Jim Wagner

According to reports made Friday, the Federal Communications Commission is extending its investigation into SBC Communications long-distance applications after a string of errors cast doubt on the telco’s reporting numbers. According to sources at the Wall Street Journal, the increased attention could jeopardize SBC’s chance to offer long-distance telephone service in several Southwestern states, including […]

Steve Case and crew scored a coup Thursday with the appointment of Robert Kimmel as AOL Time Warner executive vice president for global and strategic policy. Starting July 1, Kimmel will leave his position as president of e-commerce infrastructure company Commerce One and move his belongings East to AOL/TW headquarters in New York. Dennis Jones, […]

AOL Time Warner general counsel filed a letter with the Federal Trade Commission chairman Wednesday in response to charges of anti-competitive violations to terms in its merger agreement earlier this year. In an e-mail interview with internetnews.com, Mike Luftman, vice president of media relations at AOL Time Warner, said the company’s actions to restrict competitors […]

The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee leveled a warning against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s apparent trespass into the virtual world of financial portals. In a letter to the SEC’s acting chairman, Laura Unger, Rep. Billy Tauzin said the commission should not give the impression it was considering a move to regulate […]

NETGEAR rolled out its wireless router to the public Tuesday, promising network administrators wireless 1 Mbps Ethernet capabilities out to 500 feet inside the home or office for up to 253 users. The MR314 is the equipment manufacturer’s first router, and the latest in a growing production line across its entire product line, incorporating the […]

Microsoft Corp. used the National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention in Chicago as a platform to announce several content/networking deals Monday for its advanced interactive TV (iTV) platform. The announcements serve reminder to the high-tech industry that once officials set their sights on a market, it takes a lot to deter the software giant from […]

In a kiss-and-make-up tale worthy of the Oprah Winfrey show Thursday night, Juno Online Services and NetZero, Inc., announced their upcoming marriage at the end of the year. But will the newlyweds be able to make it last? After all, those crazy kids have been in more than one tussle over patent infringements and the […]

Officials at two of the largest Internet equipment makers announced their decision to jettison consumer broadband modem divisions, the result of a market environment turned sour. In a deal valued at roughly $387 million, Alcatel sold off its digital subscriber line (DSL) modem division to fellow Parisian company Thomson Multimedia Thursday. At the same time, […]

Like a ‘Dear John’ letter, only much more expensive, FIRETAP Communications officials told investors Thursday they were closing the door on operations by the end of June. Homestore.com, a one-stop information and service site for the real estate industry, was a major investor in the broadband start up, providing a high-speed Internet access option to […]

With its renewed strategy to pare down business operations to its core competencies, Excite@Home announced plans Wednesday to close many of its European media operations. While @Home portal operations in the United Kingdom and Italy remain unchanged, the broadband provider will shut down portal operations in France, Germany and Spain, along with several other Web […]

After seven months of searching, Covad Communications Group board of directors named its new president and chief executive officer Tuesday. Charles Hoffman, former president of Rogers AT&T Wireless in Canada, takes the reins from Frank Marshall, who has been the interim chief executive officer since November 2000. Marshall will remain with Covad as vice chairman […]

Using Internet technology for its recent run of prime time television ads, NetZero, Inc., officials say they have saved the company about $2.1 million in production costs. The oft-played “Revolution” commercials shown on NBC during the National Basketball Association’s conference finals, and expected to play during the conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and […]