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Barr says the US needs encryption backdoors to prevent "going dark." Um, what? [telecom]

"The FBI says they're 'going dark.' Well yeah, because they've been staring at the sun." By Sean Gallagher On July 23,...

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'The biggest hurdle': Telecom companies talk about rights of way obstacles [telecom]

By Noel Lyn Smith FARMINGTON - Three telecommunication companies discussed the obstacles in obtaining rights of way on...

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Opinion: How John Legere and Charlie Ergen plan to reinvent wireless [telecom]

By Jeff Kagan When the smoke clears and the T-Mobile, Sprint merger is complete, we may be hearing quite a bit more fro...

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In its quest for optimal 5G spectrum, AT&T is testing in the 4.4-5 GHz band [telecom]

The US operators, and the FCC, have made a virtue out of necessity by taking some creative approaches to address their...

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Union extends contract talks with AT&T in attempt to avoid strike [telecom]

by Rick Smith RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Negotiators from the union representing thousands of workers at AT&T across the...

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FCC removes requirement for analogue voice-grade, copper loop unbundling [telecom]

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2019 - Recognizing sweeping changes over the past two decades in the market for voice telephone s...

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Colorado: CenturyLink outage in Eagle County [telecom]

Auguest 1, 2019 - A nationwide CenturyLink outage has reached Eagle County, according to downdetector.com. Multiple res...

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Official Cybersecurity Review Finds U.S. Military Buying High-Risk Chinese Tech [telecom]

While its the major defense programs and operations that have dominated the headlines in the escalating cyber warfare s...

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FCC bans spoofed text messages and international robocalls [telecom]

It can punish the 'bad actors' behind the scams too. By Christine Fisher, @cfisherwrites This week the FCC voted to app...

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Verizon overhauls its "unlimited" offerings with four new plans and $5 price cuts [telecom]

Verizon overhauls its "unlimited" offerings with four new plans and $5 price cuts By Chaim Gartenberg Verizon has (rath...

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Ars reviews three cell signal boosters -- and they actually work [telecom]

I've spent a lot of time talking about how Wi-Fi works and reviewing various products aimed at fixing Wi-Fi dead spots....

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History 1950 data communication

An article describing how punched cards were transmitted via Teletype for railway service....

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Histopry 1960 railroad wayside telephone system [telecom]

Waystation phones on railroads are located at considerable distances. It was not possible to provide fully automatic te...

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Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling government hackable

Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling government hackable surveillance technology The company allegedly did not fi...

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[Paywall] Equifax promised $125 to each victim of the data loss.

Equifax promised up to $125 for the hack. Now, the FTC says you'll get "nowhere near" that amount. As one victim of the...

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