James F. Booth

For more than 25 years, James Booth has provided consulting and legal services to telecommunications carriers and to enterprise companies that manage their own telecommunications networks. Since June of 2009 he has also served as General Counsel of Spread Networks, LLC, which is the industry leader in the construction and operation of low latency high speed networks. Before joining Spread he was General Counsel for OnFiber Communications, a competitive telecommunications provider, and was the sole attorney for Qwest Communications International in support of its construction of an 18,800 mile fiber optic network spanning the United States. Earlier he was lead counsel for U S WEST in its wireless and cable television ventures in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Antitrust Lawsuit with Tech Giants Google and Apple Set to Begin

On January 26, a class-action civil lawsuit involving some of the largest technology companies and Silicon Valley giants will be heard in San Jose, Calif. At issue is whether the companies came together and tried to get rid of competition for skilled labor.