Grant Gross

Articles by Grant Gross

Google enters white spaces debate

Free the Airwaves campaign urges FCC to open analog TV spectrum for wireless broadband this fall

eBay seller convicted for counterfeit software

Oregon man charged with ID theft, criminal copyright infringement and mail fraud is sentenced to four years in prison

Broadband providers slow traffic and track subscribers, groups complain

Witnesses at an FCC hearing request action against broadband providers who interfere with the Internet

Google-Yahoo deal means less competition, Microsoft says

Yang told execs MS wouldn't be able to compete in a "bipolar" advertising market, Redmond reps tell U.S. lawmakers

Surveillance bill approved by Senate, passed over to Bush

U.S. Senate passes the controversial FISA bill, leaving room for telecomm immunity and surveillance without court approval

Antitrust review of Google-Yahoo deal no surprise

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a formal investigation of the proposed Google-Yahoo advertising deal. Washington, DC-based groups say the review is to be expected.

Border laptop searches questioned by senators

Two U.S. senators called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to back off its assertion that it can search laptops and other electronic devices owned by U.S. citizens returning to the country without the need for reasonable suspicion of a crime or probable cause.

VoIP emergency-dialing bill passed by U.S. Senate

Legislation that requires the operators of 911 networks to allow VoIP providers to connect has been passed by the U.S. Senate. The Senate on Monday passed the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act by unanimous consent.

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