Verizon settles FCC probe into ‘tethering’ block

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NEW YORK (AP) — In the first move of its kind, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it’s accepting a $1.25 million settlement from Verizon Wireless to end an investigation into whether the company asked Google Inc. to withhold so-called “tethering” software for Internet sharing.

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