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FCC Seeks To Close The Digital Divide With Its Proposed $20.4 Billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund [telecom]
by Angela Y. Kung In recognition that broadband access is no longer a luxury, but critical for all Americans, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
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FCC Opens The 2.5 GHz Band For 5G Wireless Services [telecom]
by Angela Y. Kung and Christen B'anca Glenn As part of its strategy to make additional mid-band spectrum available for Fifth Generation ("5G") wireless services, the Federal Communications Commission...
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FTC, AT&T settle 2014 lawsuit over data slowdowns: court [telecom]
FTC, AT&T settle 2014 lawsuit over data slowdowns: court (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and AT&T Inc reached a settlement agreement on a 2014 case that accused the company of slowing...
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Bugged cell location data prompts Denmark to review 10,000 court cases [telecom]
The country will need to re-examine cases as far back as 2012. By Igor Bonifacic Authorities in Denmark are reviewing more than 10,000 court cases to see if flawed cellphone location data may have led...
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Testing cellphones for radiofrequency radiation: How we did it [telecom]
By Sam Roe Over the past year, the Chicago Tribune hired RF Exposure Lab in San Marcos, Calif., to measure 11 different cellphone models for radiofrequency radiation. RF Exposure, an accredited...
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We tested popular cellphones for radiofrequency radiation. Now the FCC is investigating. [telecom]
By Sam Roe The Apple iPhone 7 was set to operate at full power and secured below a tub of clear liquid, specially formulated to simulate human tissue. With the push of a button, a robotic arm swung...
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US phone carriers make empty, unenforceable promises to fight robocalls [telecom]
All 50 states agree to let telcos keep doing what they're already doing. By Jon Brodkin Phone companies and attorneys general from all 50 US states are touting a new agreement to fight robocalls, but...
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South Florida union members go on strike at AT&T. How will this affect your service? [telecom]
By Howard Cohen Three South Florida-area Communication Workers of America unions announced a strike against AT&T on Thursday. CWA Local 3121 in Hialeah, CWA Local 3120 in Broward and CWA Local 3122,...
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Phone companies, state attorneys general announce broad campaign to fight robocalls [telecom]
Phone companies, state attorneys general announce broad campaign to fight robocalls Twelve of the country's largest telephone companies on Thursday pledged to implement new technology that would spot...
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Robocall Roundup: New Robocall Act Goes to the Senate [telecom]
By Seth Williams, ComLawBlog, August 21, 2019 Amidst the polarization in Washington, there remains one thing nearly everyone agrees on: no one likes robocalls. Last month, the House passed the...
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How malformed packets caused CenturyLink's 37-hour, nationwide outage [telecom]
FCC blasts CenturyLink for December 2018 outage but issues no punishment. By Jon Brodkin CenturyLink's nationwide, 37-hour outage in December 2018 disrupted 911 service for millions of Americans and...
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History--1950 railroad telephone products [telecom]
The 1950 issue of Railway Signaling and Communications (Volume 43) contains numerous ads for communication products. It is a good illustration of the state of the art of that time. Electronics and...
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Cellphone companies reveal plans to maintain wireless service during PG&E power outages [telecom]
By WILL Schmitt The companies that operate Sonoma County's cellphone network, a mainstay of modern life that underpins critical communications systems during emergencies, vow it will not go dark if...
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Study: U.S. cell phone carriers throttle your Netflix, YouTube more than other countries [telecom]
By Wes Wilson AUSTIN (KXAN) - A yearlong study of cell phone carriers found that almost every major U.S. cellular carrier throttles your data, and they do it much more often than ever previously...
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Tech Tuesday: De-clutter your smartphone [telecom]
MADISON (WMTV) -- We could all use a little time to tidy up our smarphones. Caleb Drolshagen from AT&T is in the studio with some phone tidying tips. We could all use a little time to tidy up our...
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