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22 Oct 2007, 3:17 pm
My weekly technology column (Toronto Star version, Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) focuses on the quiet telecom takeover of the forthcoming national do-not-call list. [read post]
15 Jun 2018, 6:42 am by Michael Geist
Telecom issues were in the spotlight yesterday with the government ordering the CRTC to “examine claims of aggressive or misleading sales practices concerning telecommunications services, the prevalence and impact on consumers, as well as potential solutions. [read post]
30 Oct 2014, 8:51 am by Craig Hoffman and Charles Shih
On October 24, 2014, the Federal Communication Commission (“FCC”) took a big step into the cybersecurity regulatory space when it announced its intent to assess a $10 million fine against two telecoms, TerraCom and YourTel America (“Companies”), for failing to protect the privacy of personal information the Companies collected from consumers. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 4:10 am
The Widow, Her Stockbroker, and Her Loans and Gifts to Him (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)SEC Charges Wisconsin Broker with Defrauding Retail Investors (SEC Release)Court Enters Judgment That Significantly Modifies and Extends Consent Decree With Live Nation/Ticketmaster  / Amended Final Judgment Extends by Five and a Half Years the 2010 Live Nation/Ticketmaster Final Judgment; Live Nation to Pay Costs and Fees to American Taxpayers for Enforcement (DOJ Release)The… [read post]
21 Jul 2016, 2:35 am by Barbara van Schewick
Today, 126 academics from Europe and around the world published an open letter to European telecom regulators urging them to protect the open Internet in Europe. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 11:41 pm by Michael Geist
As the telecom world gathers in Dubai, it is these issues that bear watching, not over-the-top claims about a United Nations takeover of the Internet. [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 7:06 am by Michael Geist
If Canadian consumers had real choice, supporting website blocking or actively opposing pro-consumer policies such as net neutrality or telecom transparency would have real consequences as many might take their business elsewhere. [read post]
30 May 2022, 12:09 am by Barbara van Schewick
    BEREC, which is comprised of the national telecom regulators from across the EU, will vote on the new rules in June, but is under intense pressure from Facebook, Google, and big telecoms to leave in loopholes so discriminatory zero-rating can continue. [read post]
22 Mar 2022, 11:30 am by Weifeng Zhong
As I’ve written previously, consumers’ information flowing on networks powered by these companies could mean invaluable intelligence in Beijing’s eye if—or when—its telecom darlings offer or are compelled to help. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 9:35 am by Amir Efrati
Those applications, such as BitTorrent, allow users to share large files directly with one another but consume significant amounts of bandwidth. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 12:51 pm
It's no secret the nation's largest telecoms are funneling electronic communications to the Bush administration -- all in the name of the War on Terror. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 7:06 am by Michael Geist
The Liberal platform was silent on major regulatory changes, but it did promise to reverse cuts to the CBC and to increase allocations to the Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm, and the National Film Board. [read post]
21 Jun 2017, 9:28 am by Robert Klotz and Wim Vandenberghe
The existing EU regulatory framework for electronic communications obliges the EU Member States to provide in their national laws for certain powers and responsibilities of national regulatory authorities (“NRA”), in particular related to the analysis of markets likely to be regulated ex-ante. [read post]
26 Jan 2022, 5:01 am by Bill Baer, Stephanie Pell
We’ve also recently seen the FCC prohibit China Telecom, via its U.S. subsidiary China Telecom Americas, from providing telecommunications services in the U.S. by revoking its Section 214 license. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 9:09 am by Jason C. Gavejian
On December 19, 2014, the FCC published Chairman Thomas Wheeler‘s response to Senator Bill Nelson’s (D-FL) letter regarding the FCC’s recent proposed $10 million fine against two telecom companies. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 6:45 pm by Ryan Radia
The Ticketmaster-Live Nation antitrust saga has come to a bittersweet end. [read post]
13 May 2013, 12:56 pm by Dawn Livingston
Privacy groups, however, have criticized CISPA claiming the bill including inadequate consumer privacy protections and the White House stated it would veto the bill. [read post]
  Consumer Protection of Veterans As president of the National Association of Attorneys General, AG Yost developed the initiative “Serving Those Who Serve,” focusing on protecting veterans when they reenter civilian life. [read post]