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[telecom] cellular telco region with lowest "911" and other gov't fees?
Given the increasing use of "two factor authorization" which sends a "good for five minutes" password via sms text to your phone, plus lots of other reasons to have a textable cell phone that's NOT my...
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FCC Chair Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II [telecom]
FCC Chair Ajit Pai announces plan to eliminate Title II net neutrality rules Vote to begin net neutrality rollback scheduled for May 18. By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 4/26/2017 The Federal...
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F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules [telecom]
F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday outlined a sweeping plan to loosen the government's...
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New Jersey's plan to aid ailing 911 system: Expand the tax [telecom]
reported that Governor Chris Christie plans to push for an additional $13 million for upgrading the state's archaic 911 system by expanding the tax that state residents have already paid $1.37 billion...
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History: General Telephone and Sylvania merger, 1958 [telecom]
Most of thought of the former "independent" General Telephone & Electronics (GTE) as the owner of Sylvania, which made various electronic products. Indeed, it often advertised itself as GTE-Sylvania....
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Verizon CEO considering merger options [telecom]
Bloomberg News reported that Verizon Communications Inc. is considering merger possibilities to reset the course of the company given the fast-changing structure of the industry, and would be open to...
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Verizon vacates Philadelphia's Bell Atlantic tower, rival Comcast takes the space [telecom]
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that telecom giant Verizon is poised to vacate the Center City office tower built for its predecessor company, Bell Atlantic Corp., where rival Comcast has become...
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Anthem to data breach victims: Maybe the damages are your own darned fault [telecom]
Anthem to data breach victims: Maybe the damages are your own darned fault Hacked insurer seeks forensic exams of personal computers used by customers seeking damages
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Internet pioneer Robert Taylor dies [telecom]
One of the founding fathers of the internet, Robert Taylor, has died. While working at the Pentagon in the 1960s, he instigated the creation of Arpanet - a computer network that initially linked...
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MAC randomization: A massive failure that leaves phone open to tracking [telecom]
Security flaws smash worthless privacy protection Analysis To protect mobile devices from being tracked as they move through Wi-Fi-rich environments, there's a technique known as MAC address...
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Hands On With Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+: Taller Screens and Slimmer Bezels [telecom]
Samsung officially unveiled the latest Galaxy devices at its Unpacked event in New York today. Previous Galaxy phones were part Porsche 911 Carrera, with an easily recognizable curvaceous style, and...
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T-Mobile dominates spectrum auction, will boost LTE network across US [telecom]
T-Mobile USA was the biggest winner in an auction that shifted licenses in the 600MHz spectrum band from TV broadcasters to the cellular industry. T-Mobile will pay $7.99 billion for 1,525 licenses...
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Microsoft officially ends support for a bunch of Windows phones [telecom]
By Peter Bright Microsoft has just released a couple of new Windows Insider builds for people on the fast ring, one for PC and one for mobile. The builds are surprisingly divergent. For PC, the build...
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I'm looking for an used Verizon-capable cell phone [telecom]
I've been using a Samsung Galaxy SCH-I405 on Verizon's network for the last couple of years: it was a gift from my brother (Thanks, Tom!). This morning, I picked my trousers up of the bureau, and...
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Spectrum Auction: TV's New Exit Price Plummets to $10B [telecom]
By John Eggerton TV broadcasters in stage 4 of the reverse portion of the FCC's incentive auction have set a new price for clearing off their TV spectrum: $10,054,676,822. That is a huge drop from the...
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