Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Business New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Exec Questions iVillage Books - A former executive says the firm's finances are fishy and accuses its CEO of misleading partners and advertisers -- bad news for a company on the eve of its IPO. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Exhausted Dow Takes a Rest - Blue-chip shares cool their heels after this week's record-setting run-up. Fresh hopes for the PC business, plus a trio of Net-related IPOs, keep the focus tight on tech. By David Lazarus. [Wired News]   Expedia to Travel Public Route - Thursday is "MSN Day" at Microsoft, and Redmond offers up a slew of announcements, including this startler: It still ranks behind Yahoo and AOL. Chris Stamper reports from Seattle. [Wired News]   FBI Looking at AT&T-BT Deal - US officials are reportedly concerned that the international venture could affect law enforcement and national security. Also: Dutch publishing firm wants to buy Nielsen.... Broadcom touts new chip.... Y2K, the TV movie.... And more. [Wired News]   FCC Approves AT&T, TCI Deal - The Federal Communications Commission gives AT T the green light to finalize its purchase of TCI. Now the phone company can go ahead with plans to combine phone, cable, and Net services. [Wired News]   FCC Closing Net Call Loophole - The agency is expected to approve a measure to keep new local phone companies from cashing in on Net calls. Also: US West sees slower growth.... Broadcast.com gets better flicks.... and more. [Wired News]   FCC Places Telco Audit on Hold - The federal regulator delays the release of a report that finds regional Bell phone companies overstated their equipment costs by US$5 billion. [Wired News]   FCC Questions SBC-Ameritech Plan - Members of the Federal Communications Commission dispute press reports suggesting that the agency has tentatively approved the SBC-Ameritech merger. [Wired News]   FCC Tackles Mobile Phone Bills - Sick of footing the bill for every call to your cell phone? A proposal pending before the FCC could allow cell phone users to pass on the cost of incoming calls. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   FCC Upholds Net Access Billing - In a closely watched ruling, the Federal Communications Commission says Net traffic is technically interstate, but shouldn't be billed like a long-distance phone call. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   FCC to Fight Open Cable Access - Counties vote for open access, but Kennard stands opposed to regulation of Internet on cable. Also: IPO hopeful accused in Web scam.... Compaq may have found its man.... And more. [Wired News]   FCC: Net Shall Remain Free - William Kennard has been deluged with email from people worried the agency is going to "take all those old phone regulations and dump them on the Internet." But the FCC chairman says the fears are unfounded. [Wired News]   FTC Suit Derails WebValley IPO - On the verge of going public, WebValley is hit with charges that it scammed small businesses. By Chris Gaither. [Wired News]   FTC: Net Ads Need Disclosures - Dell and Micron settle with the Federal Trade Commission over less-than-savory Net advertising practices. The result could mean changes in how companies hype their wares. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Fast Talk on Fast Wireless - Practically every mobile-phone and computer-equipment company has big plans for wireless Net access. Industry watchers await results. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]   Fastpoint's DSL Privacy Debacle - One of the big Digital Subscriber Line companies is using first and last names to identify its customers. Ad targeters are drooling, but at least one customer is demanding his privacy. [Wired News]   Fat Times for Net's Fat Cats - Industry execs weigh in on the Excite-At Home deal. Everybody's happy -- even Yahoo -- to see the Internet pie get bigger. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   Fatbrain: Vanity Books for All - A new Web venture promises to do for publishing what MP3 did for music and eBay did for auctions. Would-be authors are frothing at the mouth. [Wired News]   Fear, Web Posting in Estonia - The tiny Baltic state thinks the way to deal with drunk drivers and students who skip out on loans is to post their names on the World Wide Web. By Christian Buck. [Wired News]   Fears Rise, Along with Spending - Marketing types plot strategy with privacy advocates in wake of report claiming that nearly two-thirds of Net users don't trust e-commerce. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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