December 2007

US APPROVES AT&T BUY OF AD TECHNOLOGY FIRM INGENIO
[SOURCE: Reuters]
The Federal Trade Commission has approved AT&T's purchase of the advertising technology firm Ingenio. The company's technology, called "pay per call," allows companies to post online advertisements and pay fees depending on how many phone calls they receive. AT&T bought Ingenio to boost its directories business and compete more directly with Google.

FCC DENIES VERIZON FORBEARANCE REQUESTS
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that the current evidence of competition does not satisfy the section 10 forbearance standard with respect to any of the forbearance Verizon requests. Accordingly, the Commission denied the requested relief in all six markets: , New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence and Virginia Beach.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-278708A1.doc

* Verizon Is Denied a Rate Request

OFFICIALS POINT TO BROADBAND CHALLENGES
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Andrew Noyes]

SPECTRUM BIDDERS GET SET
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Corey Boles corey.boles@dowjones.com and Roger Cheng]