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'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it

A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.
Can AT&T buy T-Mobile? Five key factors.

The proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile presents the Obama administration with a major anti-trust dilemma. Federal regulators will consider several factors to determine whether to allow the two telecom competitors to merge:
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LightSquared, bankrupt, still aims to launch wireless network

LightSquared has filed for bankruptcy protection, saying that will give it more time to win regulatory approval. Regulators have blocked LightSquared's plans, saying they could interfere with GPS signals.
Verizon, Redbox team up to take on Netflix

Verizon and Red Box will soon roll out a streaming video service, which will compete with Netflix.
Stocks stay put as Europe eases debt fears

The Dow gained 25 points to close at 11796 as investors balanced positive signs for the US economy with a looming deadline for Congress' deficit super committee
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Bringing broadband to 18 million more Americans

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski unveils a plan to bring broadband access to 18 million more Americans, mostly in rural areas. But it involves dismantling and rebuilding a 15-year-old national service fund.
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Net neutrality rules are coming. Here's why they matter.

A new set of FCC rules would make net neutrality an enforceable reality, rather than just a set of principles. But Verizon and other providers think the FCC has overstepped its bounds.
Cell phones ubiquitous globally, but 1 in 8 now have mobile Internet

Cell phones in hands of more than 5 billion people, United Nations says. But mobile Internet growing much faster than cell phones: 160 percent last year alone.
9/11 lessons not learned: three failed reforms

Most of the 9/11 commission's recommendations have been implemented, but three reforms, in particular, have failed to fully take shape since 2001.
'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it

A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.
Internet security threat seems to dissolve. Why? Boredom.

Internet security: A member of hacker group LulzSec that has harassed Sony and other entertainment companies says it's disbanding because members are bored. Copycat groups may continue challenging Internet security.
Can AT&T buy T-Mobile? Five key factors.

The proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile presents the Obama administration with a major anti-trust dilemma. Federal regulators will consider several factors to determine whether to allow the two telecom competitors to merge:
Why AT&T is hunting down broadband service hogs

Broadband service through AT&T DSL is no longer unlimited. There will soon be a 150 to 250 gigabyte monthly cap on broadband service.
Broadband service: House says no to FCC rules

Broadband service would be more heavily regulated under the FCC. But House votes to repeal its proposed rules for broadband service.
Less mobile Internet. Cheaper price. But a fair deal?

New federal rules allow Metro PCS to offer a low-cost plan that blocks access to popular websites on the mobile Internet. Critics say it's a breach of net neutrality.
Comcast to share content with Netflix, competitors

Comcast: To take over NBC, Comcast agreed to license popular NBC shows and movies to competitors like Netflix and Apple. the only question is, can they afford it?
Does Obama budget 'win the future'? Six ways he wants to boost innovation.

The Obama budget proposal for 2012 includes significant funding increases for scientific research and science education. But some supporters of an innovation agenda say it isn't ambitious enough.
High-speed wireless access for entire US will spark innovation, Obama says

President Obama aims for 98 percent of Americans to be able to go online using high-speed wireless access within five years.
Verizon sues over net neutrality rules

Verizon has gone to court to protest new net neutrality rules, which will keep Internet providers from interfering with traffic over their networks.
Comcast wins OK to buy NBC

Comcast purchase of NBC will make it a media powerhouse, although regulators insisted upon certain conditions to ensure competition.
Broadband Internet: Google delays announcing test cities

Broadband Internet experiments are still on, Google says, but it needs more time to pick its test locations.
4G phones loom, as Verizon tests its new network

4G phones? Verizon Wireless to launch 4G service on Sunday. 4G phones are still TBA.
Broadband service: blacks, Hispanics still lag

Broadband service saw usage expand sevenfold this decade, but key minorities didn't catch up.
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Net neutrality compromise abandoned by FCC

Net neutrality rules are intended to ensure that phone and cable TV companies cannot discriminate against Internet traffic traveling over their broadband lines.
LightSquared will make Broadband wireless access more competitive

LightSquared will launch a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies.
Motorola to be split into three parts

Motorola Inc., which has played a central role in developing the US electronics industry over the past 82 years, will sell its wireless division to Nokia Siemens Networks, a Finnish-German joint venture. The company will then be poised to split its cell phone manufacturing operations from its police radio business.