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Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed [telecom]
Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed The credit rating agency said it didn't originally announce "potential" data points, like tax identification numbers, that...
 
AT&T Completes FiberTower Acquisition, Adds 'Significant' 39 GHz Spectrum [telecom]
AT&T on Friday announced the closing of its $207 million acquisition of FiberTower Corp., along with its millimeter wave spectrum holdings. Company officials said the transaction would give AT&T "a...
 
Why You Get Hooked on Candy Crush and Snapchat [telecom]
Why You Get Hooked on Candy Crush and Snapchat By Alex Webb The perils of smartphone addiction came into sharper focus when a group of investors demanded that Apple Inc. address what the iPhone's...
 
How a Low-Level Apple Employee Leaked Some of the iPhone's Most Sensitive Code [telecom]
How a Low-Level Apple Employee Leaked Some of the iPhone's Most Sensitive Code This is how a small group of friends lost control of the leaked iBoot source code. The story behind one of Apple's most...
 
Tweaked broadband bill passes through Senate [telecom]
Amendment boosts first year funding for deployment By Marianne Goodland The Colorado Senate this week gave final approval to the bill that they hope will finance broadband access in rural communities....
 
[telecom] Internet Association makes plea to Congress for bipartisan net neutrality rules
By Sean Buckley, Fierce Telecom, Feb 9, 2018 The Internet Association (IA) has called for Congress to create a permanent move to overturn the current rules. In a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)...
 
AT&T buys 520 Megawatts from NextEra sites [telecom]
UNITED STATES: Telecommunications company AT&T will buy power produced from 520MW of two wind farms in Oklahoma and Texas developed by subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources. has signed a power...
 
Why AT&T's legal fight over Time Warner is a once-in-a-generation showdown [telecom]
By Mitchell Schnurman AT&T is about to enter rare territory, and the consequences could be far-reaching for the company and beyond. Next month, the Dallas-based telecom giant is scheduled to go to...
 
Samsung and Roku Smart TVs Vulnerable to Hacking, Consumer Reports Finds [telecom]
Samsung and Roku Smart TVs Vulnerable to Hacking, Consumer Reports Finds Security and privacy testing of several brands also reveals broad-based data collection. How to limit your exposure.
 
Apple Facing Security Nightmare as iOS 9 Source Code Leaks [telecom]
Apple Facing Security Nightmare as iOS 9 Source Code Leaks The iBoot source code, which handles loading and verifying iOS, was uploaded to GitHub for all to see.
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FCC Says Releasing 'Jokes' It Wrote About Ajit Pai Colluding With Verizon Would 'Harm' Agency [telecom]
By Dell Cameron At its own discretion, the Federal Communications Commission has chosen to block the release of records related to a video produced last year in which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and a...
 
AT&T bills Florida family thousands for unused service after receiving their returned phones [telecom]
Cell phone sticker shock leads to call for action By Jackie Callaway Betty Falaska says her phone dropped countless calls. And it wasn't just her, other family members on her plan say they ran into...
 
CenturyLink says Level 3 acquisition boosts SMB network reach, service set [telecom]
by Sean Buckley Now that it has Level 3's assets under its belt, CenturyLink has a larger network footprint that will allow it to address not only large global multinational enterprise but also its...
 
Apple offers free repairs for iPhone 7 devices with 'No Service' bug [telecom]
Apple offers free repairs for iPhone 7 devices with "No Service" bug Apple has confirmed that a "small percentage" of iPhone 7 devices are affected by a bug that prevents the phone from connecting to...
 
Alexa, What Happened to My Car? [telecom]
Alexa, What Happened to My Car? The arrival of voice-controlled assistants in cars raises security and privacy concerns. Depending on automakers' setups, it could expose your information or property....