Here’s the last paragraph of a Politico article describing the considerable extent of AT&T’s paid influence in DC. AT&T said Monday that it is “confident” it can secure federal approval as it presents its case for T-Mobile, and both companies signaled Monday that they hoped to wrap everything up in about a year. AT&T declined [...]

We know the government is blocking Wikileaks sites: the Air Force, the Library of Congress, the Department of Education, as well as orders from the State Department that its employees should not read the leaked cables. Which is why I find it so interesting that AT&T and Verizon are blocking Wikileaks sites internally, too. From [...]

Today we learn the name of the guy who challenged the more abusive aspects of the National Security Letter program: Nicholas Merrill. Now, following the partial lifting of his gag order 11 days ago as a result of an FBI settlement, Merrill can speak openly for the first time about the experience, although he cannot [...]

Anyone want to bet that Rahm Emanuel will be more incensed that AT&T made his Gmail address vulnerable than about the illegal wiretapping the telecom did for Dick Cheney? Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of [...]

With the quick corporate profit vultures and Wall Street wizards flailing about at GM for immediate returns; Bob Lutz, the last real car guy left in key management, walks away.

It’s not enough for AT&T to illegally wiretap Americans. Last fall, they also unilaterally rewrote the law to make their illegal wiretapping legal. Though last i checked, the telecoms were not authorized to pass laws…

Because they’re leaking–and leaking big–to James Risen, Eric Lichtblau (and Scott Shane) again. Almost two years to the day since their first big scoop.