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IP: FCC Readies Merger Requirement (washingtonpost.com)
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 00:46:43 -0500
By Alec Klein Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, December 16, 2000; Page E01 The Federal Communications Commission has drafted a recommendation to approve America Online Inc.'s merger with Time Warner Inc. that would require AOL to open its popular instant-messaging system to rivals, according to sources familiar with the matter. Under the staff recommendation, if AOL offers advanced instant-messaging services over Time Warner's cable television network, it would have to agree to make the system interoperable with at least one other provider of instant messaging, sources said. If approved by the five-member commission, ... http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13132-2000Dec15.html For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/
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