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Sprint Spinoff Embarq: Yes, We Spied On Our Users. Nope, We Didn't (Really) Warn Them

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2008-07-22 14:17:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
Embarq (EQ), the latest ISP to get the once-over from Congress for spying on its subscribers, isn't really helping its cause Last week, three House members sent a letter to the Kansas-based telco (spun off from Sprint in 2006) demanding to know if it notified its users before using software from controversial ad targeting firm NebuAd. Short...
 
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Telco Consolidation Continues: CenturyTel Gets Embarq In $11.6 Billion Deal

2008-10-27 10:10:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Embarq (EQ) for $5.8 billion in stock and will assume $5.8 billion in debt. (Sprint Nextel (S) spun Embarq off 2.5 years ago to focus on its wireless business Good move? Probably. But the companies have two big market trends working against them Americans are canceling their home phone service for either wireless-only service or Internet...
 
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Sprint Local-Phone Spinoff Embarq: Can't Sell Ourselves In This Credit Crunch

2008-10-02 10:00:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Embarq (EQ), the fourth-largest U.S. phone company, which Sprint (S) spun off in 2006, has been trying to sell itself for weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports . But those plans are tabled for now because potential partners -- like smaller Windstream, the fifth-largest phone company -- haven't been able to raise capital for a deal. WSJ...
 
Tags: phone companies, embarq, credit crunch, credit, analysts expect embarq, broadband growth tanks, business, local phone business, customers
 
 
 
 
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Web Spying Firm Nebuad's Latest Worry: Congress

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2008-07-16 12:30:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...Embarq notified its users before it started collecting Web surfing data via NebuAd We are concerned that Embarq may not have directly notified the subscribers involved in the test that their Web use was being analyzed and profiled," they wrote in a letter to the firm. Embarq confirmed it had received the letter but declined to comment...
 
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Washington Post's Cable Unit: We Spied On Our Users, Too

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2008-08-12 11:30:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
...Embarq (EQ) have copped to using NebuAd Charter sent a letter to subscribers notifying them of the test. Embarq changed its "Privacy Policy" to explain how subscribers could opt out. The Washington Post's Cable One did, well, nothing See Also Sprint Spinoff Embarq: Yes We Spied On Our Users. Nope, We Didn't (Really) Warn Them Web Spying Firm...
 
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Think Your Internet Provider Might Be Spying On You? Just Check Our List

2008-08-15 07:21:00 by Michael Learmonth in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Embarq : undisclosed markets. updated privacy policy Knology : Knoxville, Panama City, West Point, Georgia. updated customer service agreement WOW! : Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland, Evansville. updated terms of service Haven't yet spied on users yet, but would like to Charter Communications : aborted a planned test with NebuAd after...
 
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Another Hurdle For A Nextel Buyer: Competing With Sprint For Walkie-Talkie Subscribers (S)

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2008-10-06 07:00:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...Embarq's (EQ) M&A plans Sounds about right to us. But we'd add another one: Sprint is already building a new, different walkie-talkie network that uses a different wireless technology and different phones -- which would compete with a sold-off Nextel Specifically, Nextel's current network uses a Motorola (MOT) wireless technology called iDen,...
 
Tags: sprint, nextel, huge sprint headache, headache, network sprint, nextel walkie-talkie business, sprint data network, sold-off nextel, sprint nextel
 
 
 
 
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Charter (CHTR) To Customers: We're Watching You And Cashing In

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2008-05-14 15:00:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...Embarq (EQ) and Wide Open West, wouldn't discuss the targeting system with Hansell See Also So This is Behavioral Targeting? Spooky Google Softening On Behavioral Targeting A National "Do Not Target" List Won't Save Behavioral Targeting. But We Know How To Do It
 
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