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FCC releases final results of spectrum auction [telecom]
Over the past several months the FCC has been engaged in a two-sided auction process to incentivize enough broadcasters to give up their assigned spectrum to allow roughly 84 MHz of spectrum to be...
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That Fingerprint Sensor on Your Phone Is Not as Safe as You Think [telecom]
New research suggests that the fingerprint security features on iPhones and Android devices can be easily fooled by so-called MasterPrint fakes. By VINDU GOEL SAN FRANCISCO - Fingerprint sensors have...
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An Alternate Plan in Case of a 911 Failure [telecom]
Mobile carriers have had occasional trouble routing emergency calls to 911 centers, but you can plan ahead for a possible service disruption. Mobile carriers have had occasional trouble routing...
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Damaging Your Phone, Accidentally on Purpose [telecom]
Damaging Your Phone, Accidentally on Purpose Consumers are more likely to be careless with products when they know an upgrade is available, research has found. Consumers are more likely to be careless...
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Indian Man Held in Call-Center Swindle [telecom]
Authorities in India on Saturday detained a 24-year-old man suspected of using a network of Indian call centers to trick unwitting Americans into believing they owed money to the I.R.S.
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Socialize the Internet [telecom]
Socialize the Internet President Trump just handed Internet providers the ability to do whatever they want with your data. Here's how to fight back. President Trump just handed Internet providers the...
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Philadelphia courts bar cellphones, hoping to curb witness intimidation [telecom]
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that starting April 3, many visitors to the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice on Filbert Street will be required to turn off their cellphones and place...
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Comcast plunges again into cell phone service [telecom]
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Comcast Corp. will launch a wireless service in mid-2017 with a network that combines its 16 million WiFi hot spots and wholesale access to Verizon...
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Comcast unveils wireless service, Xfinity Mobile, for $45-$65 a month [telecom]
Comcast unveils wireless service, Xfinity Mobile, for $45-$65 a month The cable and Internet provider spelled out the details Thursday on the wireless service that CEO Brian Roberts announced in...
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[telecom] Anti abortion groups use phone geo-locations
The Mass. Attorney General, Maura Healey, received complaints that women in the vicinity of reproductive (that is, abortion) clinics were getting disruptive and targetted notices on their phones....
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Happy Easter! [telecom]
Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. Here are some past Easter Greetings from Western Union (advertisements in LIFE magazine.) 1956 1947 You may scroll through the rest of the issues. Pg 55 of the...
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Ninth Circuit rules that gym's unwanted texts are a concrete injury [telecom]
Ninth Circuit rules that gym's unwanted texts are a concrete injury, but dismisses TCPA class action because plaintiff consented. By: Dan Deane, Leah Threatte Bojnowski On January 30, 2017, the U.S....
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"Point and click" dialing system ruled not an autodialer [telecom]
"Point and click" dialing system ruled not an autodialer By: Dan Deane In a report and recommendation issued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, a Magistrate Judge found...
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Russia trolls Democratic Party in epic April Fools Day Prank [telecom]
By Justin Haskins Russia is known for many things - communism, vodka and bizarre dancing, for starters - but one thing Russia is not well-known for is its sense of humor. Perhaps that's about to...
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Apple confirms iOS 10.3 fixes flaw that caused iPhones to repeatedly dial 911 [telecom]
Earlier this week, Apple officially released iOS 10.3 to the public and included in it were a variety of fixes, some of which are continuing to surface. A new report from The Wall Street Journal...
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