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NPR: T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Finally Wins Justice Department’s Blessing

The Department of Justice on Friday gave its approval for T-Mobile and Sprint to merge, in what has been a protracted fight for the companies to finalize their $26 billion deal. The merger still faces a review by a federal district court, and consumer advocates worry the industry consolidation will lead to…

Posted on July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on DoJ Approval of T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

Given incontrovertible evidence of higher prices and reduced competition, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim should have blocked this merger. Despite the fact that the promises of the combined companies are speculative, unenforceable and not merger-specific, he chose instead to bow to political pressure from FCC Chairman Pai and White House…

Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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Maine Public Radio: Internet Privacy: What Issues Arise Over Accessing Private Information Online?

Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law The Act to Protect the Privacy of Online Consumer Information. It is one of the nation’s strictest internet privacy protection bills. It requires Maine ISPs to get customers' approval before sharing or selling their personal data. The law prohibits ISPs from offering customers discounts in…

Posted on July 10, 2019July 17, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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The Verge: Net neutrality was repealed a year ago – what’s happened since?

It’s been a year since net neutrality was repealed. Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy, chats with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about what’s happened since by explaining the ripple effect of harmful policy decisions and more. "When the Trump FCC repealed the 2015 Open…

Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on State Attorney Generals’ Lawsuit to Block T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

Reuters is reporting that a group of at least 10 State Attorneys General will announce this afternoon that they are preparing a lawsuit to block the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. The following statement should be attributed to Gigi B. Sohn: The US Department of Justice should join the states…

Posted on June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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Cheddar: FCC Decision to Let Carriers Block Robocalls by Default Raises Questions

Thursday's decision by the Federal Communications Commission to encourage mobile carriers to auto-block robocalls might help mitigate the barrage of telemarketers and scammers calling consumers, but advocates warn that consumers should be critical as to how ー and which ー calls are blocked, as well as to whether they'll ultimately…

Posted on June 7, 2019June 10, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on Passage of Maine Broadband Privacy Bill

Today, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a bill that would, among other things, ensure that broadband customers in the state have meaningful control over their personal information and a choice about how it is used. The bill is based on the broadband privacy rules adopted by the Wheeler FCC in…

Posted on June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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Bloomberg: Tech Under Antitrust Scrutiny

The House Judiciary Committee plans to hold hearings on a small number of dominant unregulated platforms that have extraordinary power over commerce, communication, and information online. The Government is getting serious about this issue, and this bipartisan investigation of Democrats and Republicans want to look into these digital markets, specifically…

Posted on June 3, 2019June 6, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Gigi Sohn Statement on FCC Release of 2019 Broadband Deployment Report

Today the FCC released its 2019 Broadband Deployment Report, which found, among other things, that 18% more Americans have access to broadband than in the previous year, and that under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, broadband is being deployed to all Americans "on a reasonable and timely…

Posted on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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CNBC: Evidence suggests pricing will increase with T-Mobile-Sprint merger, expert says

FCC chair Ajit Pai has given the T-Mobile-Sprint merger his blessing, but the deal still needs approval from the Justice Department. According to a Reuters report from Wednesday, the DOJ support is not guaranteed. NY Times media reporter Ed Lee and Gigi Sohn, distinguished fellow with the Georgetown Institute for…

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