More wireline industry news from across the Web:
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> The FTC is planning to clarify its principles for policing companies accused of unfair competition, after high-profile cases such as Google's patent infringement claims against rivals. Wall Street Journal story (sub. req.)
> Microsoft is following Netflix's lead and increasing parental leave benefits to eight weeks of paid leave for new mothers and fathers. New York Times story (tiered sub.)
> Ookla has done away with its Net Index, leaving small ISPs holding the short end of the stick when it comes to reporting broadband speeds, they say. DSL Reports article
> Technology startups often make the mistake of building their business around what they think existing companies are doing wrong, rather than meeting a "deep need that isn't satisfied" in the market. Aaron's Blog post
Online Video News
> Despite an outage that affected its authenticated viewers, Fox News shut down all unofficial OTT feeds of its Republican candidates debate -- including one from Fox-owned European network Sky News. Article
Cable News
> The NCTA says energy efficient set-top boxes have saved consumers more than $500 million in the past two years. Article
> "Peak TV" has arrived, FX Network President John Landgraf said last week. Article
Wireless News
> Let the rumor mill begin cranking: Apple may unveil its iPhone 6S on Sept. 9. Article
> Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US dominated network spending in the second quarter, but AT&T and Sprint are both poised to up their spending in the second half of the year and into 2016. Article
And finally … Gigabit fiber is poised to take off in Europe and Asia from 2017-2021. Next Big Future article