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Article | 3/08/2011 Lawmaker touts AT&T deal with T-Mobile
A proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T could provide significant benefits to U.S. consumers, according to a senior Republican member of th...
Article | 28/07/2011 Google-Admeld deal under closer DOJ scrutiny
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Google for more information on its proposed acquisition of display advertising optimization firm, Admeld, Goo...
Article | 21/07/2011 TruePosition alleges plot against its 9-1-1 location system
TruePosition, the developer of technology used by some carriers to pinpoint 9-1-1 calls, says Ericsson, Qualcomm and Alcatel-Lucent have worked togeth...
Article | 21/07/2011 Senator opposes AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile
A senior U.S. senator has urged two federal agencies to reject AT&T's proposed US$39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
Article | 28/06/2011 Google faces claim for €295M damages in French court
A French publishing company has filed suit against Google, alleging anti-competitive practices and claiming €295 million (US$420 million) in damages.
Article | 24/06/2011 Report: US FTC preparing to serve subpoenas to Google
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to serve subpoenas to Google as a first step in a broad antitrust investigation of the search engine an...
Article | 22/06/2011 Apple may face India probe for anticompetitive practices
Apple may face scrutiny from an Indian regulator for alleged anticompetitive behavior in connection with iPhone 4 sales in India.
Article | 20/06/2011 Microsoft, Skype deal gets U.S. clearance
Microsoft has received clearance from U.S. antitrust regulators for its proposed purchase of Internet telephony company Skype.
Article | 17/06/2011 100 years of IBM: Milestones
IBM is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding Thursday. Led by American capitalist icons Thomas J. Watson, Sr. and Thomas J. Watson, Jr. un...
Article | 10/06/2011 AT&T says its needs T-Mobile spectrum
AT&T will be able to significantly improve its mobile network capacity and give better service to its customers because of its proposed acquisitio...
Article | 1/06/2011 Sprint, others ask FCC to deny AT&T deal for T-Mobile
Sprint Nextel, joined by an army of thousands of consumers, have filed requests for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to block AT&T's pro...
Article | 31/05/2011 Seagate, Western Digital merger deals face EC probe
Moves by Seagate and Western Digital to acquire hard-drive companies are being probed by European regulators because of "competition concerns", the Eu...
Article | 27/05/2011 Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile
AT&T's proposed acquisition of rival mobile carrier T-Mobile USA would give customers fewer choices and drive up prices, some U.S. lawmakers said ...
Article | 25/05/2011 Groups ask US agencies to reject AT&T, T-Mobile deal
Two U.S. agencies reviewing AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA should reject it because it's anticompetitive and will hurt consumers and ...
Article | 25/05/2011 Microsoft back in court to appeal against EU antitrust fine
Microsoft was once again back in court on Tuesday to appeal an €899 million fine imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in 2008 after a decade...