Small phone firms lose ground to telecom giants

Notebooks debut in Japan; U.S. release in three weeks

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Interspeed to restate results, miss estimates as CEO resigns
The maker of data-communications products says its fiscal fourth-quarter loss will be much wider than forecast and it expects to restate results for the past three quarters.
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October 6, 4:40 p.m. PT in E-Business

Government sites disregard children's privacy law
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October 6, 4:00 p.m. PT in Entertainment & Media

FCC defends its reform efforts under growing criticism
Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard implores Congress to give its internal reform efforts a chance.
October 6, 4:00 p.m. PT in Communications

RIAA dubs Webcasting group "SoundExchange"
The Recording Industry Association of America christens its long-planned group for distributing Webcasting royalties.
October 6, 3:05 p.m. PT in Entertainment & Media

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