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AT&T’s Time Warner Deal May Get Green Light But Stock Flashes Yellow
Time Warner Inc. investors are becoming convinced the company’s sale to AT&T Inc. will get done, even though President Donald Trump at one point seemed intent on stopping it. But don’t get too excited.
AT&T staying mum on outage that disrupted 911 service
UPDATE: An AT&T spokeswoman says a nationwide outage has been resolved. A hardware issue had caused some calls not to connect Saturday morning.
FBR & Co Reaffirms Underperform Rating for DISH Network Corp
Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BTIG Research reissued a buy rating and set a $90.00 target price on shares of DISH Network Corp in a research note on Tuesday, November 22nd.
If Trump Fans Love Freedom, They Should Love Net Neutrality
Imagine a world where Comcast slows video streaming from Fox News’s website to a pixelated crawl while boosting Rachel Maddow-who happens to star on Comcast-owned MSNBC. What if Verizon, which owns the liberal Huffington Post, charged you more to visit right-wing Breitbart.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Mum on 911 Service Outage
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AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
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AT&T staying mum on outage that disrupted 911 service
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating what caused a 911 outage that affected AT&T wireless customers in multiple states on Wednesday. The Dallas-based company has revealed little about the outage, which has since been fixed.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
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AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T’s Flashing Yellow Light
Time Warner Inc. investors are becoming convinced the company’s sale to AT&T Inc. will get done, even though President Donald Trump at one point seemed intent on stopping it. But don’t get too excited.
FCC says it will investigate AT&T wireless 911 outage
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday night it will investigate “the root cause” of an outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers in several states from connecting to 911. FCC chairman Ajit Pai tweeted, “.@FCC AT&T has reported to me that 911 service is now restored.
TEMA: ATT service outage affecting 911 calls Read Story
The chairman said FCC public safety staff are investigating the outages. We’re receiving reports of widespread AT&T 911 call outages.
U.S. Senate resolution aims to let ISPs share your private data without permission
A resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday aims to roll back privacy rules for broadband service providers that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in October. The rules include the requirement that internet service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon should obtain “opt-in” consent from consumers to use and share sensitive personal information such as geolocation and web browsing history, and also give customers the option to opt out from the sharing of non-sensitive information such as email addresses or service tier information.
US Senate resolution aims to roll back privacy rules for ISPs
A resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday aims to roll back privacy rules for broadband service providers that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in October. The rules include the requirement that internet service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon should obtain “opt-in” consent from consumers to use and share sensitive personal information such as geolocation and web browsing history, and also give customers the option to opt out from the sharing of non-sensitive information such as email addresses or service tier information.
FCC Halts New Data Security Rules; Broader Repeal of Protections on Tap
WASHINGTON Reporters and analysts say the move by the Federal Communications Commission last week to halt new government rules related to data security from taking effect could mean a broader repeal of privacy protections for high-speed internet users. After a 2-to-1 party-line vote by the Republican-led commission, Ajit Pai, the chairman, announced last week that part of the privacy rules passed in October would be temporarily stayed.
Liberty Media CEO Says He’s Not Done Acquiring Assets
Greg Maffei also told investors he didn’t expect the Trump administration to bring in corporate tax reform any time soon. Despite his recent acquisition of Formula One, Liberty Media CEO Gregory Maffei on Monday said he’s not done acquiring new entertainment assets.
Telecom giants can finally stop caring about protecting your data
For a brief moment, the personal data you gave to Verizon, AT&T and Comcast was protected from their corporate whims. But last week, new Republican Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai suspended customer privacy protections put in place under the last FCC administration just last year.
Analysts’ Actions — FedEx, GoPro, Garmin, HP and More
Akorn was downgraded to hold at Deutsche Bank. $24 price target. Earnings estimates were also cut, given lower expected ephedrine sales, Deutsche said.
AT&T Agrees to Bring 3,000 Jobs Back to U.S. in New Labor Pact
AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone-service provider, will bring about 3,000 jobs back to the U.S. as part of a tentative labor agreement with union employees in Texas and four other states. The Dallas-based phone company has committed to adding the jobs in its Southwest district by the end of 2018, a spokesman said Friday.
FCC, in potential sign of the future, halts new data security rules
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday halted new government rules related to data security from taking effect this week, in a potential prelude to a broader repeal of privacy protections for users of high-speed internet. After a 2-to-1, party-line vote by the Republican-led commission, Ajit Pai, the chairman, announced that a portion of privacy rules passed in October would be temporarily stayed.
Mobile Minutes: Twitter abuse; FCC attacks privacy; Snapchat experimentation; Snap IPO
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday blocked some Obama administration rules approved last year that would have subjected broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a victory for internet providers such as AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc . Gatorade’s Kenny Mitchell wasn’t totally sold on Snapchat advertising until he met Imran Khan, Snap Inc.’s chief strategy officer, in December of 2015.
No AT&T-Time Warner merger review expected
The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission does not expect to review AT&T Inc’s planned $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc , a spokesman for the agency said on Monday. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai had told the Wall Street Journal in an interview on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that he did not foresee a role for the FCC on the takeover and his comments were confirmed to Reuters by FCC spokesman Neil Grace.
Rules force Internet providers to protect the data they have on you;…
Federal regulators on Monday will move to stop certain privacy regulations from going into effect that were designed to safeguard consumers’ personal information from hackers and criminals, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The stay by the Federal Communications Commission will release broadband companies such as Verizon, Comcast and AT&T from previously approved rules requiring them to adopt “reasonable” security measures protecting Social Security numbers, Web browsing history and other information belonging to their customers.
Internet privacy rules headed for showdown
In a showdown over Internet privacy, the newly conservative Federal Communications Commission and the Republican-led Congress are trying to block tough Obama administration rules that limit how broadband Internet providers use their customers’ personal information. At stake is the way Internet service providers such as Comcast Corp., AT&T Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc. use and store the sensitive data they collect, including customers’ locations, their financial information, Social Security numbers, and Internet browsing habits.
Why the FCC delayed new privacy regulations for AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast
By stepping back from Obama-era privacy rules, the Trump Administration’s FCC has made another decision that’s likely to benefit internet service providers, but not internet users. Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler testify at a House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s FY2016 budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington March 24, 2015.
Time Warner to Sell TV Station Amid AT&T Merger
“Time Warner Inc. agreed to sell its Atlanta television station to Meredith Corp. for $70 million,” confirms the Wall Street Journal , “removing a significant factor that could have prompted the Federal Communications Commission to review Time Warner’s $85 billion sale to AT&T Inc.” New FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has yet to say whether he plans to have the agency review AT&T’s mega-purchase. As of press time, he has also declined to remark on what impact the Atlanta station sale might have on any possible FCC review.
FCC chair to block stricter broadband data privacy rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will block some Obama administration rules that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers such as AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc. Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler testify at a House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s FY2016 budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington March 24, 2015.
DISH Network Corporation (DISH) Receives Equal Weight Rating from Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC currently has a $62.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of $59.00. DISH has been the topic of a number of other research reports.
FCC Chairman Goes After His Predecessor’s Internet Privacy Rules
The newly appointed Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is moving to scale back the implementation of sweeping privacy rules for Internet providers passed last year. Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday asked the FCC to hit pause on the rollout of one part of those rules that was scheduled to go into effect next week.
FCC chair to block implementation of stricter broadband privacy rules
The new U.S. Federal Communications Commission chief will move to block broadband privacy rules, approved by the Obama administration, that subject broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than websites, a spokesman said on Friday, in a victory for internet providers like AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Corp. The spokesman for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Pai believes all companies in the “online space should be subject to the same rules, and the federal government should not favor one set of companies over another.” Pai plans by March 2 to delay the implementation of the rules which subject companies to stricter oversight than websites under Federal Trade Commission rules, the spokesman said.
ISPs who don’t want competition get good news from FCC chair
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to eliminate a requirement that Charter Communications compete against other ISPs with new broadband deployments spurred by its purchase of Time Warner Cable. The FCC’s approval of the merger last year required Charter to deploy broadband with download speeds of 60Mbps to at least 2 million residential and small business locations, of which at least 1 million must be in areas served by at least one other high-speed provider.
Fitbit and Garmin: Cramer’s Top Takeaways
When it comes to personal electronics, market darling Fitbit has clearly lost its mojo, while navigation giant Garmin has made a miraculous turnaround. Cramer said even he fell for the hype when Fitbit first debuted in June 2015.
DISH Network Corp (DISH) Price Target Raised to $62.00 at Barclays PLC
The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. DISH Network Corp traded down 0.79% during trading on Thursday, reaching $61.91.
Paramount’s Brad Grey to Leave Studio as Viacom Cleans House
Viacom CEO Bob Bakish continued his aggressive reorganization of the media conglomerate on Wednesday, announcing that Brad Grey will leave as CEO of Paramount Pictures. In a mover that follows a reorganization of Viacom’s cable TV network group, Bakish on Wednesday announced that Brad Grey will leave Paramount Pictures after 12 years atop the Hollywood studio.
The Trump administration’s other war on the media
The Trump administration’s unrelenting attacks on the media and assault on reality have been well covered by journalists and media outlets that find themselves in the new administration’s crosshairs. Yet while the White House’s insistence on ” alternative facts ” may be more visibly ominous, there is another growing threat to the independent media that also demands our attention.
Trump’s new FCC boss has already set the stage for a less open…
Last week, the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau closed multiple inquiries led by former Chairman Tom Wheeler into the data-cap exemption – colloquially known as “zero-rating” – policies of various internet service providers, including AT&T , Verizon , T-Mobile , and Comcast . Previously, Wheeler, who stepped down once Trump took office, oversaw a monthslong back-and-forth between the FCC and those ISPs.