Cable, phone firms battle over open access

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AT&T Corp won an important court case in its attempt to prevent municipalities from offering its cable network to competing Internet service providers. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Portland, OR, cable regulators cannot compel AT&T to offer access to competitors because high-speed Internet service is not a "cable service." The court, however, also ruled that AT&T's cable-modem service was a "telecommunications service" that is under federal laws that require telecommunications monopolies to provide access to their competitors.

Telecommunications, AT and T Corp.

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Unsual deal sparks antitrust scrutiny of Applied Materials

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Applied Materials Inc, the nation's leading manufacturer of computer chip- making equipment, is being investigated by the Dept of Justice for possible antitrust violations. The investigation was prompted by the settlement of Applied's patent-infringement suit against competitor Novellus Systems Inc in 1997. In that deal, Novellus was forced to accept a condition that limited the company's ability to acquire or be acquired by other companies.

Semiconductor Production Equip, Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing, Semiconductor production equipment, Applied Materials Inc.

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GTE sues cable firms over access

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GTE Corp has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against AT and T Corp and Comcast Cable Communications Inc to force the cable-service providers to open their high-speed networks to online service providers. The lawsuit, filed in Pittsburg, PA, charged that requiring high-speed Internet customers of AT and T and Comcast to also purchase the Internet content of their partner, Excite At Home, is in violation of anti-trust laws.

Government regulation (cont), Cable Networks, Cable Television Systems, Internet service providers, AT&T Corp., GTE Corp.

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