SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Twitter was too quick to sue the Texas attorney general over his reaction to President Donald Trump being banned from the social media platform.
By Jason Taylor
May 14, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa - Mediacom is asking for a federal investigation of West Des Moines deal with Google to build a broadband network in the city.
It claims the agreement illegally gives Google a monopoly on internet services in West Des Moines.
Mediacom s filing with the Federal Communications Commission comes after it sued the city in December to blocked the partnership with Google.
Mediacom has offices in West Des Moines that employ hundreds of workers.
The petition to the FCC claims the $50 million agreement violates Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934.
It says the agreement allows Google to install a network with technology that blocks competitors from offering their services.
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Google I/O, the company’s big developer conference, is back after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The keynote kicks off on Tuesday, May 18th, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, and it will likely be packed with news about Google products.
In the keynote’s official description, Google is unsurprisingly coy about what might be announced: “Tune in to find out about how we’re furthering our mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” But we can make a few educated guesses about what could be shown off at the event. Read on to find out what to expect from the big show.