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WASHINGTON – Late Friday, reports confirmed AT&T’s plans to restrict the use of Apple’s popular FaceTime video chat application on new iPhones due this fall.

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that it would allow Verizon’s deals to buy spectrum from a consortium of the nation’s largest cable companies to move forward. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski also announced he would circulate an order approving the deal to the other four commissioners for a vote.

In its consent decree, the DoJ placed limits on Verizon and SpectrumCo’s deals to cross-market each other’s services.

WASHINGTON – In an interview published Wednesday in Fortune, presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he would eliminate funding for public broadcasting if elected.

WASHINGTON — The Declaration of Internet Freedom — a statement of principles endorsed by more than 1,500 organizations — has been translated into more than 63 languages.

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it had reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless over Free Press’ complaint that Verizon was violating the rules that govern the licenses for the carrier’s 4G LTE network.

WASHINGTON – On Friday, a U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a request by the National Association of Broadcasters to stay the implementation of Federal Communications Commission rules requiring television stations to post their political files online.

On Tuesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing to consider the history and the continued importance of federal laws designed to protect people who subscribe to cable television, satellite or other such multichannel video packages.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Free Press announced that Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden joined more than 1,500 groups and organizations and 50,000 individuals from more than 130 countries who have signed the Declaration of Internet Freedom since its launch on July 2.

WASHINGTON – Late Thursday, Senators Joe Lieberman, Susan Collins, Jay Rockefeller, Dianne Feinstein, and Tom Carper introduced a new version of their cybersecurity legislation.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, AT&T announced new data-sharing plans it will debut in August. The move follows a similar one by Verizon, which launched its own pricey shared-data plans in June.