March 2018

Virgin Media takes on Openreach in UK's rural areas for first time (Financial Times)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 14:20

Ofcom puts Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT’s UK licences under review (Financial Times)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 14:20

Rejection of Qualcomm-Broadcom Deal Followed Monthslong Strategy (Wall Street Journal)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 14:05

Europe Tightens Screws on US Tech Amid Trans-Atlantic Tensions Over Trade (Wall Street Journal)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 14:04

Rep Eshoo to FCC: Rescind Spectrum Sales to AT&T, Verizon

In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) wants the FCC to rethink its approval of deals putting high-band spectrum in the hands of AT&T and Verizon. The FCC's Wireless Bureau approved the transfer of millimeter-band (high-band) spectrum licenses from Straight Path to Verizon and FiberTower to AT&T in settlements with those companies for not building out the spectrum as they agreed to do when they acquired it.

UK: WhatsApp sharing user data with Facebook would be illegal

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the United Kingdom’s data protection watchdog, has concluded that WhatsApp’s sharing of user data with its parent company Facebook would have been illegal. The messaging app was forced to pause sharing of personal data with Facebook in November 2016, after the ICO said it had cause for concern. The ICO opened a full investigation into the matter in August that year.

FCC Announces Membership of the North American Numbering Council Numbering Administration Oversight Working Group (Federal Communications Commission)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 13:41

Further Implementation of Recommendations Is Needed to Better Manage Information Technology Acquisitions and Operations

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal agencies have taken steps to improve the management of information technology (IT) acquisitions and operations through a series of initiatives, to include (1) data center consolidation, (2) implementation of incremental development practices, (3) approval of IT acquisitions, (4) implementation of key IT workforce practices, and (5) addressing aging legacy IT systems. As of March 2018, the agencies had fully implemented about 59 percent of the approximately 800 related recommendations that GAO made during fiscal years 2010 through 2015.

Editorial: Washington State's new net-neutrality law is only the first step (Olympian, The)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 13:20

Amazon: The Making of a Giant (Wall Street Journal)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/14/2018 - 13:19

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