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US regulators give green light to first LTE handset

A Samsung mobile called the SCH-R900 has been approved by the FCC, meaning it could be the first commercial 4G handset to launch in the US Read more

2 August, 2010 by Ben Woods

US report prompts fresh Google Street View UK scrutiny

The Information Commissioner's Office is to look into a report by US regulators that found Google could have been aware that its Street View... Read more

1 May, 2012

US pursues twins over stock robot scam

Twins from the north of England face a civil suit brought by US regulators over an alleged stock scam which defrauded investors out of $1... Read more

23 April, 2012

ICANN pushes ahead with generic domains launch

...generic top-level domains will go ahead on Thursday, despite objections from US regulators concerned about security. ICANN's launch of applications for generic top... Read more

9 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Novell open-source patent sale clears final hurdle

German and US regulators have given their approval to the creation of a consortium, featuring... Read more

20 April, 2011

Google-Motorola deal to get EU decision in February

...off several lawsuits in the last few years over possible patent infringement.US regulators are also still evaluating the deal.For more on this ZDNet... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Marguerite Reardon

Google faces antitrust calls over search shake-up

...The head of a consumer online privacy watchdog says US regulators should look into Google's new personalised search to see whether... Read more

12 January, 2012 by Elinor Mills

EU's decision on Motorola-Google due in January

...to the European Union's approval, Google must get a nod from US regulators to complete the purchase.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Don Reisinger

Mozilla denies Firefox 4 'do-not-track' privacy option

...that solution as part of Firefox." The privacy mechanism has support from US regulators. On 1 December the FTC issued a report (PDF) supporting a... Read more

23 December, 2010 by Ben Woods and Tom Espiner

Exec faces $1m fine in LCD price-fixing case

...220m for participating in the scam and agreed to co-operate with US regulators. Executives at the company who have admitted guilt include Jau-Yang... Read more

15 October, 2010 by Ben Woods

Regulators reportedly set to probe iPhone ad lockout

...the market for serving ads on the iPhone, according to reports. The US regulators will conduct a review into the allegations, Bloomberg and The New... Read more

11 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

US telecoms regulators reveal contentious vision

Federal regulators have detailed controversial new rules to manage high-speed Internet and telecommunications Read more

22 August, 2003 by Ben Charny and John Borland

US regulators aim antitrust inquiry at Apple, says report

...US regulators are reportedly investigating Apple's requirement that software developers only use... Read more

4 May, 2010 by Larry Dignan

US regulators scrutinise cloud privacy

The US Federal Trade Commission will look at cloud computing as part of a wider inquiry into consumer protections in new technologies Read more

6 January, 2010 by Tom Espiner

US regulators move forward on net neutrality

In a unanimous vote, the Federal Communications Commission, has kicked off a process that could lead to regulations on net neutrality in the US Read more

23 October, 2009 by Sam Diaz

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