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House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan threatens to hold Google in contempt of Congress for failing to produce subpoenaed documents
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) threatened enforcement action against Google that could include holding the company in contempt of Congress for failing to produce documents the committee subpoenaed. In a letter to a lawyer for Google shared exclusively with CNBC, Chairman Jordan called the company’s compliance so far “insufficient” and demanded it hands over more information.
Meta has started its latest round of layoffs, focusing on technical employees (CNBC)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 04/20/2023 - 09:57Starlink rival OneWeb aims for global satellite internet coverage after passing a key milestone (CNBC)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 14:37Apple, Amazon, Google will likely get a reprieve from GOP-controlled House on antitrust legislation (CNBC)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:10SpaceX says it will test Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year (CNBC)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 03/14/2023 - 11:08Without us ‘there is no Google’: EU telecom companies ramp up pressure on Big Tech to pay for the internet (CNBC)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 03/10/2023 - 12:12Ericsson pleads guilty in US to federal bribery violations, agrees to pay $206 million penalty (CNBC)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 06:27Millions of low-income families could soon face steeper broadband internet bills
Over the past two years, millions of low-income US households have received broadband internet at a discount through two consecutive government programs. But they could soon lose that benefit. More than 16 million US households are currently enrolled in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) which offers a $30 discount on broadband services to qualifying low-income households.