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AT&T sued over NSA spy program

January 31, 2006 Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, secret, Bush Administration, telecommunications, privilege, lawsuit, class action, worker, government

Yesterday's taxes stalk tomorrow's telephones

October 17, 2006 George Pieler says a change in Washington's telecommunications tax climate is long overdue. TAGS: telecommunications, tax, VoIP, government

Google CEO: Techies must educate governments

October 18, 2006 Tensions between privacy and ready access to data lace visions for 2016 tech by Eric Schmidt and Microsoft VP Rick Rashid. TAGS: Eric Schmidt, DMCA, computer science, government, Google Inc., telecommunications, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Cuba: We're forced to 'finance' the Internet

November 2, 2006 Debate erupts at United Nations summit over Cuba's Net connection, including why it's expensive and whether it's censored. TAGS: World Trade Organization, telecommunications, financing, U.N., government, finance, connection, Google Inc.

No 'rubber stamp' on telecom mergers, judge says

December 1, 2006 Judge says he'll do "independent review" of deals between AT&T-SBC and Verizon-MCI, but offers no hints of when a ruling will come. TAGS: Tunney Act, merger, MCI Inc., antitrust, telephone company, AT&T Corp., federal judge, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, government, attorney

Judge balks at closure of AT&T, Verizon mergers

July 25, 2006 Telephone companies have closed books on the deals, but an antitrust magistrate says he needs more info. TAGS: Tunney Act, Actel, merger, antitrust, federal judge, SBC Communications Inc., Verizon Communications, Judge, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, agreement, court, telecommunications company, lawyer, government, idea

E-mail monitoring may violate European laws

April 12, 2007 Human rights legislation cited in ruling won by college employee whose phone, online communications were monitored. TAGS: monitoring, communication, telecommunications, court, college, policy, government, U.K., e-mail, U.S., monitor

Judge refuses to drop spying suit against AT&T

July 20, 2006 Denies the U.S. government's argument that "state secrets" privilege should stop case brought by the EFF. TAGS: AT&T Corp., NSA, argument, government, Judge, telecommunications, attorney, San Francisco

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added. TAGS: NSA, warrant, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., lawsuit, attorney, government, class action, telecommunications

BellSouth shareholders approve AT&T merger

July 21, 2006 Shareholders OK $67 billion bid, but several groups, including the ACLU, have objections. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., shareholder, AT&T Corp., merger, lawsuit, proxy, SBC Communications Inc., government, telecommunications

Broadband providers decry Net-wiretapping rules

June 29, 2006 Cost of complying with federal wiretapping rules will be prohibitive, especially given deadlines, smaller firms say. TAGS: CALEA, broadband provider, broadband, broadband network, deadline, wireless broadband, telecommunications, VoIP, rule, government

Hanging up on the competition

May 18, 2006 Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez says video franchise legislation backed by phone companies will benefit corporations, not consumers. TAGS: telephone company, legislation, barrier, broadband, telecommunications, nation, law, government, cable company, programming, entry, video

Ban on monthly Net access taxes faces obstacles

April 17, 2007 Senator behind proposal to curb state and local taxes on Internet access is trying to extend the ban again, but says he may not succeed. TAGS: Ron Wyden, tax, ban, Internet access, Sen., government, Rep., telecommunications company, bill, telecommunications, senator, Washington, Republican, DSL, Yahoo! Inc.
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