John Dunbar

November 14, 2008 at 12:00 am

Bailout cash is for loans, not pay, banks vow

Some officials of the nation's largest banks sharing in the $700 billion government bailout of the financial industry tried to assure lawmakers Thursday they are...

• Nation & World

September 9, 2008 at 12:00 am

N.C. city becomes first in the country to go digital-only

With the flick of an 8-foot switch at midday Monday, this Southern city became the first market in the U.S. to make the change to...

• Nation & World

September 8, 2008 at 12:00 am

Switch flipped: N.C. town first to have digital-only TV

With the flick of an eight-foot switch at midday today, this Southern city became the first market in the U.S. to make the change to...

• Business

September 5, 2008 at 12:00 am

Comcast appeals FCC slap over blocking Web traffic

Comcast is appealing an FCC ruling that it is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine...

• Business

September 4, 2008 at 12:00 am

Comcast to appeal FCC Web traffic ruling

Comcast is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could...

• Business

August 1, 2008 at 12:00 am

FCC rules Comcast violated Internet access policy

A divided Federal Communications Commission has ruled that Comcast violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers...

• Business

July 12, 2008 at 12:00 am

FCC chief hopes Comcast sanction serves as warning

The cable company violated rules that guarantee customers open access to the Internet, says the head of the commission in his disciplinary proposal.

• Business

June 22, 2008 at 12:00 am

FCC backs cable in fight with Verizon

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was on the losing end of a vote for the first time in his tenure when his...

• Nation & World

June 12, 2008 at 12:00 am

Feds avoided cellphone fees, e-mails indicate

A leading cellphone company declined to charge the government the same expensive fees it charges consumers for canceling their contracts...

• Business

May 28, 2008 at 12:00 am

Set-top cable box moves toward extinction

The set-top box, a necessary appendage for millions of cable-television customers for decades, is moving toward extinction. Leading television manufacturer Sony...

• Business