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AP: Price worries remain after judge OKs T-Mobile’s Sprint deal

A federal judge has cleared a major path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, citing T-Mobile’s track record in promoting competition, even as legal scholars and consumer advocates warn about higher phone bills. Judge Victor Marrero in New York said he believed the new T-Mobile would continue to…

Posted on February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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The Hill: Judge approves merger between T-Mobile, Sprint

A district judge on Tuesday approved the $26.5 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, clearing the final hurdle for two of the largest telecom companies in the U.S. to combine despite a challenge from a group of state attorneys general. The lawsuit from the coalition of 15 attorneys general was…

Posted on February 11, 2020February 14, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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NPR: Judge Rules in Favor of T-Mobile Takeover of Sprint

A federal judge ruled today in favor of T-Mobile's takeover of rival telecom Sprint. The $26 billion merger would combine the country's third and fourth largest wireless carriers. The court rejected arguments by attorneys general from 13 states and the District of Columbia. The states had argued that if the…

Posted on February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Reuters: U.S. judge expected to rule in favor of Sprint, T-Mobile merger

A U.S. district judge is expected to rule in favor of allowing Sprint and T-Mobile US to merge over the objections of a group of state attorneys general, according to two sources familiar with the matter. U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero is expected to make his decision public on…

Posted on February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Real Estate Weekly: City unveils public-private broadband plan

The De Blasio Administration has released an internet Master Plan For New York City’s broadband future. The first-in-nation plan provides a roadmap to universal broadband and steps the City will take to close the digital divide. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chief Technology Officer John Paul Farmer said the plan…

Posted on January 16, 2020January 17, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Vice Motherboard: New York Has a Plan to Fix Broadband by Introducing Actual Competition

Like so many U.S. cities, broadband in New York City sucks. Despite being routinely heralded as a technology and innovation hub, the city is plagued by a lack of competition in the broadband sector, leaving city residents with the choice of just one or two giant internet service providers (ISPs)…

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Ars Technica: NYC broadband plan calls for fiber everywhere, with ISPs sharing network

The New York City government has released an "Internet Master Plan" that calls for universal broadband throughout the five boroughs, relying on open-access fiber networks that can be used by multiple ISPs. The plan, announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chief Technology Officer John Paul Farmer yesterday, says New York City…

Posted on January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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Axios: 1 big thing: In 2020, tech policy fights move to the states

The tech industry's most consequential policy fights in 2020 will play out in the states, not Washington, as Axios' Kim Hart and Margaret Harding McGill report. The big picture: Momentum on a range of tech issues, from governing online privacy to regulating the gig economy, has stalled in D.C. as impeachment…

Posted on January 2, 2020January 7, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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TechDirt: DOJ Antitrust Boss Delrahim Ignored Hard Data As He Rubber Stamped T-Mobile Merger

Technically, the head of the DOJ's antitrust division, Makan Delrahim, is supposed to enforce antitrust law and derail harmful monopolies when they arise. But that's certainly not what's happening with the DOJ review of T-Mobile's $26 billion merger with Sprint, which antitrust experts (and even the DOJ's own economists) have repeatedly…

Posted on December 30, 2019January 7, 2020 by Kip Roderick

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CNET: Why flawed broadband speed tests have devastating consequences

The question of just how fast your home internet service is seems pretty straightforward. Unfortunately, how the broadband industry gets at the answer is messy and complicated, and over the last few weeks, that's caused controversy. On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal published an investigative article accusing several broadband companies, including AT&T,…

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