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FTC Focuses Google Investigation

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Six weeks after serving Google with broad subpoenas, Federal Trade Commission lawyers and several state attorneys general are focusing their investigation of Google, reports The Wall Street Journal. For one thing, they have been asking whether Google prevents smartphone manufacturers that use its Android operating system from using competitors’ services.   READ MORE »

EU Set to Slash Roaming Charges

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For the fourth consecutive year, European Union countries plan to lower roaming charges within their borders. The roaming charge for calls within the EU was set on Friday to decrease from 39 cents a minute to 35 cents a minute. The EU first began capping roaming charges in July of 2007. READ MORE »

French Search Company 1plusV Sues Google for $421 million

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French search engine company 1plusV says Google uses anticompetitive tactics making some of its sites unfindable via its searches. That deprives users of results and 1plusV of advertising revenue, the suit claims. READ MORE »