- Wed May 31 2006 USDA sued over broadband loan program
Mediacom accuses department of granting low-interest loans to companies that aren't focusing on rural, underserved markets.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon
- Tue Oct 19 2004 The Texas broadband follies
CNET News.com's John Borland asks why a government-subsidized broadband program is spending big bucks for a "golf-themed" Houston suburb in Tom DeLay's backyard.
Posted by John Borland
- Wed Jan 16 2008 Customs agent took bribes to access Fed police databases
Former Customs Service agent and the Mexican drug trafficker who bribed him both go to prison for a scheme involving selling access to massive confidential police databases.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Tue Oct 31 2000 Record label signs deal with Napster
Bertelsmann forms an alliance with the online music-swapping service, signaling a significant shift in the so far hostile face-off between the major record labels and the start-up.
Posted by Jim Hu and Evan Hansen
- Fri May 3 2002 At E*Trade, it's not lonely at the top
The company's critics say its plethora of chief "something" officers and the compensation they have received should make shareholders sit up and take notice.
Posted by Troy Wolverton
- Fri Jun 15 2001 VC watch: ZettaCom wins $47.5 million
InsightShare grabs $2 million in a second round of funding...Cycolor closes $13.5 million in a mezzanine round...iVita snags $6 million in a second round.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Sat Oct 31 1998 The week's news: iMacs for cheap, IBMs for $599
Apple will soon begin leasing its popular consumer models for $30 a month, hoping to maintain sales in a competitive market.
Posted by Kurt Oeler
- Sat Mar 22 2003 Corporate governance: Hard facts, soft behavior
Experts at Strategy + Business explain why the conventional wisdom about how to prevent future corporate scandals still comes up short of what's really needed to fix the mess.
Posted by null strategy+business
- Thu Feb 28 2002 Family feud: Excite@Home, AT&T: A case study in boardroom politics
The tenure of one executive who served both companies has raised questions about Excite@Home's relationship with AT&T--an uneasy arrangement of both cooperation and competition.
Posted by Rachel Konrad and Dawn Kawamoto
- Tue Nov 6 2001 Napster's keeper makes big Net bet
A $60 million wager on Napster falls flat, but the company is still up for the high-stakes online game.
Posted by Jim Hu
