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Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman (D) is the latest legislator to join the congressional clamor for broadband deployment, introducing Wednesday the National Broadband Strategy Act of 2002. The former vice presidential candidate says his legislation differs from the many other broadband bills currently being debated as his calls upon the Bush Administration to develop a coherent, […]

WASHINGTON — A House panel today sharply criticized a number of federal agencies over their regulatory and bureaucratic delays in the approval process for the use of ultrawide band (UWB) spectrum technology. UWB transmits data at a high speed — nearly 10 times faster than 802.11b — across a wide radio spectrum at very low […]

Veridian Corp. raised $216 million in its initial public offering (IPO) with a sale of 13.5 million shares at $16 per share. The Arlington, Va.-based government IT firm had originally announced it planned to sell 12.5 million shares at $15-$17 per share in hopes of raising of $175 million. The company began trading to the […]

Struggling messaging service Metrocall, Inc. and most of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code today in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. Prior to filing, Metrocall entered into agreements with its primary creditor constituencies establishing the terms and conditions of a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization […]

Two-way, high speed satellite Internet provider StarBand has filed a lawsuit against EchoStar Communications seeking a restraining order and injunction against EchoStar to transfer back StarBand’s customer base and cease operating as StarBand’s billing agent. The suit also requests the court to prohibit EchoStar from collecting fees from StarBand customers. The McLean, Va.-based StarBand is […]

The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are abandoning their controversial plan to alter their traditional merger review purviews. Both agencies have submitted letters to the U.S. Senate agreeing to drop their mid-January agreement granting DoJ merger approval for Internet and other media related mergers. Consumer advocates favor FTC merger approval […]

USi, Inc., the application service provider (ASP) that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, has completed with its reorganization plan with an $81.25 million investment from an affiliate of Boston-based Bain Capital. Under the terms of the deal, USi is merging its operations with Interpath, another ASP in which Bain Capital owns a controlling […]

J M Smith Corp. has acquired CornerDrugstore.com, an online retail pharmacy website representing more than 800 independent and regional chain pharmacies, from Rockville, Md.-based SymRx, Inc. Pharmacies use CornerDrugstore.com to extend their local store and information services to the Internet where their customers can order prescription refills and over-the-counter products. Terms of the deal were […]

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved on Thursday modifications in the rules governing spread spectrum technologies used by fixed wireless (Wi-Fi) operators. Three years in the making, the amended rules give wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) a much-needed boost in deploying effective high-speed Internet systems in their communities. Perhaps most significantly, the new […]

Internet radio broadcasters brought their two-week Washington lobbying campaign against proposed royalty rates to a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday, arguing that a potential May 21 ruling by the Librarian of Congress would critically cripple the fledgling industry. On the heels of a ‘Day of Silence’ protest last week, the webcasters have descended on […]

America Online, Inc., the online subsidiary of AOL Time Warner that was supposed to be economic engine driving the AOL-Time Warner merger but has been faltering of late, announced a number of executive changes Wednesday, including James Bankoff as executive vice president, operations, AOL Interactive Services and David Gang as executive vice president of Product […]

Qwest Communications International Inc. has won the role of primary provider of network services for the Advanced Technology Demonstration Network (ATDnet), an unclassified Department of Defense (DoD) research network used for development of next-generation communications technologies designed to help transform the way the DoD performs its mission. The Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), a part of the […]