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Law360: TV Networks’ Suit Tees Up Battle Over Nonprofit Streaming

The top four broadcast networks recently placed streaming startup Locast in their crosshairs, teeing up what's likely to be a lengthy battle over whether the service can carry local stations without paying them retransmission consent fees. Although Locast follows the footsteps of other shuttered streaming services that ran into trouble…

Posted on August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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CNET: What Dish swooping in to save T-Mobile-Sprint means for you

The fate of T-Mobile and Sprint's $26.5 billion merger may hinge on whether a federal judge sees satellite TV provider Dish Network as a viable fourth competitor in the US wireless market. But there isn't an easy answer -- especially when you balance its history of ignoring its obligations to build a…

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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The American Prospect: AT&T Hires Verizon (Excuse Me?)

Friday's Justice Department announcement approving the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile further consolidates an already concentrated wireless telephone industry, reducing the four major players to three. The deal calls for the divestment of nine million customers to Dish, which would gain access to the merged company's cellular network for seven…

Posted on July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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NPR: New Maine Law Aims to Restore Internet Privacy Protection Rolled Back By Trump Administration

Lawmakers in Maine have passed a bill to restore internet privacy protections — protections that were rolled back by the Trump Administration and Congress. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are investigating big tech companies in part to learn what they do with users' data. California is…

Posted on July 27, 2019July 30, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Vice Motherboard: Experts Say the DOJ Justification for T-Mobile/Sprint Approval Is a Joke

The Department of Justice has approved T-Mobile’s controversial $26 billion merger with Sprint. And while the agency proposed a number of remedies it says will mitigate the competition and job-eroding impact of the deal, experts say the fixes will do nothing of the sort. From the beginning, the biggest issue with T-Mobile’s planned…

Posted on July 26, 2019July 30, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: DOJ approves $26.5B merger between Sprint and T-Mobile

The Department of Justice gave its blessing Friday to T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion acquisition of its closest rival, Sprint, after confirming it has reached an agreement with five states that had previously raised objections to the deal. While the merger between the number-three and -four players in the wireless market effectively…

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

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Wired: The $26.5B T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Moves a Big Step Forward

The Justice Department Friday cleared T-Mobile’s long-delayed $26.5 billion merger with Sprint, a deal that critics say will reduce competition for wireless service and lead to higher prices. To win approval, the companies agreed to sell assets to Dish intended to help the company, which now provides satellite TV service, launch a new…

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

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Axios: DOJ approves T-Mobile-Sprint deal with conditions

The Department of Justice has approved T-Mobile's deal to acquire Sprint, requiring the companies to divest some assets that Dish Networks can use to build a new fourth national U.S. wireless network. Why it matters: T-Mobile and Sprint have argued that a combination of their resources will help them compete with…

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

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Politico: Justice Department clears T-Mobile-Sprint mega-merger against competition criticisms

The Justice Department gave a green light on Fridayto the $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, in a decision critics say will lead to higher prices for wireless customers — while raising questions about the Trump administration's commitment to antitrust enforcement. The DOJ's approval came with a caveat that…

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

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Gizmodo: DOJ Approves T-Mobile and Sprint Megamerger Says Dish Network Will Somehow Compete

T-Mobile’s planned takeover of Sprint took a sizable step forward on Friday after a deal negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department behind closed doors was announced. Under the proposed scheme, the nation’s third and fourth-largest wireless carriers would be forced to sell off wireless spectrum and prepaid businesses (such as Boost…