• Google gets a $25,000 slap on the wrist and warning of more punishment for its Street View

    Google was fined $25,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for accessing unsecured networks and collected personal information without users’ permission. The  U.S. investigation is not even done yet but seems that things will not turn out so well for the Big G. The investigation all stems from the data collection scandal surrounding its Street View project.  The…

  • Who didn’t see that coming? AT&T swallows $4 Billion dollar pill, ends bid for T-Mobile.

    Who didn’t see that coming? AT&T swallows $4 Billion dollar pill, ends bid for T-Mobile.

    AT&T has ended its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telecom. There was very strong opposition from the Department of Justice, Sprint and other companies which rightly said that such a merger would have a negative impact on the U.S. wireless market. The DOJ saw through the ads and smoke about the…

  • FCC to AT&T: ‘Show me the jobs’

    FCC to AT&T: ‘Show me the jobs’

    I’m sure you have seen the new AT&T adds pulling on Americans heart strings professing that their billion dollar merger will bring jobs. They says it was not the intent but it will be a byproduct. In this age of high unemployment, it’s a great ad campaign. Too good it turns out. It has caught…