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20,000 AT&T workers in the South went on strike - and won [telecom]

By Carly Berlin Just ahead of Labor Day, AT&T workers participated in the South's largest private-sector strike in a de...

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Stay out of AT&T's - and CNN's - business, Mr. President [telecom]

ONE OF Wall Street's biggest hedge funds, Elliott Management Corp., led by the billionaire investor Paul Singer, has th...

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There Is No Tech Backlash [telecom]

There Is No Tech Backlash Worse, we think there is one. By Rob Walker It's fun, and increasingly fashionable, to compla...

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Why people believe obviously fake videos and images [telecom]

I create fake videos. Here's why people believe even the obvious ones People will accept anything as true if it confirm...

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History 1961 TSP console toll switchboard [telecom]

Around 1960, the Bell System developed an automated console switch- board to handle operator-assisted long distance cal...

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Utility pole sentimentality [telecom]

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that there's a burst of sentimentality over a utility pole scheduled to be replaced....

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Phone Companies Hate Robocalls, Too [telecom]

By Claire Suddath I received nine robocalls this week. Last week, it was 11. My voicemail is full of concerned telemark...

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WA: With Supreme Court denial of review, PUD secures victory in CenturyLink lawsuit [telecom]

By Aaron Mead OLYMPIA - The Washington State Supreme Court on Sept. 3 denied review of Century Link's appeal of a lower...

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WA: CenturyLink customers in Elk area unable to call 911 from landline [telecom]

Spokane Regional Emergency Communications said Thursday they were advised of a CenturyLink phone outage. By Kaitlin Rio...

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How Safari and iMessage Have Made iPhones Less Secure [telecom]

How Safari and iMessage Have Made iPhones Less Secure Security researchers say iOS's security woes stem in part from Ap...

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T-Mobile gets aggressive, offers half off iPhone 11 even for current customers [telecom]

T-Mobile is hoping to push a lot of people to trade in old iPhones for new ones. By Eli Blumenthal With the new iPhones...

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Most of the robocalls you get aren't coming from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile numbers [telecom]

A new report suggests that the United States' top mobile carriers are making headway in the fight against annoying robo...

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How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer [telecom]

Smartphones are more expensive than ever, but we still don't keep them very long. Here's why, and what you can do to ex...

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UT: Castle Valley power outage takes out Frontier service [telecom]

The power outage Aug. 28 was more widespread than just Castle Valley - and the surge that came when the lights came bac...

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UPDATE: Some Lewis and southern Jefferson Frontier customers still without telephone service [telecom]

By Julie Abbass LOWVILLE, NY - While some key facilities have had their phone service restored, others, along with many...

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