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AT&T is raising the price of grandfathered unlimited plans again [telecom]
Another $5 increase brings the total cost to $40 a month by Nick Statt AT&T's grandfathered unlimited plans are vestiges of an earlier era, when unfettered access to mobile data was a perk offered to...
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History - Sixty Years ago [telecom]
Here are some of the telecommunications innovations of sixty years ago: 1957. 1) Community Dial Offices: An economical small size step-by-step unattended office for very small communities was...
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Cellular and Wi-Fi in NYC Subway Stations [telecom]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Announces Cellular Connectivity in Underground Subway Stations One Year Ahead of Schedule Governor Cuomo announces cell phone coverage in underground subway stations will be...
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Can a Law Stop Distracted Driving? California Hopes to Find Out [telecom]
The state's new law bans drivers from even holding mobile devices, but safety experts say it still might not be enough. Thousands of people die in distracted-driving accidents every year, including...
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AT&T, Time Warner plan to skirt FCC review of megamerger [telecom]
They still would need Justice Department approval of the $85 billion deal. by Marguerite Reardon AT&T and Time Warner may have found a smoother path toward their proposed $85 billion merger: going...
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T-Mobile CEO slams hefty Chincoteague Verizon bill [telecom]
By Hillary T Chesson John Legere, the CEO of T-Mobile, took to Twitter Thursday night to address the hefty $73,000 estimate given to the Chincoteague (VA) Volunteer Fire Company by Verizon for moving...
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Verizon sneeks in some price hikes during CES [telecom]
Verizon snuck in a couple of changes this week while CES announcements were dominating headlines and we thought you might want to know about them. For one, the upgrade fee that you pay every time you...
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Currituck County NC 911 service experiencing issues with Verizon users [telecom]
Published: January 6, 2017, 9:06 pm EST By Matthew Twist CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) - Verizon Wireless service is experiencing technical difficulties with phone circuits, which is affecting some...
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Daily Report: AT&T Moves Fast to Move Data, Fast [telecom]
No other company owns such a jumble of satellites, wires, cables and wireless towers. Maybe software can unify it all in a profitable offering. By Quentin Hardy AT&T's plan to deliver very-high-speed...
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Call centers put to a new use: crime [telecom]
India's Call-Center Talents Put to a Criminal Use: Swindling Americans The availability of computer-savvy, young, English-speaking job seekers and efficient technology have contributed to the growth...
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The Binge Breaker [telecom]
The Binge Breaker Tristan Harris believes Silicon Valley is addicting us to our phones. He's determined to make it stop. ***** Moderator's Note ***** My hero! I have found a messiah! Bill Horne...
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Popularity of post-Carterfone PBX equipment? [telecom]
The 1968 Carterfone decision allowed subscribers to use non-Bell equipment, including PBX systems. The Bell Labs history reports, "after the FCC Carterfone decision of 1968, a number of non-Bell...
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Choosing a Child's First Smartphone [telecom]
Choosing a Child's First Smartphone Both Android and iOS have parental control features and apps to help parents manage their offspring's mobile experience. ***** Moderator's Note ***** OMG, like, fer...
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Telex and TWX History [telecom]
Donald E. Kimberlin Telex certainly should be called the original form of E-Mail. Far from "dead" on a global basis, UN reports published in the "Brittanica Book of the Year" indicate there are about...
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The Telephone - A Brief History [telecom]
By Jason Morris During the 1870's, two well known inventors both independently designed devices that could transmit sound along electrical cables. Those inventors were Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha...
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