House Approves Controversial Broadband Bill
Sunday, May 21st, 2006House Approves Controversial Broadband Bill
The House approved legislation that would transform the way Americans access the Internet by making it easier for regional Bell telephone companies to enter the high-speed “broadband” market.
Internet Vulnerable to Disaster or Terrorist Attacks, Researchers Say
Simulated attacks on key Internet hubs have shown how vulnerable the worldwide network is to disruption by disaster or terrorist action. If an attack or disaster destroyed the major nodes of the Internet, the network itself could begin to unravel, warn the scientists who carried out the simulations.
Microsoft to Pay AOL $750 Million in Antitrust Settlement
Microsoft is paying $750 million to AOL Time Warner as part of a wide-ranging settlement that also calls for the companies to jointly cooperate on software distribution and digital media.
Walter Hewlett Sues HP Over Compaq Merger Vote
Dissident director Walter Hewlett sued Hewlett-Packard Co., accusing the company of illegally strong-arming an important investor to vote in favor of its takeover of Compaq Computer Corp. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware Chancery Court, focuses on the company’s interactions with Deutsche Asset Management, a unit of Deutsche Bank, which is HP’s 11th-largest institutional shareholder, with a 1.31