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FCC report slams AT&T’s takeover of T

In a critical blow to AT&T’s proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA, federal regulators issued a staff report today that concluded the deal would lead to huge job losses and less competition. In the 109-page report (PDF), the FCC said that a merger of the two wireless carriers “would substantially lessen competition and its accompanying innovation, investment, and consumer …

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Apple, Google kneecap ‘universal’ content rating for apps

Smartphone-app makers have a new way to classify age-specific ratings for their software using an already-popular program, but some of the biggest players in the mobile-app business are not on board with its launch. Wireless-industry trade group CTIA and the Entertainment Software Rating Board today formally announced a system that lets developers assign a rating to their game, letting users …

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