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Comcast Doubles Down on a Shady Billing Practice (It Will Cost You) [telecom]
The cable and internet giant plans a price hike for many customers, but that's only part of why you should be mad. By Daniel Kline Many Comcast>customers have little decent choice when it comes to...
 
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson divests Russian operation[telecom]
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it had divested a customer support operation in Russia. The new owners of the business, that has some 40 employees, come...
 
Verizon asks for 'narrowly targeted' waiver to FCC robocall rules [telecom]
By Mike Dano According to Verizon, there's one very specific calling scenario in which it's unable to block potential robocalls: toll-free calls from foreign consumers that terminate at call centers...
 
CWAers Continue to Fight to Fully Fund the NLRB [telecom]
On Tuesday, CWA Secretary-Treasurer Sara Steffens joined prominent Democratic lawmakers and leaders of other unions to participate in a press conference organized by the Worker Power Coalition calling...
 
Technology: Preventing scams and fraud this holiday season [telecom]
(Statepoint) Scams and fraud are more deceiving these days, reaching you in more ways than ever before. The FTC reported 2.8 million fraud reports from consumers in 2021 alone, with reported fraud...
 
5G Fixed-Wireless Fixation Forecasted for 2023 [telecom]
By Tommy Clift As the anticipated recession-riddled clouds of 2023 roll in, enterprises and research firms are reflecting on the past year and setting forth their forecasts for the next. One of the...
 
What Is A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)? Working, Services, and Examples [telecom]
An MVNO rents infrastructure from one or more cellular network carriers to provide competitive mobile connectivity plans. By Chiradeep BasuMallick A mobile virtual network operator is a communications...
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SpaceX Wants You to Be Able to Connect Your Smartphone Directly to Starlink [telecom]
T-Mobile could close coverage gaps from space as soon as 2024. By Eric Mack SpaceX has the green light to grow its Starlink broadband-from-space constellation to more than 10,000 small satellites in...
 
CWA Helps Low-Income New Yorkers Get Connected [telecom]
On October 30th volunteers from CWA Locals 1104 and 1109 teamed up with Microsoft, Verizon, the New York Housing Authority Tennent's Association, to host a huge event for free internet at Howard...
 
AT&T drove me completely crazy. Then along came Frank [telecom]
Sometimes, a brand's ability to communicate is severely hampered by its abject carelessness. By Chris Matyszczyk, Contributing Writer I used to do it without thinking. It always worked perfectly well....
 
(Paywall) Opinion: Verizon stock has had a tough year. Is a 'drastic' shakeup in order? [telecom]
By Emily Bary LightShed analysts wonder whether Verizon would consider a transformative deal for Charter amid troubles in consumer wireles. ************************** Moderator's Note...
 
on [telecom]
A modern-day “War of the Currents” is silently unfolding across blockchain, broadband, existing power lines and even outer space. By Tim Kravchunovsky Whether it’s Verizon courting government...
 
Verizon network outages, disruption reported for some customers in Monterey County [telecom]
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Some Verizon customers might be experiencing a significant drop in service quality or outages overnight as Verizon is reporting a "network disruption" late...
 
AT&T banks on public policy to propel open RAN deployments [telecom]
At last week's Open RAN North America event in New York, Chris Boyer, Vice President of Global Security and Technology Policy at AT&T, sat down with Light Reading to explain how the service provider...
 
T-Mobile implementing a new security feature for SIM swap requests [telecom]
SIM swaps continue to be a problem for wireless users in the country. And one way to address the issue is by looking for ways to improve how these are done. T-Mobile disabled its self-service SIM swap...