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new encrypted Apple phone
David Sipress's Daily Cartoon previews the new encrypted Apple phone. ***** Moderator's Note ***** This is remarkable: a single-rotor cipher machine! Bill Horne Moderator
 
Cable operators should stopping 'laughing off' wireless broadband [telecom]
Cable operators should stopping 'laughing off' wireless broadband threat, analyst says By Daniel Frankel, FierceCable, February 26, 2016 While cable operators continue to 'laugh off' slower and less...
 
My local phone company is lost at the frontier [telecom]
I just spent two hours finding out what it would cost to have a POTS line. I moved to North Carolina last year, and since my cellular bills have been running high, I decided to price a POTS line. That...
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CenturyLink Pulls A Comcast, Plans To Test Metered Billing [telecom]
by Wendy Davis CenturyLink plans to join Comcast in testing a billing system that charges broadband customers based on how much data they consume. CenturyLink Chief Financial Officer Stewart Ewing...
 
State Utility regulators give Centurylink a "slap on the wrist" for E911 outage [telecom]
By Rita R. Robison Despite recommendations from the Public Counsel Unit of the Washington State Attorney General's Office that CenturyLink be fined $11.5 million for a six-hour 911 outage in April...
 
Like PA, New Jersey Holding Hearing on Verizon Network Neglect [telecom]
by Karl Bode Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey have similar experiences with Verizon. Both states threw millions in tax breaks and subsidies at the telco in exchange for Verizon's promise that it would...
 
VERIZON WIRELESS SUFFERS OUTAGE IN NEW YORK CITY AREA [telecom]
CELLPHONE NOT WORKING? VERIZON WIRELESS SUFFERS OUTAGE IN NEW YORK CITY AREA by Mike Waterhouse NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Verizon Wireless customers in the New York City area were left without data...
 
Huge chunk of Verizon building comes crashing down [telecom]
Huge chunk of Verizon building comes crashing down in Queens, NY POSTED 6:52 AM, FEBRUARY 25, 2016, BY SAMANTHA TATA AND DAN MANNARINO, UPDATED AT 08:01AM, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 ELMHURST, Queens -- A...
 
Google Fiber Changes Tack with Upcoming Huntsville, Ala. Roll Out [telecom]
By Diana Goovaerts, CED, 02/22/2016 Google Fiber announced Monday it will be coming to Huntsville, Ala., but -- in a change of strategy from previous offerings -- said it won't be building its own...
 
Verizon to test 5G in three N.J. towns [telecom]
reported that customers in three Garden State towns may get the chance to try out some of the world's fastest cell phone speeds next year as Verizon begins to test its next stage of wireless...
 
[telecom] today's "get out of jail free" card price: 795 million
That's dollars, not rubles. (Although the press release suggsts there's a spot of additional change being seized as well). [DOJ press release] Global Telecommunications Company And Its Subsidiary...
 
AT&T & Verizon Need To Change Their Marketing Plans [telecom]
Better Matters?: Here's Why AT&T and Verizon Need to Change Their Marketing Plans Saying your the best only works for so long if you're not actually better than your competition. For years, AT&T and...
 
Verizon offering extra data again [telecom]
Verizon Again Offering 2GB of Bonus Data Per Month for XL and XXL Plans Tuesday February 16, 2016 12:45 PM PST by Juli Clover Verizon today announced the return of one of its popular data promotions,...
 
Comcast outages anger thousands across US [telecom]
by Jackie Wattles Comcast service outages sent social media ablaze with complaints from areas all across the country. The TV and Internet provider's customer service account, @comcastcares, was...
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TV Auction View: AT&T, VZ Top Bidders; Comcast In; Google, AMZN Out [telecom]
by REINHARDT KRAUSE JP Morgan is bullish on the upcoming "Broadcast Incentive Auction," which will free up prime, low-frequency airwaves owned by local TV broadcasters for wireless data services....