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Ericsson forks out over $1B in fines to settle U.S. bribery charges

December 9, 2019

Via: Fierce Telecom News

Ericsson announced late Friday afternoon that it had agreed to pay $1.06 billion in fines to U.S. regulators after pleading guilty to bribery charges. From 2000 to 2016, Ericsson doled out tens of millions of dollars to bribe government officials […]


News, Regulations

Juniper Networks forks out $11.7M to settle foreign bribery charges

August 30, 2019

Via: Fierce Telecom News

On Thursday, Juniper Networks paid the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $11.7 million to settle foreign bribery chargers related to its sales practices in China and Russia. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Juniper paid $4 million in disgorgement, which was the amount […]


News, Regulations

AT&T reels in $984M contract with Department of Justice

July 29, 2019

Via: Fierce Telecom News

AT&T announced on Monday that it has reeled in a 15-year, $984 million contract with the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal serves as the long-term foundation for the Department of Justice’s network and technology upgrades. The fully managed portfolio […]


News

T-Mo/Sprint merger wins DoJ approval, amid continued strong T-Mo performance

July 26, 2019

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has given its blessing to T-Mobile US’ merger with Sprint, saying that the merger conditions will support the entry of a new, viable facilities-based market player and that the merger will “facilitate expeditious deployment […]


Regulations

Report: Trump could sign executive order targeting Chinese vendors this week

February 11, 2019

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Trump administration has an executive order in the works that would ban the use of equipment from Chinese vendors in U.S. telecom networks, according to published reports. It could be signed as soon as this week. Politico cited three […]