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Split Decisions
"Investment companies owned by Denver billionaire and Qwest founder Phil Anschutz put money into numerous telecommunications companies that sought or did do business with Qwest. Those companies often saw their stock shoot up after initial public offerings on the news that they might get contracts with Qwest, which was known as the 'kingmaker' of telcos in the go-go days. The potential conflict was that Anschutz was making money off companies who were seeking contracts with the company where he was co-chairman of the board."
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The Emperor of Greed
What goes up, comes down. However, Global Crossing telecom head Gary Winnick dug his own grave, says Fortune. After transforming himself from a furniture salesman to one of the most sought-after millionaires, Winnick started swindling money from Global Crossing. And it only had to stop when the telecom giant with a simple business plan filed for bankruptcy after the dot-com and telco bust.
Tags: investment; telco; AT & T
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Losing Signal
"..the advent of the information economy has turned the FCC from a minor D.C. player into one of the government's most powerful agencies. As the de facto czar of the nation's communications infrastructure, the commission now makes daily decisions affecting America's technological destiny-reviewing megamergers like AOL Time Warner union, evaluating the Baby Bells' expansion plans, determining whether cable companies should decide what Web content their Internet customers can view. And no one appreciates the FCC's newfound authority better than the communications industry, whose lobbying expenses now stand at roughly $125 million, more than twice the amount spent by defense firms."
Tags: FCC; lobbying; telecommunications; "Big Media; " broadband; Internet; cable; telephone; radio; broadcast licenses; deregulation; digital transition; telcos; CFIC; Dingell; Tauzin; McCain; Lott; open access; First Amendment; location-based services (LBS); privacy; Digital Democracy; National Association of Broadcasters; NAB; analog spectrum; consolidation; government auction