Hefty Fine of the Day - Internet Innovation Alliance

August 1, 2012

$731 million, which is what two big online poker sites will have to pay the Justice Department in a money laundering settlement, Brendan Sasso of The Hill reports. That’s quite a settlement.

Merger Rumblings

Via David Gelles and Nichael J. De La Merced at The New York Times, the long rumored merger between Sprint and T-Mobile is starting to heat up: Sprint…

June 5, 2014

Not So Fast

Sprint and T-Mobile have been doing the merger dance for a few months now, but as Ben Munson of Wireless Week reports, it’s likely to be an uphill…

January 29, 2014

Boucher on Spectrum Policies

Our Honorary Chairman Rick Boucher has taken to the digital pages of The Street to argue for smart spectrum policies. Here’s a taste: Limiting the amount of spectrum…

July 30, 2013

Mehlman in the Mercury News

Our own Bruce Mehlman has penned an op-ed for the Silicon Valley Mercury News on the perils of over-regulating the FCC’s upcoming spectrum auction. Here’s a taste: In…

June 17, 2013

Senator Thune on Wireless

Yesterday, Sen. John Thune, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation delivered prepared remarks for the Committee’s hearing on the State of Wireless…

June 5, 2013

Not So Fast

Late last year, Sprint announced it was being acquired by Japan’s Softbank. Now, Brendan Sasso of The Hill reports, the Justice Department has asked the FCC to hit…

January 30, 2013

Approval From the DoJ

After months and months of lobbying and negotiations, Verizon has received a nod of approval from the Justice Department for its $3.9 billion spectrum deal with cable providers.…

August 17, 2012

Rough Road to Approval

It’s not secret that the explosive growth of mobile broadband has forced wireless providers to search for more spectrum due to looming capacity constraints. For Verizon, that search…

August 3, 2012

Number of the Day

$22.5 million, which is the amount the Federal Trade Commission will reportedly fine Google for overriding Apple’s privacy settings for its mobile Safari web browser. It would be…

July 11, 2012

Spectrum Swap

With its spectrum deal with cable companies still receiving government scrutiny, Verizon has announced a proposed swap of airwaves with competitor T-Mobile. As Brendan Sasso of The Hill…

June 25, 2012

A Slow Process

Yesterday, Verizon CTO Tony Melone criticized the FCC’s pace when it comes to freeing up much-needed spectrum for wireless. As CNet’s Marquerite Reardon reports: Melone said the FCC…

June 8, 2012

A Close Examination

As Verizon’s $3.6 billion proposal to purchase spectrum from various cable companies continues to be examined by both the FCC and the Justice Department, The Hill‘s Andrew Feinberg…

May 24, 2012

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