JDSU Prevails in Class Action Lawsuit
A jury has ruled in favor of JDSU on all claims in a securities class action lawsuit filed by Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds. JDSU noted that while the...
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European Commission Proposes Single European Telecoms Market/Regulator
The European Commission officially adopted proposals for a reform of the EU telecoms rules with the aim of creating a single European telecom market with a consistent set of regulations...
Quantum Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Riverbed
Quantum Corp. filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California against Riverbed Technology. According to the complaint, Riverbed has infringed, and continues...
European Commission initiates Anti-trust Proceedings against Qualcomm
The European Commission will open formal anti-trust proceedings against Qualcomm concerning an alleged breach of EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant market position. This follows complaints lodged with...
European Commission Proposes to Open More Spectrum for New Services
The European Commission proposed opening more radio spectrum for advanced mobile data and multimedia services, such video streaming to mobile handsets. Specifically, the EC proposes to repeal the existing GSM...
European Commission Seeks Closer Cooperation on Telecom Rules
The European Commission published a report that concludes that although the EU's Telecom Rules have led to significant benefits for citizens and enterprises alike, important challenges remain for national and...
European Commission Approves Public funding of Fiber Network in France
The European Commission approved the funding by Sicoval (an association of municipalities on the south-east side of Toulouse) of a fiber network serving businesses and public organizations on its territory....
QUALCOMM and Broadcom Settle Some Patent Claims
QUALCOMM and Broadcom agreed to settle claims and counterclaims associated with two patents belonging to Broadcom and two patents belonging to QUALCOMM. The agreement results in the dismissal of a...
Cisco Settles Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit for $92 Million
Cisco Systems agreed to resolve the consolidated shareholder class action lawsuit filed in 2001 against the company and certain current and former directors and officers in the United States District...
FCC Declines to Investigate Consumer Privacy and NSA Program
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has declined a request to open an investigation into reports of the disclosure by the nation's largest telecommunications carriers, AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth, of private consumer...
Verizon Issues Statement on NSA and Privacy Protection
Verizon Communications issued a statement saying it could not neither confirm nor deny press reports that it supplied extensive calling records of millions of U.S. customers to the National Security...
Ofcom Proposes to Deregulate BT retail Phone Cost Controls
Ofcom, the official telecom regulator in the UK, proposed that all phone companies, including BT Group plc, be free to set their own prices and compete for customers in future....
FCC to Consider Tougher Privacy Rules
The FCC launched a proceeding to examine whether additional security measures could prevent the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive customer information held by telecommunications companies. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
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