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AT&T Is Counting on Government Stimulus Dollars to Help Fund Its Broadband Future
AT&T Chief Executive Officer John Stankey considers the expansion of AT&T’s fiber network part of his strategy to refocus the company around offering greater telecommunications connectivity now that it’s left behind its dream of being a media powerhouse.
FTC Commissioner Phillips Steps Down, Leaves Agency With Republican Vacancy
Federal Trade Commissioner Noah Phillips stepped down from his position Oct 14, leaving a Republican vacancy at the antitrust and consumer protection agency. Phillips, a former Senate staffer, joined the agency in May 2018.
Vodafone Plans €7 Billion German Fiber Venture With Altice (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 06:52New Turkey Law Mandates Jail Time for Spreading ‘Disinformation’ (Bloomberg)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 11:355G Cell Service Can Coexist With Planes, US Study Suggests (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 17:22Facebook Is the Only Game in Town for Digital Political Ads (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 13:29Google to Pay $85 Million to End Arizona Consumer-Privacy Suit (Bloomberg)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 14:24Social Media Company Liability Draws Supreme Court Scrutiny
The US Supreme Court will decide whether social media companies can be sued for hosting and recommending terrorist content, taking up two cases that challenge their liability protections. The cases mark the court’s first test of the broad immunity social media companies have enjoyed under a provision known as Section 230, part of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. But the law has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans amid questions about whether social media companies have become too powerful. In one case, Alphabet Inc.’s Google is trying to defeat a suit involving Nohemi Go