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Is the Philadelphia Cell Phone Jammer a Hero or Pest? [telecom]
the Philadelphia Cell Phone Jammer a Hero or Pest? Alissa Skelton No service? Maybe you've been zapped by a cell phone jammer. A Philadelphia man has stirred up controversy after he frequently used a...
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Verizon, Cable Companies Defend Spectrum Sale [telecom]
UPDATE: Verizon, Cable Companies Defend Spectrum Sale By Greg Bensinger Of Dow Jones Newswires NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) said its $3.9 billion deal to buy a block of...
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Phone Cramming Leads to Verizon Settlement [telecom]
Phone Cramming Leads to Verizon Settlement By ELISABETH LEAMY, ABC NEWS Consumer Correspondent March 5, 2012 Telephone giant Verizon has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over "cramming," in...
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LightSquared will make for a better connection [telecom]
from which offers blogs from elected officials: LightSquared will make for a better connection By Maine State Rep. Diane Russell, (D-Portland) - 03/05/12 03:35 PM ET As a progressive state legislator,...
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FCC avoiding LightSquared mistakes with Dish [telecom]
from FCC avoiding LightSquared mistakes with Dish By Kevin Fitchard Mar. 5, 2012, 8:22am PT The Federal Communications Commission on Friday denied Dish Network's request to build a terrestrial LTE...
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DoD accused of subverting LightSquared plan in 2010 [telecom]
On LightSquared, Defense Department official urged synch up with GPS lobby By ELIZA KRIGMAN | 3/2/12 9:33 AM EST A Department of Defense official urged his colleagues in 2010 to "synch up" with the...
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Data caps coming to the wired world [telecom]
The subject of "Data caps" has been on the front page of the wireless press of late, but "wired" users such as I haven't been much concerned. I came across a copy of a Philadelphia Inquirer column by...
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Centurylink continues to struggle with its image [telecom]
A site called "Customer Service Scoreboard" continues to rate CenturyLink near the bottom of it's scale. Anonymous contributors submit brickbats such as this one: It all started when they called me...
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Verizon explains locked bootloader stance in letter to FCC [telecom]
by Dan Graziano - March 2, 2012 In a response to the FCC following a formal complaint, Verizon Wireless has outlined the company's policy on locked bootloaders. An irate Droid-Life reader became fed...
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FCC asking for public input re: shutting down cell service [telecom]
This is a followup to that decision by BART last year to turn off their cellphone repeaters that extended the networks into the BART system. Lots of people got upset... STATEMENT FROM FCC CHAIRMAN...
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Debt-Ridden CenturyLink Should Follow Frontier And Slash Its Dividend [telecom]
This is from the "Seeking Alpha" site. There's no byline, but the site shows the "Contributor" as "EFS Investment". February 27, 2012 Debt-Ridden CenturyLink Should Follow Frontier And Slash Its...
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CWA Seeks conditions on Verizon bid for cable spectrum [telecom]
February 21, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- In a filing to the Federal Communications Commission, the Communications Workers of America called for specific conditions on the application by Verizon Wireless...
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Embarq/CenturyLink Techs join CWA in Florida [telecom]
I came across this while looking for something else. It's a bit late, but still relevant. February 9, 2012 Embarq/CenturyLink technicians from Winter Park, Fla., won CWA Local 3176 representation,...
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AT&T Adds Speed Caps for Heavy Data User [telecom]
AT&T Adds Speed Caps for Heavy Data Users by Scott Moritz March 02, 2012 Bloomberg Businessweek AT&T Inc. (T) will start slowing the data speeds of customers with unlimited wireless plans once they...
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Why AT&T's new 'throttling' policy isn't as bad as last one [telecom]
CNET Why AT&T's new 'throttling' policy isn't as bad as last one by Marguerite Reardon |March 2, 2012 12:17 PM PST AT&T's throttling policy is definitely not consumer-friendly, but in this edition of...
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