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• Oracle subpoenas Comcast in connection with Solaris support lawsuit

  Oracle and Comcast are locked in a legal tussle related to Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against Solaris OS support providers Terix and Maintech.

• FCC's new net neutrality proposal: What do we really know?

  When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced its proposal to reinstate new net neutrality regulations that would allow broadband providers to engage in commercially reasonable traffic management, the agency set off a firestorm of protest...

• US FCC will seek input on latest net neutrality proposal

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will take public comments before moving forward with a new set of net neutrality rules that sparked controversy when they were leaked in a news report earlier Wednesday.

• Report: US FCC to allow payments for speedier traffic

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose new net neutrality rules Thursday that will allow broadband providers to charge companies like Netflix for preferential traffic management, according to a news report.

• Senators: Comcast deal could mean higher broadband prices

  The proposed US$45.2 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast would give the company huge market power to determine broadband prices and Internet content, a group of U.S. senators said Wednesday.

• Comcast defends proposed Time Warner Cable deal

  Cable giant Comcast has fired up its messaging machine to promote its proposed US$45.2 billion purchase of fellow cable television and broadband provider Time Warner Cable, arguing the deal will benefit Time Warner's broadband customers.

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  FCC urged to make more Wi-Fi spectrum available

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should move forward with a plan to open up new 5GHz spectrum to Wi-Fi as consumer demand for wireless bandwidth skyrockets, a member of the commission said Friday.

• Verizon: Heavy Web users should pay more

  Heavy broadband users should help shoulder the cost of their traffic, but Verizon Communications does not give preferential treatment to some Web traffic, the company's CEO said Monday.

• Comcast, Netflix reach interconnection deal

  Comcast and Netflix have agreed to a multiyear deal that will speed streams from the video service to Comcast's U.S. broadband customers.

• Republicans protest FCC's net neutrality move, ISPs less concerned

  Some Republican policymakers objected to a new U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to reinstate its net neutrality rules after a court threw them out, but broadband providers appeared to be less concerned.

• WifiForward group shows growing competition between carriers and cable operators

  Cable operators Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications have joined forces and formed WifiForward, an organization that will work to protect existing unlicensed frequencies and get lawmakers to free up more spectrum.

• Comcast-Time Warner deal may impact broadband customers

  Comcast's proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable is partly a grab for negotiating power in the fast-changing video content business, but it might affect broadband users, too.

• Consumer groups want government to reject Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal

  Antitrust enforcement agencies should reject a proposed US$45.2 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast, because it would give the combined company huge market power in the broadband and cable TV industries, a handful of consumer and digi...

• Comcast buying Time Warner Cable in $45.2 billion all-stock deal

  Comcast will acquire Time Warner Cable in a US$45.2 billion all-stock deal, the companies said Thursday.

• Comcast said to buy Time Warner Cable in over $45B deal

  Comcast is expected to announce Thursday that it will acquire Time Warner Cable in an all-stock deal, according to reports.