Embarq

Customers Sue ISP for Installing NebuAd Spyware, Offering Defective Opt-Outs

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:25 -0500

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
Two Embarq customers have filed a new privacy lawsuit against the Internet service provider for allegedly funneling information about their Web activity to defunct behavioral targeting company NebuAd.

CenturyTel, Embarq Merger Cleared by FCC

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:17:17 -0400

Full article: Dow Jones
Fawn Johnson
The FCC has signed off on a merger between CenturyTel and Embarq, marking the last regulatory hurdle for the companies to complete the transaction, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The deal is a significant transaction and could signify further consolidation of midsize phone companies.

FCC Nears Decision on Embarq Deal

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:46:09 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Amy Schatz
The FCC is in the final stage of reviewing CenturyTel's $11 billion acquisition of Embarq and could sign off on the deal as soon as this week, clearing the last regulatory hurdle facing the merger of the two mid-size phone companies.

ISPs Seek to Shut Down Municipal Broadband

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:08:38 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
Commercial Internet service providers will face off against broadband access advocates in North Carolina, where lawmakers in the House public utility committee are slated to vote on a proposal aimed at preventing municipalities from offering broadband service in the state.

Time Warner, Embarq Fight to Outlaw 100 Mbps Community Broadband in Wilson, N.C.

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:03:58 -0400

Full article: DailyTech
Jason Mick
When the city of Wilson, N.C., launched an ambitious program to deliver broadband services at much lower rates than local providers Time Warner Cable and Embarq, the larger ISPs decided to take the issue to the state government -- lobbying for years to get the state government to pass laws to try to destroy the local effort.

CenturyTel to Acquire Embarq in $5.8B Deal

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:35:08 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Peter Svensson
CenturyTel said it will buy Embarq, a larger fellow phone company, for stock initially valued at $5.8 billion. Analysts said the move was a harbinger of further deals for rural phone companies, which are suffering from line losses as consumers choose phone service from wireless or cable companies.

CenturyTel’s Embarq Buy May Set Off Consolidation

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:16:09 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Stacey Higginbotham
As competition with cable companies and new wireless broadband products increases, smaller, rural telcos are seeking to buy scale in order to compete.

Markey Still Has Issues with Embarq-NebuAd Test

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:23:04 -0400

Full article: Broadcasting & Cable
John Eggerton
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said he still has issues with the way phone company Embarq conducted a test of online ad-tracking software from NebuAd, specifically with how it informed customers of the test.

Embarq Provides More Details on Web Tracking Test

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:20:55 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
David Twiddy
Embarq has revealed more details about its exploration of a program that tracked Internet subscribers' Web-surfing habits for advertising purposes, telling Congress that it performed the test on 26,000 customers in a Kansas town.

Now ISPs Want to Serve You Ads, Too

Stevie Converse — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:52:42 -0400

Full article: BusinessWeek
Olga Kharif
Many ISPs also sell TV and wireless services. By placing ads via broadband as well, they'd become "triple-play advertisers," and further bombard the public with personalized ads with data gathering by intrusive data mining techniques.