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<title>French regulator to look into Free's cheap phone service</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1201/iliad-free-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[ARCEP, the French telecom regulator, has said it is going to inspect low-cost wireless provider Iliad's backbone network to make sure it is compliant with its bandwidth licensing requirements. The action takes place after Iliad's competitors raised complaints about Iliad's network performance and customer service. Iliad, which operates its wireless service under the Free name brand, denied the cla...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>e-G8 summit triggers backlash against French tech regulation</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/nicolassarkozy.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The e-G8 summit in Paris brought pressure on French president Nicolas Sarkozy for his comments on technology.  Having argued for "minimum rules" that would have prevented sites like WikiLeaks from getting hosting and previously backed France's infamous three-strikes law, he was followed by a panel that rejected his calls for tighter regulation.  Google executive president recapped a previous stanc...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>France to have G8-like tech summit with Amazon, Google</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0912/euflag-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The French government said Friday that it will hold a summit where big presences on the Internet such as Amazon, Facebook and Google will debate how countries can bring innovation to the web. The forum will be held on May 24 and 25 in Paris and is a part of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans. In attendance will be Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and Amazon Chie...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>LimeWire pays $105 million to end lawsuit</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/limewire.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[LimeWire on Thursday agreed to pay $105 million as part of its lawsuit settlement in what may be the last chapter in the company's history.  The payout comes a quick week after a trial to determine the amount that should be paid to music label owners such as Sony, Vivendi, and Warner.  The former peer-to-peer company said only that it was glad to be rid of the lawsuit....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 23:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vivendi buys Vodafone's remaining stake in SFR</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1104/iphone-sfr.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[France's Vivendi said on Sunday that it was buying Vodafone's 44 percent share of SFR.  The deal, worth 7.95 billion Euros ($11.32 billion), gives it complete control of the carrier.  It and Vodafone will keep running SFR as a joint venture for three years, after which Vodafone would have to either talk to another provider or enter on its own....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comcast officially buys control of NBC</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0912/nbcstudios.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast today confirmed late rumors and bought a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal that gives it control of the studio.  The deal sees GE maintain a 49 percent stake and receive about $6.5 billion from Comcast; NBC Universal in turn is borrowing $9.1 billion to pay GE.  While the new combined company doesn't yet have a name, but Comcast has created a second division known as the Comcast Entertainm...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Universal turns profit from music downloads</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/ipodnano4g-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Universal Music may have finally reached the point at which purely digital music has become profitable, Vivendi Universal chief Jean Bernard Lévy has told the Financial Times.  Despite most major labels having seen rapid declines in CD sales that have yet to be compensated by online purchases, Universal now has a "surprise" for investors of a five percent boost in its first-half 2008 revenue to $3...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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