David Lieberman

Will the FCC get tough or play nice with broadband providers?

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Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554, United States

Will the FCC propose other bold changes that might antagonize large companies, including broadband giants Comcast and Verizon, or will it try to accommodate them with relatively moderate reforms?

AT&T smartens up cheaper phones

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Location: AT&T, 208 South Akard St , Dallas, TX, 75202 , United States

AT&T will unveil today a suite of mostly Web-based services that it says will make it possible for consumers to use inexpensive new cellphones to handle tasks mostly associated with higher-price smartphones.

Stimulus funds for high-speed Internet access tangled up

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Location: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, 20230, United States

The Obama administration knew that there'd be a lot of interest in the $7.2 billion for high-speed Internet projects it included in last year's huge economic stimulus package. The goal...

'Consumer can't win' as costs of TV services rise

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The year's off to an ominous start for television viewers hoping to get a break on rising costs. Network owners want more cash from cable, satellite and phone companies.

Radio finds new life on cellphones

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About a year after the No. 1 radio company introduced its iHeartRadio app for iPhones, phone users account for 10% of its digital audience.

Tension mounts in e-reader saga

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E-readers, those thin, portable devices that can hold the texts of hundreds of books and newspapers, were supposed to be a feel-good story for consumers this holiday season. Hardly. The e-reader saga is turning into a business thriller, as publishers and consumer electronics companies try to stop Amazon from amassing more power in this fast-growing field.

TiVo CEO sees broadcast and cable "wreck"

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TiVo CEO Tom Rogers -- who used to run cable channels at NBC -- says he sees "a train wreck coming for the broadcast and cable industry on the advertising front."

Congress escalates battle over radio royalties

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Members of Congress, already bruised by the struggles over the health care overhaul, had better get ready for another bitter fight, this time over the future of the music business.

Phone app market growing

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Consumers will spend more than $4.2 billion on apps in 2013, up from $343 million this year, research firm Yankee group says, as smartphones become ubiquitous and app prices rise.

TiVo claims most DVRs use its technology

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TiVo is so well known as the pioneer of digital video recorders that many people mistakenly call any DVR a "TiVo." But if the company has its way, that perception may soon have the support of law, which could dramatically reshape the TV business.

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