Early morning tech news 12/19
updated 12:01 am EST, Tue December 19, 2000
Early morning tech news: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates telephoned the chairman of the FCC last week to urge a close examination of America Online's dominance in instant messaging; Microsoft is offering MSN subscribers the use of Web Companion, its Internet appliance, for no additional cost; and many U.S. companies forecast their smallest quarterly earnings growth in two years.





