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[telecom] The Information-Gathering Paradox
The Information-Gathering Paradox By SOMINI SENGUPTA October 26, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO - CONSUMER trust is a vital currency for every big Internet company, which helps to explain why the giants of...
 
[telecom] Senator Raises Questions About Protecting Student Data
Senator Raises Questions About Protecting Student Data By NATASHA SINGER OCTOBER 22, 2013 A lawmaker who is a staunch advocate of children's privacy is investigating whether the data collection and...
 
[telecom] FAA allowing most electronic device use throughout flights
FAA allowing most electronic device use throughout flights FAA allowing most electronic device use throughout flights F.A.A. Moves to Ease Electronics Ban, Opening the Runways to Angry Birds Press...
 
[telecom] Angry Over U.S. Surveillance, Tech Giants Bolster Defenses
Angry Over U.S. Surveillance, Tech Giants Bolster Defenses By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER October 31, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO - Google has spent months and millions of dollars encrypting email, search queries and...
 
Senate confirms Tom Wheeler as FCC's new chairman [telecom]
By Steven Musil, CNET, October 29, 2013 Wheeler unanimously confirmed after Sen. Ted Cruz lifts objection over concerns about Wheeler's views on greater campaign finance regulations. Tom Wheeler, a...
 
CWA workers approve contract with CenturyLink [telecom]
By David Migoya The Denver Post POSTED: 10/25/2013 Members of CenturyLink's largest union on Friday approved a tentative multiyear contract four weeks after the membership had rejected an earlier...
 
Verizon cell service expands to MBTA tunnels [telecom]
By Martine Powers / Globe Staff Something miraculous is unfolding deep in the bowels of the MBTA subway system [in Boston]. Verizon cellphone users, rejoice: Service has arrived underground. -or-
 
Analysis: T-Mobile strategy could eat into business of AT&T, Verizon [telecom]
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK | Thu Oct 24, 2013 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc is expected to post stronger subscriber growth than its larger rival AT&T Inc for the second straight quarter, suggesting the...
 
[telecom] OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review
OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review No longer an apex predator, OS X takes some time for introspection. by John Siracusa Oct 22 2013 Ars Technica After a dozen years and nine major releases,...
 
Vodafone execs pull the ripcord [telecom]
Vodafone bosses to collect £56m windfall after sale of Verizon Wireless Vodafone is selling its stake in America's biggest mobile network in the third-largest transaction in corporate history...
 
Verizon puts security researcher on hold [telecom]
Verizon left security researcher hanging while reported URL hack revealed subscribers' texting history (updated) By Joseph Volpe posted Oct 21st, 2013 Long wait times and a complete lack of...
 
Verizon will wield a scalpel at healthcare.gov [telecom]
HHS brings in Verizon to help Alistair Barr, Kelly Kennedy and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY 8:22 a.m. EDT October 22, 2013 WASHINGTON . The international telecommunications company Verizon has been...
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AT&T on a California Diet [telecom]
AT&T will sell its regional headquarters in San Ramon By George Avalos Contra Costa Times POSTED: 10/22/2013 02:32:38 PM PDT SAN RAMON -- AT&T said Tuesday it intends to sell its mammoth regional...
 
AT&T bulks up its bankroll in tower deal [telecom]
AT&T Agrees to $4.85 Billion Tower Deal With Crown Castle By Scott Moritz & Serena Saitto - Oct 21, 2013 AT&T Inc. is banking $4.85 billion from yesterday's cell-tower deal with Crown Castle...
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Another retransmission consent-fight: Dish Network v. Media General [Telecom]
| Dish Network asks FCC to intervene in Media General blackout | By Steve Donohue, FierceCable, October 18, 2013 | | ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, DISH Network L.L.C. | filed a complaint...