• AT&T Intends to Go to Battle with the DOJ Over Time Warner Takeover

    AT&T Intends to Go to Battle with the DOJ Over Time Warner Takeover

    A Bloomberg report has indicated that AT&T will face an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S Department of Justice over its plan to merge with Time Warner.  What’s happening exactly?  AT&T is trying to buy Time Warner (for $85.4 billion), and now AT&T is being sued by the DOJ.  Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO said that the…

  • DOJ Attempts to Brand Weakened Encryption as “Responsible Encryption”

    DOJ Attempts to Brand Weakened Encryption as “Responsible Encryption”

    An official with the Department of Justice took aim at encryption of consumer products by saying that encryption creates “law-free zones”. They are specifically targeting companies like Apple when talking about this. They are suggesting that companies should create and implement “responsible encryption” that allows law enforcement to access data. This sounds an awful lot…

  • Charter Communications Acquisition of Time Warner Cable Approved

    Charter Communications Acquisition of Time Warner Cable Approved

    The cable landscape got a little smaller today. Or do say it another way. Customers now have two less options. Charter Communications acquisition of Time Warner Cable for $78 billion has been approved by the US Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission. The deal goes back to May 2015 but Charter has been courting Time Warner Cable since…