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Amy Schatz

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    Latest articles by Amy Schatz

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    Why Dish Wants the FCC to Kill the Comcast-Time Warner Cable DealWhy Dish Wants the FCC to Kill the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal
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    Charlie Ergen trashes Comcast/Time Warner deal, says slightly less negative things about rival DirecTV’s deal with AT&T.

    By Amy Schatz
    Technology
    Etsy Weighs In on Net Neutrality as FCC Comment Deadline LoomsEtsy Weighs In on Net Neutrality as FCC Comment Deadline Looms
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    Only a week to go until initial net neutrality comments are due on the agency’s controversial plan.

    By Amy Schatz
    Technology
    Where’s Google in the Net Neutrality Fight?Where’s Google in the Net Neutrality Fight?
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    Large Internet companies have been mostly absent so far in the FCC’s net neutrality fight.

    By Amy Schatz
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    NSA’s Internet Spy Program Is Legal -- But Changes Needed, Privacy Board Says.NSA’s Internet Spy Program Is Legal -- But Changes Needed, Privacy Board Says.
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    Independent board offers suggestions for curbing NSA’s data collection to protect Americans’ privacy.

    By Amy Schatz
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    FCC Defends School Wi-Fi Plan as Teachers Unions ComplainFCC Defends School Wi-Fi Plan as Teachers Unions Complain
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    More funding is needed, not just shifting around funds to pay for Wi-Fi, unions say.

    By Amy Schatz
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    FTC Alleges T-Mobile Made Millions From Allegedly Bogus Text Message ChargesFTC Alleges T-Mobile Made Millions From Allegedly Bogus Text Message Charges
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    FTCalleges T-Mobile knowingly profited from allowing scammers to charge consumers for fraudulent services for years.

    By Amy Schatz
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    U.S. Intelligence Community Offers a Little Insight Into Surveillance ActivitiesU.S. Intelligence Community Offers a Little Insight Into Surveillance Activities
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    New transparency report offers some insight into government surveillance, but not much.

    By Amy Schatz
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    FCC’s Wheeler Quietly Visits Silicon Valley to Talk Net NeutralityFCC’s Wheeler Quietly Visits Silicon Valley to Talk Net Neutrality
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    FCC chairman visits with startups, venture capitalists to hear why they hate his plan.

    By Amy Schatz
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    Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Cellphone, Supreme Court SaysPolice Need a Warrant to Search Your Cellphone, Supreme Court Says
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    Unanimous decision is a victory for consumers worried that cops could snoop through their phones.

    By Amy Schatz
    Technology
    Prices May Not Drop, but Increases Would Slow, AT&T Chief Says of DirecTV DealPrices May Not Drop, but Increases Would Slow, AT&T Chief Says of DirecTV Deal
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    AT&T and DirecTV CEOs visit Capitol Hill to defend their $48 billion deal

    By Amy Schatz