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dslreports.com - 10/29/2009
A La Carte Cable Antitrust Suit Dismissed - Though suit will likely see an appeal...
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Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and nearly a dozen other pay TV carriers have successfully beaten back a consumer lawsuit that accused the companies of antitrust behavior for forcing customers to buy bundles of channels. The companies, including Comcast's dream date NBC Universal, were sued ...
New antitrust suit against Intel, this time from NY State AG Cuomo
feeds.boingboing.net - 24 days ago
New antitrust suit against Intel, this time from NY State AG Cuomo
— feeds.boingboing.net — NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo files antitrust suit against chip maker Intel . Intel is charged with... violating state and federal law by abusing its leading position in the chip market to keep rival AMD at bay. (more) New antitrust suit against Intel, this time from NY ...

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lightreading.com - 10/28/2009
Comcast Forges 'Excalibur' for IPTV
— lightreading.com — Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has an underground IPTV and video convergence project underway, code-named "Excalibur," Cable... Digital News has learned. Comcast hasn't released any details about the project, said to be near the top of the MSO's ... (more) Comcast Forges 'Excalibur' for IPTV

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theinquirer.net - 24 days ago
Comcast internet throttling is up and running
— theinquirer.net — COMCAST , the second-largest US cable television and Internet communications service provider, has a new broadband traffic... throttling scheme installed and operating in all of its markets. The ISP's new regime for restricting its customers' bandwidth ... (more) Comcast internet throttling is up and running

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Lawsuit Against Cable Companies For Not Offering A La Carte Channels Dismissed
Techdirt — ... So does the district court where the lawsuit was filed. It's now been dismissed, with the court saying that the plaintiffs failed to show the harm to the market. Of course, the case will be appealed, so this is a long way from over. ...

A la carte lawsuit against cable companies dismissed
Engadget HD — ... in order to force programmers to carry the completely useless ESPNews or ESPN Classic. Or maybe, the entire you can't carry our channel unless its on the basic tier silliness. No, no, la carte channels aren't the answer, but real competition is. [Via TechDirt] A la carte lawsuit against cable companies dismissed originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

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