Sam Gustin

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This Is How the Patent Trolls and Trial Lawyers Won

For over a year, intellectual property reform advocates and their allies in Congress have been trying to advance legislation designed to crack down on so-called patent trolls, which are firms that don’t build products, but...

By Sam Gustin

How the NSA Tapped AT&T's Network

The NSA and AT&T refuse to discuss exactly what was going on in now-legendary Room 641A at 611 Folsom Street.

By Sam Gustin

Critics Are Mercilessly Slamming the AT&T-DirecTV Deal

Public interest groups argue that none of the proposed mega-deals will benefit consumers

By Sam Gustin

Apple and Google Call a Truce in Patent Wars

After years of legal wrangling over intellectual property, Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss all current patent disputes between the two companies, marking an extraordinary de-escalation of the patent wars between the Silicon Valley tech giants

By Sam Gustin

Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced for Insider Trading

Michael Steinberg was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for insider trading on Friday. His prosecution was part of a decade-long federal investigation into former hedge fund giant SAC Capital and its billionaire founder Steven A. Cohen

By Sam Gustin

8 Things You Need to Know About Net Neutrality

As the Open Internet debate intensifies, here's a guide to the FCC, net neutrality, and what's at stake for the future of the Internet

By Sam Gustin

The Future of the Internet Up for a Vote

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is caught between net neutrality advocates and industry giants ahead of today's vote on his 'Open Internet' proposal, which could allow broadband providers to create "fast lanes," as both sides warn the web's future hangs in the balance

By Sam Gustin

AT&T's Aims for $50 Billion Merger With DirecTV

AT&T wants DirecTV but the proposed $50 billion telecom deal, which would be the largest in years and reshape the television business at a time of rapid change in the industry, would pose headaches for regulators already mulling a Comcast merger with Time Warner Cable

By Sam Gustin

FCC Chairman's Net-Neutrality Plan In Chaos

Tom Wheeler appears to have misjudged public opinion and fellow commissioners as a campaign is mounted to urge him to adapt his proposal on allowing broadband providers to strike special deals with web giants for preferential treatment in the "last mile" to consumers

By Sam Gustin

Apple May Buy Beats In Its Biggest-Ever Acquisition

The era of digital downloads is coming to an end and Apple is still without its own streaming music product. That's why it looks poised to buy Beats for $3.2 billion, which would be its biggest acquisition ever

By Sam Gustin

Tech Titans: Save the Internet

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler faces mounting opposition to his proposed net neutrality rules as more than 100 Internet companies sent a letter expressing alarm over the direction laid out ahead of next week's vote and imploring regulators to protect the web's openness

By Sam Gustin

Tech Stocks Continue Freefall

As some of the most high-flying technology stocks continue their dramatic declines, one Wall Street analyst calls it a "reality check" for investors

By Sam Gustin

Alibaba Could Make Out Like Thieves With IPO Debut

Last year, the Chinese e-commerce business that is part-owned by Yahoo handled $248 billion in transactions, more than Amazon and eBay combined. The company's IPO could be the largest in tech history

By Sam Gustin

NYC Wants to Turn Pay Phones Into Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for proposals to morph the phone booths into Wi-Fi hot spots and would blanket the five boroughs with free access, ramping up a pilot program begun by his predecessor. If successful, the effort could be a blueprint for other cities

By Sam Gustin

AT&T Mulls $40 Billion Merger With DirecTV

AT&T would love to own DirecTV's satellite-TV business. DirecTV wants to bolster its broadband position. The talks were reportedly prompted by Comcast's intention to buy Time Warner Cable, which already faces intense scrutiny from the Justice Department

By Sam Gustin

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Pledges Open Internet in Face of Criticism

Wheeler, a former cable and wireless industry lobbyist, strongly disputed the notion that his proposed Internet rules would imperil "net neutrality"

By Sam Gustin

Netflix, Verizon Reach Deal

Paid-peering deals, which happen at interconnection points around the U.S., are not considered to be a "Net neutrality" issue by the FCC

By Sam Gustin

Comcast's Big Plan to Win Merger Approval

The nation's largest broadband company will sell a large number of users to Charter and swap others with its smaller rival as it looks to secure regulatory approval of its $45 million bid to buy Time Warner Cable

By Sam Gustin

Open-Internet Advocates Cry Foul on Planned Rules

Internet service providers could strike special deals with Internet companies like Netflix or Skype for preferential treatment, under proposals by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, violating the ideal of equal access for all consumers

By Sam Gustin

Apple Soars iPhone Sales

Apple sold 43.7 million iPhones, substantially more than the 37.7 million that Wall Street analysts had been expecting

By Sam Gustin
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