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Google Wants to Do Business With the Military -- Many of Its Employees Don't (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 12:41Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple Push Back on House Tech Concerns
Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple defended their business practices in responses to detailed questions by House Antitrust Subcommittee lawmakers. The four companies received the questions from Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI) in Sept. Separately, the whole committee issued requests for extensive records on the firms’ business practices, acquisitions, executive communications and other issues. The companies also are in the process of responding to those requests.
Facebook, Google Fund Nonprofits Shaping Federal Privacy Debate
Few companies have more riding on proposed privacy legislation than Google and Facebook.
Attorney General William Barr Backs FCC’s Plan to Ban Huawei, ZTE Purchase (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 11:51Utilities, Responders Renew Critique of FCC’s Wi-Fi Sharing Plan
Power companies, first responders and railroads are intensifying criticism of the Federal Communications Commission’s plan to allow Wi-Fi traffic on the 6 GHz band of airwaves they currently use.
Dozens of Cities Sue FCC Over Get-Out-of-Fees Cable TV Order
Cities from Los Angeles (CA) to Boston (MA) are fighting a Federal Communications Commission decision they say will cost them millions by letting cable TV providers such as Comcast partly pay them with services like free air time instead of money. At least 46 cities are asking federal appeals courts to undo an FCC order they argue will force them to raise taxes or cut spending on local media services, including channels that schools, governments, and the general public can use for programming.