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Apple might have breached Japanese competition laws by requiring carriers to sell iPhones at a lower cost than its competition. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said that Apple’s policy forced service providers NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank to sell its iPhones at a discount but then charge higher monthly fees, thus limiting consumers’ choices, Reuters …

Historians may look back on this week as a turning point in the evolution of the internet. First came the end of net neutrality rules, which were officially taken off the books on Monday. These rules of the road ensured that broadband and wireless providers couldn’t act as gatekeepers picking and choosing who succeeds on the internet and who doesn’t. …

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is expected to take another stab at loosening media ownership rules, a move that could help pave the way for a merger of the Sinclair Media Group and Tribune Media. Pai is expected to hold a vote July 12 to alter the limits on how many TV stations a company can own, according to a Thursday …

The Justice Department will allow AT&T and Time Warner to complete their merger.  The government said in a joint court filing Thursday it won’t ask a judge for a stay that would freeze the deal while it decides whether to appeal. The deal could close as early as Friday. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the government had failed to prove …

AT&T said Thursday it’s completed its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, a day earlier than previously expected. The deal, which was expected to close Friday, cleared its final hurdle Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that the government had failed to prove the combination of the two companies would harm consumers. The Department of Justice sued AT&T in October to block …

Daenerys Targaryen, Superman and Harry Potter are all headed to AT&T after all. AT&T won the right to complete its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, which includes various media properties such as DC Entertainment and HBO, after US District Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday declined the Justice Department’s request to block the deal. Leon also didn’t impose any conditions …

The European Commission may announce its decision in its antitrust action involving Google’s Android software in July. The European Union’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, accused the search and mobile software giant of forcing phone makers to install its apps in return for access to Google’s Play Store in 2016. Sources close to the probe told Politico that an announcement might …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson praised the cancellation of the popular ABC sitcom Roseanne after its star posted a racist-filled Twitter rant on Tuesday. Stephenson was asked about the controversy Wednesday during an interview at Recode’s Code Conference. AT&T is in the midst of trying to buy Time Warner, one of the biggest media companies, which owns cable channels such as …

AT&T told the judge deciding its antitrust case that it sees no need to put conditions on its merger with Time Warner, according to a brief filed late Thursday. The US Department of Justice is suing to block AT&T’s $85 billion deal to acquire Time Warner. The trial concluded earlier this week and the decision is now in the hands …

AT&T’s plans to merge with media giant Time Warner in an $85 billion deal isn’t going to skate by Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in a Senate antitrust subcommittee asked the companies tough questions about whether their planned merger would lower prices for consumers or stifle video competitors online. The bipartisan grilling could be …