mil Left on Contract

      (Newser) - Don Imus is off the airwaves but not finished fighting: He's hired First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus to help him sue CBS. Sources tell Fortune that Imus's five-year, $50 million contract guaranteed him a warning before his routinely foul mouth got him fired; without it, he may be owed the $40 mil left on the deal. More »

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      lawsuit  • FCC  • CBS  • radio  • Don Imus  • profanity

  • April 2007

    • FCC: Shut Up and Fly

      Associated Press  |  Apr 4, 07 9:19 AM CDT

      FCC: Shut Up and Fly

      (Newser) - Chatty frequent-flyers were disappointed yesterday, as the Federal Communications Commission refused to lift its ban on cell phone use during flight. The two-year old proposal had prompted a massive outpouring from airline customers who called  airborne conversation  "a recipe for a lot of anger" and "torture." More »

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      cell phones  • technology  • FCC  • airline  • airplane  • FAA  • flight

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