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CenturyLink Promises Broadband Upgrades to 3 Million by 2018 [telecom]

By Karl Bode CenturyLink is promising to expand faster broadband to 3 million new customers by the end of the year, as...

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Face ID: Why you shouldn't be worried about iPhone X unlock [telecom]

Face ID: Why you shouldn't be worried about iPhone X unlock By Rene Ritchie What is Face ID, how does it work, can the...

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[telecom] FCC asks Apple: please turn on the FM radios in iPhones

Note this is an "ask". If the FCC was serious, they could simply call their friends at the various federal procurement...

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FCC declares that USA's wireless competition problem has been solved [telecom]

FCC declares that USA's wireless competition problem has been solved Ajit Pai's FCC says mobile market is competitive,...

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monty

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Apple's new OS version causing discomfort for snapchat users [telecom]

Ios 11 has introduced a Snapchat loophole that is allowing people to secretly record other users' "snaps." Apple's new...

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monty

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AT&T: Five Scary Charts To Take Seriously [telecom]

Summary * We are moving away from our news coverage segments to instead focus on more detailed analyses, original insig...

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CenturyLink Moves Closing Date for $34B Level 3 Acquisition to October [telecom]

By Jane Edwards CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) has pushed back the projected closing date for its pending $34 billion acquisit...

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Robocalls driving you nuts? A proposed law has a remedy [telecom]

In a spirit of optimism and it-can't-be-that-bad face-palming, here's info on a law that might offer some relief. - - -...

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bill

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Robocalls may be too far along to stop [telecom]

I have some bad news: robocalls may be too far along in their business model to stop. Consider this site, which offers...

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Android Toast Overlay Attack: "Cloak and Dagger" with No Permissions [telecom]

Android Toast Overlay Attack: "Cloak and Dagger" with No Permissions Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers have uncove...

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monty

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Verizon gives away cool freebies, as long as you give away your privacy [telecom]

By David Lazarus Would you give up your privacy for a shot at free concert tickets, Uber rides or Apple Music tunes? Ve...

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bill

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Verizon's nixing some cell service in rural Montana has locals scared about emergencies [telecom]

By Kristen Inbody, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune Some rural Montana residents are learning they'll soon be without cell p...

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Verizon Is Booting 8,500 Rural Customers Over Data Use, Including Some on 'Unlimited' Plans [telecom]

By Tom McKay Verizon has decided to abruptly cut off wireless internet to some 8,500 rural customers in 13 states, sayi...

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bill

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Verizon gets OK to abandon printed phone books for Pa. landline customers [telecom]

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved an order on Aug. 31 allowing Verizon to discontinue saturation deli...

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RoboCaller now Showing Legitimate Numbers in CallerID [telecom]

Starting about two weeks ago, some of the robo calls I receive are showing real, working numbers. As a routine matter,...

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