SBC Won't Name Names in File-Sharing Cases

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SBC Communications refuses to honor the recording industry's demand for names of Internet users who are alleged music file downloaders and practitioners of music copyright infringement. Other Internet service providers (ISP), such as Time Warner, EarthLink, Comcast, Verizon and BellSouth, have agreed to honor more than 1,000 subpoenas from the Recording Industry Association of America. SBC is rejecting the 300 subpoenas it has received. Verizon lost its attempt to protect customer names when a judge ruled that the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act supported the recording industry's actions. SBC has the highest number of digital subscriber line (DSL) users at 3 million and is concerned about legal threats to their customers' right to privacy.

Telegraph & other communications, Legal/Government Regulation, Internet service providers, AT&T Inc., Communications industry, Internet service provider, SBC, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Piracy (Copyright), Online music trading, File sharing

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Justice Dept. acts to block merger of phone giants

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Justice Department seeks an injunction against the $115 billion acquisiton of Sprint by WorldCom, the largest the department has ever attempted to prevent. The 2 telecommunication giants may not battle the government throughout an entire trial, only enough to possibly reopen negotiations. Justice claims the merger would stifle competition, which evidently does not apply in the America Online-Time Warner deal. Sprint and WorldCom never got to the concession stage, knowing that they would be told to spin off Sprint's phone business, which the company refuses to do.

Government regulation (cont), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Antitrust Law, Telecommunications regulations, United States. Department of Justice, Sprint Corp., WCOM, FON, Government communications regulation, MCI Inc.

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Workers plan bias lawsuits against Nextel Communications

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Leeds Morelli & Brown have filed 25 complaints on behalf of workers at Nextel Communications Inc. The complaints allege harassment and discrimination by Nextel managers at locations throughout the U.S. The law firm says these are the first of 302 individuals seeking damages and corrective action, and the firm will ask for class-action status. Nextel has a market capitalization of $51 bil., and claims 5.5 mil subscibers to its wireless services.

Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Statistical Data Included, Nextel Communications Inc., NXTL, Employment discrimination

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