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Showing 1-13 of 13 results foundAT&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.Yesterday's taxes stalk tomorrow's telephones
October 17, 2006 George Pieler says a change in Washington's telecommunications tax climate is long overdue.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.BellSouth shareholders approve AT&T merger
July 21, 2006 Shareholders OK $67 billion bid, but several groups, including the ACLU, have objections.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.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.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. Sponsored matches for "telecommunications"
