June 19, 2011 Comments Off on FTC lets Microsoft proceed with purchase of Skype
The Federal Trade Commission is letting software giant Microsoft Corp. proceed with its largest deal ever, an $8.5 billion bid for web chat and call service Skype. The FTC announced Friday that it had finished its review of the buyout ...
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Read More »May 10, 2011 Comments Off on Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5B
SAN FRANCISCO — Imagine using your Xbox and switching from a game to a video chat with a faraway friend holding an iPad. Or going into your office email to invite Grandma to a virtual family reunion beamed on TV ...
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Read More »March 9, 2011 Comments Off on House panel votes to repeal new FCC Internet rules
WASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled Congressional panel has voted to repeal new Federal Communications Commission rules that prohibit phone and cable companies from interfering with Internet traffic on their broadband networks. The House Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology voted 15-to-8 ...
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