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Verizon and a company it bought just paid $614M in biggest FCC fine ever [telecom]
Straight Path failed to use spectrum, resulting in $614M fine and sale to Verizon. By Jon Brodkin The Federal Communications Commission today collected a $614.3 million fine from Verizon and Straight...
 
Why Amazon is sending you pictures of your front porch [telecom]
Why Amazon is sending you pictures of your front porch SAN FRANCISCO - Have you suddenly started getting porch snapshots from your Amazon delivery person? You're not alone. Amazon has been quietly...
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JetBlue Inflight wi-fi update [telecom]
Excerpt from Inflight wi-fi update Last Updated: 2/28/2018 11:00 PM ET Our third party high-speed wi-fi provider has notified us that their security certificate will be expiring soon. Beginning on...
 
Should You Get a Cheaper Phone? Be Sure to Look Into the Camera [telecom]
By Brian X. Chen The evolution of the smartphone can be summed up by two trends: Phones just keep getting bigger. They are also getting pricier. The chief examples are phones from Apple and Samsung...
 
Verizon Closes Hard-Fought Purchase of Straight Path Communications [telecom]
Telecom giant Verizon has completed its purchase of wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications in a deal that followed an intense, month-long bidding war between Verizon and rival carrier...
 
AT&T is killing its iPhone X BOGO deal, unless you live in LA [telecom]
Earlier today, AT&T sent out a press release announcing a series of regional offers - free DirecTV Now for NYC residents, free home internet for Chicago customers, and the same iPhone X buy-one-...
 
News of Note - Centurylink, Spring, and more [telecom]
by Daniel Frankel * CenturyLink recently surpassed AT&T as the largest domestic U.S. Ethernet carrier, and the service provider plans to advance its status further by using its SDN-based architecture...
 
Bloomberg: AT&T and Verizon plan to launch 5G hotspots [telecom]
Hotspots will give customers access to 5G speeds before new phones do. By Mariella Moon In late January, AT&T chief Randall Stephenson revealed that the carrier wants to offer customers puck-shaped 5G...
 
Court rules against AT&T, closing FTC regulation loophole [telecom]
A federal court has ruled against AT&T in a long-running case that found itself tied up in the net neutrality debate. AT&T had argued that the 2015 FCC order classifying it as a common carrier let it...
 
You Should Avoid This 12% Yielding Value Trap Like The Plague [telecom]
A Huge Future Dividend Cut Means You Should Avoid This 12% Yielding Value Trap Like The Plague Summary * CenturyLink's long-suffering shareholders have seen their wealth slashed over the years, as the...
 
Apple Repair Center Calls 911 Accidentally 1,600 Times [telecom]
Apple Repair Center Calls 911 Accidentally 1,600 Times. Apple Watches Are Probably to Blame The new SOS feature, the watch's new cellular capabilities, and refurbishment at scale seems to have led to...
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Galaxy S9 First Look: Samsung Upgrades Camera... and Little Else [telecom]
Galaxy S9 First Look: Samsung Upgrades Camera... and Little Else The Wall Street Journal Samsung Electronics Co.'s new Galaxy S9 looks great, runs fast and has a camera that meets or beats any other...
 
[telecom] transferring SMS texts from a W-8.1 phone?
I've got a series of texts that are on my Nokia Lumia Windows 8.1 phone which I'd really, really, like to save in a usable form. Like on my computer. Or paper. Or something. While I can find...
 
Verizon offers response to T-Mobile's unlimited plan for customers over 55 years old [telecom]
Verizon is offering a plan for customers in Florida who are 55 years old and over that provides a single line of unlimited service for $60 per month or two lines for $80 per month. The company...
 
Verizon's 4G rollout paused in Santa Rosa amid public concerns [telecom]
By Kevin Mccallum Wireless provider Verizon has paused the rollout of its next-generation network in Santa Rosa to hold a series of public meetings aimed at educating residents about its new "small...