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.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Google chief to meet French President

The executive chairman of internet giant Google is to meet with French President Francois Hollande tomorrow for talks over a bill that would force search engines to pay for content, according to a government source. Eric Schmidt will also meet with French Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti before meeting with Mr Hollande, said the anonymous source. The meeting follows threats from Google that it would exclude French media sites from its search results if the country's government passes the bill.

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