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Read More at Wikipedia ›FBN’s Adam Shapiro with an afternoon market update, plus news that Yahoo’s board of directors has formed a committee to review its CEO’s academic credentials.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved a transfer of spectrum licenses from AT&T (NYSE:T) to T-Mobile USA, part of an agreement the two co...
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) added significantly fewer wireless customers under contract in the first quarter, portending a slowdown in industry growth following...
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) revealed on Thursday a 17% increase in first-quarter profit that edged ahead of Wall Street expectations, as subscriber additions he...
Verizon Wireless offered to sell some of its assets in exchange for regulatory approval of a $3.9 billion purchase of a block of wireless airwaves from a group of ca...
Television streaming service Hulu will ramp up its spending to create and acquire content by $500 million this year, a 67% increase, Chief Executive Jason Kilar said...
Google Inc (NYSE:GOOG) has been fined $25,000 for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search leader's data collection for its Street View project, which allow...
DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV) has asked the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in a dispute with Tribune Co. that has blacked out local stations for more than...
The Justice Department said Thursday it has sued AT&T Inc. (T) on allegations the telecommunications giant improperly billed the Federal Communications Commission fo...
U.S. communications regulators proposed on Wednesday a more flexible use of satellite airwaves that could help Dish Network Corp launch a wireless cellular network.T...
Sprint (NYSE:S) has terminated its planned 15-year 4G network agreement with broadband company LightSquared, citing unresolved interference issues related to its net...
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on a report on 21 incidents in which the Administration is accused of violating the law.
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sent a strong message to commuters who use cell phone jammers to create quiet zones on subway cars, buses and other ...
FBN's Adam Shapiro breaks down mid-afternoon market news.
Tribune Co. (TRBCQ) has moved to block an appeal that could prolong a stay in bankruptcy that began in 2008 and might not be over until next year.The Chicago broadca...
Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH), the second-largest satellite TV company behind DirecTV, added more subscribers than expected in the first quarter after holding the ...
Complaints about the shortage of wireless frequencies and a need for U.S. mobile carriers to consolidate will dominate the industry's largest annual gathering next w...
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone agreed to step aside eventually as the public face of his LightSquared Inc. venture, a concession that may keep the wireless-teleco...
Google Inc. on Thursday agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission for allegedly impeding the agency's investigation into whether the comp...
Six Freebies They Now Want You to Pay ForMore and more, our free society is turning into a fee society.Many services and goods that were once freebies now cost money...
