Tag Archives: lead tech

Net Neutrality Plan: Devil Or Relief In The Details?

Internet service providers hope to gain from last-minute deal-making over net neutrality as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote on Internet regulation at its meeting Thursday. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, under pressure by the Obama administration to impose public-utility type rules on Internet broadband, has proposed that Title II should apply to ISPs such as leader Comcast (CMCSA). Title II rules have applied to phone companies

HP Posts Fiscal Q1 Stumble Ahead Of Split-Up

Hewlett-Packard continues to be stuck in neutral, with all of its businesses recording revenue that fell or was flat compared with a year ago, though a few units within those businesses saw increases. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) late Tuesday reported earnings for its fiscal Q1, which ended Jan. 31, that edged analyst estimates. It also reported revenue that fell short. The company is working through a restructuring and preparing to split in two by

Yieldco Partners First Solar, SunPower Post Mixed Q4

First Solar late Tuesday posted Q4 earnings that beat views but revenue that missed, after its new partner — SunPower — early Tuesday reported a Q4 beat but a lower-than-expected Q1 outlook. Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar’s (FSLR) Q1 outlook also fell well short of views, but, like SunPower, company executives attributed that to the near-term impact of their new partnership. Late Monday, SunPower (SPWR) and First Solar announced plans to jointly