Monthly Archives: November 2010

Buzz Out Loud 1360: Level 3 vs. Comcast: it's massiveCNET (blog)On today's show, once the amazing Benito finally gets the studio in working order, we break down the Level 3 and Comcast battle–no matter how … Original story here.

Comcast demands higher fees from Level 3 for Netflix movie downloads. Original story here.

PC World – Google would be overspending if it paid north of US$5 billion to acquire online coupon provider Groupon, according to various industry analysts. Original story here.

AFP – Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who left the social network to work on the online arm of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, launched a new venture on Tuesday to promote charitable causes. Original story here.

Analysts say Level 3′s accusations against Comcast will heat up the debate over “Net neutrality” – with results that will ultimately benefit Comcast and other Internet providers Original story here.

AFP – Europe launched a full-frontal attack on Internet king Google Tuesday, formally opening an antitrust probe after rivals accused the Silicon Valley giant of rigging the online search market. Original story here.

Stay with us, folks, this one’s a little complicated. A dispute between Comcast, the country’s largest Internet service provider, and Level 3, an Internet backbone provider, is striking fear into net-neutrality advocates and others worried about Comcast’s growing monopoly in … Continue reading →

OregonLive.com Comcast raises ratesOregon BusinessComcast announced its annual cable TV price rate hike, which will be accompanied by an Internet Service hike for the first time in seven years. …Comcast hiking rates in Oregonkgw.comCable rates go up for much of … Continue reading →

AFP – Internet search giant Google is close to a deal to buy online discount shopping site Groupon for as much as six billion dollars, The New York Times and a leading technology blog reported. Original story here.

Reuters – Level 3 Communications Inc, which helps companies like online rental company Netflix Inc stream videos to consumers, stepped up its attack on U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp for demanding a fee for some bandwidth-heavy video traffic. Original story … Continue reading →

A virtual slugfest over online movies between Comcast and a Netflix partner has movie fans and net-neutrality advocates up in arms. Original story here.

The Consumerist Comcast/NBC: Don't Make Consumers the Biggest LosersHuffington Post (blog)A year ago, cable and Internet giant Comcast announced it wanted to become even bigger by acquiring fellow media behemoth NBC/Universal. …Consumers Union Asks You To Say No To Comcast/NBC … Continue reading →

Reuters – Home improvement chain Lowe’s Cos laid out a plan to step up its online business as more do-it-yourselfers take the online route to research and buy new home products. Original story here.

Reuters – Google Inc is close to a deal to buy online coupon service Groupon Inc in what could be the Internet giant’s biggest acquisition to date, two media reports said on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. Original story here.

Reuters – Britain’s Telegraph newspaper said it had made no decision on whether to charge for reading its news online, after a Financial Times report said it was drawing up plans to put up a so-called paywall next year. Original … Continue reading →