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Stephen Lawson
Supreme Court to hear AT&T antitrust case
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 23, 2008 - 6:24pmThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear an antitrust case that alleges AT&T squeezed out small ISPs by charging too much for wholesale access to its phone network.
Carriers look to next U.S. administration on Network Neutrality issue
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 19, 2008 - 9:32amLast updated: June 19, 2008 - 10:37am
The major US telecommunications carriers aren't sure what to expect from the next presidential administration, but at least one is hoping for a resolution of the Comcast Network Neutrality issue before President George Bush leaves office.
Carriers say telecom fuels economic growth
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 17, 2008 - 9:48pmCarrier executives pushed telecommunications as a powerful driver of economic growth at the NXTcomm trade show on Tuesday, and their progress reports on building out their own networks indicated they may be right.
Philly won't fight to save Wi-Fi network
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 6:23amThe city of Philadelphia is moving on after its brief municipal Wi-Fi relationship with EarthLink, no longer trying to find a way to keep the network up and running. The city government isn't talking to EarthLink or doing anything else to save the network, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter said Wednesday.
Spectrum auction unlikely to shift carrier balance
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 7, 2008 - 8:05pmBoth Verizon Wireless and AT&T won enough spectrum licenses in the U.S. government's 700MHz auction concluded last month to roll out services a cut above what they offer today, though how fast they are for subscribers will be up to the carriers.
