Comcast Corp., the largest cable operator in the Twin Cities area, said Internet subscribers whose use of the Internet exceeds 250 gigabytes of data a month may get a warning call and could lose their service. Customers who breach the threshold -- enough to send 50 million e-mails or download 125 standard-definition movies -- may be asked to reduce their use, the Philadelphia-based company said in a Web posting. Those whose "excessive use'' continues may be cut off for a year, Comcast said.
BLOOMBERG NEWS
Circuit Court OKs Gander direct marketingThe Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that lets St. Paul outdoor retailer Gander Mountain Co. use its name and logo for catalogs, the Web and other direct-marketing activities. The original lawsuit arose in a dispute with Cabela's after Gander's previous owners sold its direct-marketing business to Cabela's in 1996 to avoid bankruptcy. Cabela's and Gander Mountain spent years in suits and countersuits as Gander tried to get back into direct marketing. But a federal judge's ruling last summer allowed Gander to move forward. The appeals court affirmed the rulings in a decision filed Wednesday.
JACKIE CROSBY
It’s official. VitalMedix Inc., the promising University of Minnesota drug startup, is leaving for Wisconsin. The company, which is developing a hemorrhagic shock drug designed to keep patients alive even after catastrophic blood loss, hasn’t been able to find investors in Minnesota. Wisconsin, on the other hand, boasts a thriving angel investor community thanks to generous [...]
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